News tagged with gait
Researchers incorporate multisite geriatric clerkship
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(Boston) -As the population ages, it is imperative that medical students are prepared to treat older adults, regardless of their specialty. Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) report that an interdisciplinary ...
Gait could be used to identify security threats: Singapore
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Skin texture and the way a person walks could help pinpoint security threats if a Singapore government project is implemented, a top cabinet minister said Tuesday.
How does a dog walk? Surprisingly, many of us don't really know
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Jan 26, 2009 |
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Despite the fact that most of us see our four-legged friends walking around every day, most of us-including many experts in natural history museums and illustrators for veterinary anatomy text books-apparently still don't ...
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Tell me by the way I walk
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Biometrics is commonly associated retinal scans, iris recognition and DNA databases, but researchers in India are working on another form of biometrics that could allow law enforcement agencies and airport security to recognize ...
Researchers Study Effectiveness of Robotic Gait-Assisted Therapies for Stroke Victims
Oct 27, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to recovering mobility after a stroke, therapists say that every step counts. Two University of Missouri researchers recently studied robotic gait-assisted therapy to see if ...
A walking robot goes mountaineering
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Jul 13, 2007 |
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The human gait is a marvel of coordination. All aspects of movement control – from the angle of the knee joints to the momentum of the hip up to the balance point of the torso – need to be meticulously adjusted. In addition, ...
Supplements no better than placebo in slowing cartilage loss in knees of osteoarthritis patients
Sep 29, 2008 |
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In a two-year multicenter study led by University of Utah doctors, the dietary supplements glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate performed no better than placebo in slowing the rate of cartilage loss in the knees of osteoarthritis ...
Limping rat provides sciatica insights
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Apr 29, 2009 |
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A newly developed animal model for the painful nerve condition known as sciatica should help researchers diagnose and treat it, according to Duke University bioengineers and surgeons.
Poses can prevent falls
Apr 04, 2008 |
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A specific type of yoga can help improve stability and balance in women over age 65, which could help to prevent falls, finds a preliminary study out of Temple University’s Gait Study Center.
Postural sway among abstinent alcoholics can be improved up to a point
Dec 18, 2009 |
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Excessive sway during quiet standing is a common and significant consequence of chronic alcoholism, even after prolonged sobriety, and can lead to fall-related injury and even death. A new study of residual postural instability ...
Gait may be associated with orgasmic ability
Sep 04, 2008 |
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A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman's history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks. The study is published in the September 2008 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official journa ...
Robot Salamander May Give Evolution Clues
Mar 08, 2007 |
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A group of European researchers has developed a spinal cord model of the salamander and implemented it in a novel amphibious salamander-like robot. The robot changes its speed and gait in response to simple ...
Taking space in stride: New analysis could lead to better lunar, Mars spacesuits (w/ Video)
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Aug 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Anyone who has watched videos of the Apollo astronauts moving across the surface of the moon has noticed the unusual loping gait they sometimes adopted and their slow, almost graceful, movements. Now a new ...
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