A fascinating new study suggests clinicians may be able to accurately diagnose whether cognitively impaired patients are suffering from Alzheimer’s disease or Lewy body dementia by studying their ...

Stride length and step length are two important measurements in gait analysis. Gait analysis is a study of how a person walks and runs. Doctors use visual observation and tools to measure and assess ...

Abnormal gait or a walking abnormality is when a person is unable to walk in a typical way. This may be due to injuries, underlying conditions, or issues with the legs and feet. Walking may seems to ...

Gait freezing in Parkinson’s disease is lessened when flooring has large, transverse rectangular visual cues, according to new research findings. Gait freezing occurs when people with Parkinson’s ...

An antalgic gait is a disruption in a person’s walking pattern that’s usually caused by pain. In an antalgic gait, the phase when you stand is shorter than when you swing the other leg forward to take ...