Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestrial locomotion among legged animals. ... early as 420 million years ago, before vertebrates ...

A recent post-operative care philosophy has been early ambulation. Ambulation is getting the patient moving around. This can be as simple as sitting up or ...

Vascular Closure Devices were introduced in the early 1990s in an effort to reduce the time to hemostasis, enable early ambulation and improve patient comfort.

Gait training or gait rehabilitation is the act of learning how to walk, either as a child, or, more frequently, after sustaining an injury or disability.

Early ambulation and early discharge after transradial catheterization improves quality of life and reduces morbidity. Both patients and hospital staff ...

After a surgical procedure, ambulation as soon as possible is prophylactic in preventing the formation of blood clots. Early ambulation also ...

For people hospitalized at high-risk of DVT, prevention methods may include early ambulation, use of compression stockings or electrostimulation devices ...

Parkinsonian gait is the type of gait exhibited by patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). It is often described by people with Parkinson's as feeling like ...

Age-related mobility disability is a self-reported inability to walk due to impairments, limited mobility, dexterity or stamina. It has been found mostly in ...

In most medical-surgical hospital units that perform knee replacements, ambulation is a key aspect of nursing care that is promoted to patients. Early ...