[Walking and ageing].
As we get older, our gait changes insidiously with a tendency for us to walk more slowly, to take shorter strides and to increase the time when both feet are on the ground. Four major factors are most often found interlinked in walking problems in the elderly. Being more aware of them enables healthcare teams to adapt the care provided to elderly patients.
Mourey
France
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Université de Bourgogne, Gérontopôle, Centre gériatrique de Champmaillot, CHU de Dijon. france.mourey@u-bourgogne.fr
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000368:Aged / Q000502:physiology*; D001364:Awareness; D005260:Female; D020234:Gait Ataxia / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D011788:Quality of Life; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology*