image: The study’s findings suggest that the duration of unipedal stance can serve as a reliable and gender-independent measure of neuromuscular aging for elderly subjects.
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Your ability to balance on one leg may be a reliable indicator of neuromuscular aging, with men and women showing significant declines over the decades
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Article URL: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0310764
Article Title: Age-related changes in gait, balance, and strength parameters: A cross-sectional study
Author Countries: U.S., Taiwan
Funding: AR-K25AG068368 RJP-Robert and Arlene Kogod Professorship in Geriatric Medicine KRK-W. Hall Wendel, Jr. Musculoskeletal Professorship The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLOS ONE
Article Title
Age-related changes in gait, balance, and strength parameters: A cross-sectional study
Article Publication Date
23-Oct-2024
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.