MONTREAL, Oct. 22, 2025 /CNW/ - PhysioBiometrics Inc. has launched Heel2Toe (TM), a wearable therapeutic device designed to assess and train older adults to walk with a proper gait, which is essential ...

Gait analysis experts say that simply observing a person’s walking posture and speed can quickly reveal their cognitive ...

Gait training is a form of physical therapy that helps improve your walking ability. It may involve exercises for balance, strength, and coordination. This may be helpful for older adults who have ...

Recent research highlights gait speed — the pace at which a person walks — as an important predictor of mobility, independence, and even longevity. Many experts now consider gait speed the “sixth ...

A team led by Sunil Agrawal, professor of mechanical engineering and of rehabilitation and regenerative medicine at Columbia Engineering, has demonstrated, for the first time, the benefit of using an ...

Falling is one of the biggest risks older adults face. As you age, your body doesn’t move the way it used to. You might lose strength, your vision may fade, and your balance becomes harder to maintain ...

A new study finds that a decline in an older person’s walking speed could assess the risk of future dementia. The study, published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), ...

According to a new study, the speed at which older patients with blood cancers are able to walk nearly 13 feet (about 4 meters) contains important information about their overall health and may be ...

A 70-year-old man is brought to the emergency department by his daughter, who is concerned about his increasing loss of mobility. He is using a wheelchair, and is no longer able to get up from a ...