HONOLULU — Virtual reality (VR) may help clinicians better assess gait disturbances, including freezing of gait (FOG), in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Using a “Virtual Gait Lab” system, ...

How does your gait—or how you walk—relate to your brain health? Considerably, says Dr. Farwa Ali, a Mayo Clinic neurologist who specializes in movement disorders. Assessing a person's gait can offer ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Previously, it was unclear if the standardization of motion lab practices strengthened reliability. This study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Clinical gait analysis can be used to assess children with various walking problems. It may also lead to lower ...

New research links the genetic disorders Fragile X and SHANK3 deletion syndrome to walking patterns. The researchers examined microscopic movements of study participants wearing motion-sensored ...

Gait analysis reveals brain, nerve, muscle, or joint issues through walking patterns Unsteady gait may indicate ataxia from stroke, vestibular, or neurological disorders Short, shuffling steps often ...

Walking is a milestone in development for toddlers, but it's actually only one part of the complex cognitive task known as gait that includes everything from a person's stride length to the ...

It’s always helpful—and wise—to be in sync with your body and its rhythms. Sneaky symptoms can serve as red flags that something requires immediate attention. For instance, feeling over-tired over an ...

I often feel like my legs are screwed on wrong. Any time I hike, especially with heavy weight, I get aches and pains in my right hip and ankle—but never in my left. I’ve tried almost everything to fix ...

For people with an injured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the knee, surgical ACL reconstruction (ACLR) is an effective treatment for restoring joint stability. However, many treated patients ...

Gait disorders manifest themselves in various ways. In many cases, pathological gait patterns are actually accompanying effects or can even be symptomatic of an underlying disease. For this reason, ...