On the ground, chimpanzees use a characteristic gait called knuckle-walking, and although they can walk on two legs for short distances, their gait is not much like ours. Perhaps the most ...

In the gait test, participants walked back and forth on an 8m level walkway at their own speed. Scientists concluded that standing on one leg—specifically the nondominant leg—showed the ...

Using a new type of surgical intervention and ... have shown that a natural walking gait is achievable using a prosthetic leg ...

We also assessed HADD, HIR and contralateral pelvic drop during a single leg squat. Comparisons of variables of interest were made between the initial, final and 1-month follow-up visit. Results ...

A study using strength tests, single-leg balance duration, and gait metrics captured by a motion system found that balance was most affected by advancing age (per decade). While age significantly ...

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.