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Physical exercise, including treadmill, stretching and resistance exercises, appears to improve gait speed, muscle strength and fitness for patients with Parkinson's disease. Physical exercise, ...

Restore muscle tone and balance with 5 standing exercises that fire your whole body and feel easier on joints after 65.

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2 Center for Injury Research and Prevention, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA 3 Department of Physical Therapy, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA 4 ...

How long should you stand on one leg at a time? The longer the better, says a study that found a link between balance and ...

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