Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MS Key Takeaways Balance exercises can be adapted for older adults, even if you ...

If you’re looking for a safe way to get active again but find traditional exercise routines difficult, chair yoga may be the perfect fit.

A quick sitting-rising test reveals surprising insights into your health and longevity, measuring strength, balance, and ...

How to face it: Maintaining an active lifestyle is key. Walking, swimming, yoga, or gentle strength exercises can help ...

ATTR-CM can be a life-changing diagnosis, and if youre an older adult, it can have an especially large impact on your quality of life. Transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) is a rare but ...

Emma Hsiaowen Chen receives funding from Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé - Formation de doctorat 2024-2025 (346910). Her MSc work presented here was funded by the Canadian Graduate Scholarships - ...

From the diaphragm to the pelvic floor, scientists say improving your core strength can protect your spine and help you move with ease into older age. Exercises like the plank train the body’s full ...

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which causes inflammation in the digestive tract, may complicate other health concerns as patients age. To address the specific challenges faced by older adults with ...

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Death rates from falls among older adults have surged in the last 20 years, as the American population ages and more seniors prefer to live independently in their homes. New data from the Centers for ...

Early in his academic research, a young Li-Shan Chou was interested in making bipedal robots and perfecting their movements in the mechanical engineering field. During his studies, however, he became ...

Background: Core training (CT) has been increasingly recognized as a promising intervention for improving balance in older adults, a demographic particularly susceptible to falls and fall-related ...