This is known as a gait disorder. Gait disorders can be a symptom of an underlying condition. They tend to be more common among older adults. Having a gait condition can affect your quality of ...

Falling is one of the biggest risks older adults face. As you age, your body doesn’t move the way it used to. You might lose ...

Postural sway velocity as a screening tool in diabetic peripheral neuropathy represents a potential early marker of balance ...

A Trendelenburg gait is characterized by a certain walking style. It causes you to appear like you're swaying from side to side when you're walking. It may look as though you're missing steps or ...

NEW YORK, March 29 (UPI) --Tests to detect subtle gait impairment in older adults typically focus on straight walking -- a rhythmic and simple form of movement. But new research sheds light on ...

Curve Walking Reveals More Gait Impairments in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment than Straight Walking: A Kinect Camera-Based Study. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease Reports , 2024; 8 (1 ...

A first-of-its-kind study suggests that to detect subtle gait impairments in older adults that often are prevalent in the early stages of cognitive decline, "throw them a curve." Gait analysis ...

A new study found that peripheral neuropathy is linked to slow gait and impaired lower extremity performance in older adults with and without diabetes. Peripheral neuropathy is a progressive ...

These findings add to a body of information suggesting that gait changes may provide a noninvasive, low-cost, easy-to-perform method of detecting mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to ...

A first-of-its-kind study suggests that to detect subtle gait impairments in older adults that often are prevalent in the early stages of cognitive decline, “throw them a curve.” Gait analysis ...