An uneven stride might be more than just a quirk – it could be an early indicator of something requiring medical attention. The way you walk tells a story about your neurological well-being long ...

The way you walk, something you likely perform automatically thousands of times daily, contains a wealth of information about your overall health. Gait analysis, once primarily the domain of elite ...

Walking is one of the most important things we do for our quality of life. In fact, research shows it contributes more than any other physical activity to how well we live day to day. Yet one in three ...

Real-world gait metrics differed significantly between people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and healthy older adults and worsened progressively with disease severity. People with ...

Progressive gait impairment The study's findings show that gait quality deteriorates as COPD advances. In particular, individuals with more severe breathing difficulties and frequent symptoms or ...

UC San Francisco researchers have developed a new form of deep brain stimulation (DBS) that adjusts in real time as a person walks, helping improve gait and reduce falls in people with Parkinson's ...

WASHINGTON - Your gait is something you don't usually think about, until your knees start to hurt. For people with osteoarthritis, that pain can be a constant companion, affecting everything from ...

A new study unveils an adaptive deep brain stimulation system that adjusts in real time to prevent Parkinson's falls.