Experts in kinesiology and sport sciences and psychology from the University of Miami are collaborating on research to find out whether the way people walk could give clues about their mental health. The two researchers are ...
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Rutgers engineers have developed a smart shoe that automatically analyzes how a person walks, a technology that someday could help monitor people with Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and ...
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By the time Alzheimer's disease begins affecting a person's memory, the underlying changes in the brain may have been developing for decades. That delay limits opportunities for early intervention by the time most people ...
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Following stroke, patients have a hard time performing coordinated movements. Transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) is emerging as a treatment to improve poststroke coordination, but the mechanisms for this motor improvement ...
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A new study led by Clarkson University Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy Kwadwo Appiah-Kubi shows that too much sitting and too little physical activity can weaken balance and walking ability, even in healthy young ...
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A study from the College of Engineering and Computer Science and the Sensing Institute (I-SENSE) at Florida Atlantic University reveals that foot-mounted wearable sensors and a 3D depth camera can accurately measure how people ...
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Kaiser Permanente Washington scientists report that higher cumulative anticholinergic exposure predicted a faster decline in gait speed and grip strength among older adults.
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 people over the age ...
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Balance is so fundamental that we often take it for granted, but its importance goes far beyond just keeping us upright. In fact, recent studies have shown that the ability to stand on one leg may be one of the best physical ...
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Aging can impair people's ability to maintain their balance while walking, increasing the risk for falls and injuries. One method for improving motor skills for walking is through training or rehabilitating gait—a person's ...
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