At least one in 100 horses at some point in its life will lose the ability to control its gait as a result of developing the neurological disorder ataxia. Once found to be ataxic, the horse is often ...

The word gait refers to the movement you use to walk or run. Walking is a complex series of movements that requires your brain, bones, and muscles to work together, with help from your heart and lungs ...

Your horse's gait doesn't look right. It's not something you can really put your finger on, but he looks off. Is he lame, or is there something else going on? And how serious is it? "Most clinicians ...

The first patient was a 13-year-old boy born at term to healthy, consanguineous parents with no family history of neurodevelopmental disorder. Pregnancy and labor were unremarkable, and his ...

While autoimmune cerebellar ataxia (a loss of muscle coordination) can lead to severe disability with some patients becoming wheelchair-bound, there are factors that may help to predict better ...

PARIS — High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is safe and effective in managing ataxia in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), new research ...

New research makes it possible to use sensors to accurately measure a horse's movements providing veterinarians a number of new possibilities. Gait and movement pattern are essential to the horse, ...

An unsteady gait refers to a pattern of walking that’s unstable. This can increase your risk of injury if left unmanaged. Using walking aids and making some small changes to your environment can help.