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.

TD typically consists of involuntary, irregular, continuous, coordinated, slow or fast movements that may be random and unpredictable (choreiform) or patterned (stereotypies). The frequency of TD has ...

But the truth is, humans aren't symmetrical creatures. "Our face is not perfectly symmetrical, and our gait is not perfectly symmetrical," says Hila Glick, BPT, vice president of physical therapy ...

Researchers found that a person’s ability to balance on one leg deteriorated with age faster than measurements of walking gait, grip and knee strength. Participants, ages 52 to 83, were compared ...

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