Mobility Limitation (Difficulty Walking)

01/01/2004 - "The following symptoms were also significantly improved: severity of numbness in the lower limbs, heaviness in the foot, coldness and hot flushes in the lower limbs, smarting pain causing difficulty walking, sensation as if walking on sand, sensation as if walking on an uneven road, spontaneous pain in the lower limbs, and dizziness. "

10/01/2015 - "Data from the trial known as Testosterone in Older Men with Mobility Limitations (TOM) has indicated an association between testosterone administration and a greater risk for adverse cardiovascular events. "
08/01/2013 - "Two hundred and nine men with mobility limitation and low total or free testosterone were randomized in the parent trial to either placebo or 10-g testosterone gel daily for 6 months. "
08/01/2013 - "The aim of this study was to determine the effects of testosterone administration on hepatic fat in older men with mobility limitation and low testosterone levels who were participating in a randomized trial (the Testosterone in Older Men trial). "
02/01/2013 - "Testosterone in Older Men with Mobility Limitations Trial found an increased incidence of cardiovascular events in men randomized to testosterone, resulting in enrollment cessation by trial's Data and Safety Monitoring Board. "
01/01/2013 - "The results of recent randomized placebo controlled trials with DHEAS in older men and women and testosterone in men with mobility limitation are discussed. "

05/01/2005 - "Three thousand seventy-five black and white men and women aged 70 to 79 with no self-reported difficulty walking one-quarter of a mile or climbing 10 steps, enrolled in the Health, Aging and Body Composition (Health ABC) Study. "
10/01/2001 - "The study population consisted of 3075 black and white men and women aged 70 to 79 years, with no reported mobility limitations or disability, participating in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition, or Health ABC study. "
01/01/2008 - "Self-rated health, activities of daily living, and mobility limitations among black and white stroke survivors."
02/01/2013 - "Low 25(OH)D was associated with an increased risk of mobility limitation and disability in community-dwelling, initially well-functioning black and white older adults. "

02/01/2013 - "Participants with 25(OH)D <50 and 50 to <75 nmol/L were at greater risk of developing mobility limitation (HR (95% CI): 1.29 (1.04-1.61) and 1.27 (1.05-1.53), respectively) and mobility disability (HR (95% CI): 1.93 (1.32-2.81) and 1.30 (0.92-1.83), respectively) over 6 years of follow-up compared with participants with 25(OH)D ≥75 nmol/L. "
02/01/2013 - "The association between 25(OH)D, PTH, and mobility limitation and disability was examined using Cox proportional hazard regression models adjusted for demographics, season, behavioral characteristics, and chronic conditions. "
08/01/2012 - "Participants included seventy-nine men and women: middle-aged healthy adults (MH: 40-55years), older healthy adults (OH: 70-85years), and older adults with mobility limitations (OML: 70-85years). "
01/01/2011 - "Participants were recruited to three experimental groups: middle-aged healthy adults (MH), older healthy adults (OH), and older adults with mobility limitations (OML). "
05/21/2012 - "Orthostatic hypotension (OH) is an important consideration for individuals with stroke, given the shared occurrence of mobility limitations, fall risk and association with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. "

04/01/2011 - "Data were collected for confounding factors: demographics, number of diseases, smoking, alcohol use, body mass index, physical activity, mobility limitations, dietary intake, season of blood measurement, and serum parathyroid hormone level. "
02/01/2013 - "We examined the association between 25(OH)D, parathyroid hormone (PTH), and the onset of mobility limitation and disability over 6 years of follow-up in community-dwelling, initially well-functioning older adults participating in the Health, Aging and Body Composition study (n = 2,099). "

10/10/2005 - "Lipoprotein peroxidation and mobility limitation: results from the Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study."
10/10/2005 - "The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of a lipoprotein peroxidation marker, oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) for incident mobility limitation (ML). "

12/01/2011 - "Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and statin use and incident mobility limitation in community-dwelling older adults: the Health, Aging and Body Composition study."
12/01/2011 - "To evaluate whether the use of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and statins is associated with a lower risk of incident mobility limitation in older community dwelling adults. "

02/01/2013 - "Low 25-hydroxyvitamin D predicts the onset of mobility limitation and disability in community-dwelling older adults: the Health ABC Study."

10/10/2005 - "The aim of this study was to assess the predictive value of a lipoprotein peroxidation marker, oxidized low-density lipoprotein (oxLDL) for incident mobility limitation (ML). "

12/01/2014 - "Risks of mobility limitation and mortality were greatest in those with a combination of high D-dimer and IL-6 levels. "
10/01/2006 - "We use data from a nationally representative, longitudinal survey of older Taiwanese to examine the relationship between religious involvement-including religious affiliation, religious attendance, beliefs, and religious practices-and self-reported measures of overall health status, mobility limitations, depressive symptoms, and cognitive function; clinical measures of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, serum interleukin-6, and 12-h urinary cortisol; and 4-year mortality. "
09/01/2006 - "We examined the effect of C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) on the incident mobility limitation in older adults with and without diabetes. "
07/01/2004 - "After adjustment for confounders (demographics, prevalent conditions at baseline, body composition), the relative risk (RR) of incident mobility limitation per standard deviation (SD) increase was 1.19 (95% confidence interval (CI)=1.10-1.28) for IL-6, 1.20 (95% CI=1.12-1.29) for TNFalpha, and 1.40 (95% CI=1.18-1.68) for CRP. "
05/01/2003 - "Women with both risk factors were at greater risk for death (adjusted relative risk, 2.10) as well as incident walking limitation, mobility disability, and disability in activities of daily living compared with those with high IGF-I and low IL-6 levels. "

01/01/2012 - "A 6-week aquatic rehabilitation program appears to be well tolerated by adults with symptomatic knee OA with mobility limitations and may result in improved lower limb muscle power, symptoms, ADL, and QOL. "
01/01/2009 - "24 of 77 nursing and residential homes that catered for residents with mobility limitations and dependency for activities of daily living were selected for study: 12 were randomly allocated to the intervention arm (128 residents, mean age 86 years) and 12 to the control arm (121 residents, mean age 84 years). "
01/01/2009 - "Care homes within the NHS South Birmingham primary care trust and the NHS Birmingham East and North primary care trust that had more than five beds and provided for people in the care categories "physical disability" and "older people." Care home residents with mobility limitations, limitations in activities of daily living (as screened by the Barthel index), and not receiving end of life care were eligible to take part in the study. "
04/15/2006 - "We analyzed longitudinal data acquired from 199 participants in the Women's Health and Aging Study II (ages 70-79 years) who initially reported no lower extremity limitation (e.g., difficulty walking one-quarter mile) or difficulty in activities of daily living (ADL; e.g., transferring). "
11/01/2015 - "Independent variables included baseline demographics, chronic medical illnesses, and the change of subjects' self-perceived health status, functional limitations including ADL, IADL and mobility limitation factors. "

09/01/2007 - "In a highly variable population of older adults with mobility limitations, low-intensity functional home exercise of repeated sit-to-stands using the GrandStand System improved Berg Balance Scale score while low-intensity progressive resistance training did not. "
09/01/2014 - "For example, 20.0% of those who reported no difficulty walking one-quarter mile met strength training guidelines, versus only 10.1% of those who reported difficulty (p<.001). "
06/01/2010 - "Progressive aquatic resistance training had favorable effects on mobility limitation by increasing walking speed and decreasing stair ascending time. "
06/01/2010 - "Effects of aquatic resistance training on mobility limitation and lower-limb impairments after knee replacement."

11/01/2014 - "This study examined the associations among self-care or mobility limitations, use of assistive devices or personal help, and well-being while giving special attention to 3 dimensions of well-being and older adults' educational attainment. "
09/01/2010 - "Themes associated with self-imposed activities as a result of falls included "being more careful" and "using an assistive device." Perceptions of physical problems, general weakness, and difficulty walking should be included in an oncology nursing fall-risk assessment. "
03/25/2008 - "The probability of seeing a neurologist was significantly lower for people who lacked health insurance, were poor, lived in rural areas, or were African American; had been ill for more than 15 years; had difficulty walking but did not use an assistive device; or required a wheelchair/scooter or were confined to bed. "
10/01/1992 - "The cost of assistive devices for children with mobility limitation."
01/01/2012 - "Two patients with spinal myoclonus who required the use of an assistive device because of difficulty walking resulting in falls. "

04/01/2007 - "The study outcomes include physical activity level, mobility limitation, functional impairments, disability, mood, quality of life, use of services, institutionalization and mortality. "
09/01/2009 - "We conducted a prospective analysis to identify mobility heterogeneity in 1160 very frail older adults and we investigated the associations between mobility limitation profiles and further institutionalization and death. "
01/01/2006 - "Mobility limitations and cognitive disorders have often been observed as risks for institutionalization. "
01/01/2006 - "Mobility limitations and cognitive deficits as predictors of institutionalization among community-dwelling older people."
01/01/2006 - "Supplementary data collection, carried out to increase participation in the health examination, as well as inclusion of institutionalized persons, provided a more complete estimate of the prevalence of mobility limitations among the elderly. "

07/01/2014 - "The aim of this study was to evaluate outcomes of bariatric surgery performed in order to improve mobility in patients with severe mobility limitations. "