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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

10.23.24 | PLOS

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Age-related changes in gait, balance, and strength parameters: A cross-sectional study
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. Credit: Used with permission of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, all rights reserved, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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.

PLOS ONE

10.1371/journal.pone.0310764

Age-related changes in gait, balance, and strength parameters: A cross-sectional study

23-Oct-2024

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Gender Studies Geriatrics Health and Medicine Legs

Article Information

Journal
PLOS ONE
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0310764
Article Publication Date
2024-10-23
Article Title
Age-related changes in gait, balance, and strength parameters: A cross-sectional study
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2024, October 23). 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. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDPXKY8/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.html
MLA:
"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." Brightsurf News, Oct. 23 2024, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LRDPXKY8/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.html.