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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

March 28, 2008 — A new analysis of data from the Leukoaraiosis and Disability Study (LADIS) shows that the severity of gait and balance problems in the elderly correlates with age-related white-matter ...

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 ...

After a July 23 rollover accident, Cameron Tweedy received a grim outlook on ever walking again. Along with lower body numbness, he had suffered five fractures in his spine and a crushed ankle. “They ...

"Almost no footwear" today supports it, says this gait specialist, who explains the aha! connection between the feet and ...

Master these 4 standing moves at 60 to boost balance, strength, and mobility, and outperform most people a decade younger.

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.

WASHINGTON TWP., Montgomery County — Several Kettering Health Network hospitals have opened an outpatient rehabilitation center focusing on neurological and balance disorders. The NeuroRehab and ...