Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . While associated with fall rates, balance and gait measures do not explain why people with greater visual field ...

How long should you stand on one leg at a time? The longer the better, says a study that found a link between balance and ...

Experts say gait speed, grip strength, balance, and endurance are some of the strongest predictors of long-term independence.

For seniors, dancing isn't just for fun; it also can be therapeutic. Two recent studies found that participation in dance-based therapy can improve balance and gait in older adults. Improved ...

Renowned author Ruskin Bond, 90, has been hospitalised in Dehradun due to leg weakness, raising concerns about a suspected gait disorder. Common in older adults, gait disorders affect walking, balance ...

Alcoholism can cause gait and balance problems, but a study finds that abstinence may bring about some improvements. The study looked at the effects of short-term and long-term abstinence by giving ...

COLUMBUS - A single chemotherapy treatment can result in a significant negative impact on walking gait and balance, putting patients at an increasing risk for falls, according to a new study involving ...

NICE, France — Both Parkinson's patients who have freezing of gait, known as "freezers," and those who do not, "non-freezers," benefit from multimodal balance training (MBT) with rhythmic cues, a new ...

Author Ruskin Bond has been hospitalised at 90, with reports suggesting a suspected gait disorder. Here's a clear explanation of what gait disorder means, why it's common in older adults, and how such ...

How long a person can stand — on one leg — is a more telltale measure of aging than changes in strength or gait, according to new Mayo Clinic research. The study appears today in the journal PLOS ONE.