Gait speed testing might improve decisions about treatment intensity for people 75 years or older with blood cancer, say researchers. "The additional information this simple clinical test reveals ...

MONTREAL, QC — Slow gait speed is an independent predictor of major morbidity and mortality but also operative mortality in adults aged 60 years or older undergoing cardiac surgery, according to the ...

Older people are more likely to lack the strength needed to survive the recovery following heart surgery, and scientists from McGill University in Montreal are measuring “gait speed” as a test for ...

(WASHINGTON, June 5, 2019) -- How slow--or fast--older individuals with blood cancers are able to walk four meters (about 13 feet) holds critical information about their overall health and strongly ...

Gait speed was measured using the National Institutes of Health 4-meter gait speed test. Patients were asked to walk at a normal pace for 4 meters and their speed was recorded in meters per second ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Old men with worse performances in grip strength, gait speed and chair stands have an increased mortality risk ...

Researchers found that gait speed which is greater than 1 m/s in pre-operative period may considerably report better post-surgical outcomes, highlighting the walking speed as a key for optimizing ...

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 ...

Slow walkers beware: A sluggish pace can already signal “accelerated aging” in adults in their 40s, while those who naturally walk more briskly may have younger brains and bodies, a new study has ...