Peripheral nerve function

Peripheral nerve function is associated with gait speed in humans.

“Peripheral nerve measures (signal amplitude and conduction velocity) showed modest associations with both usual and rapid gait speed after mutual adjustment.”

Humansafter mutual adjustmentn = 898

Nerve, muscle and adiposity: Associations with gait speed across adulthood in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

Neurobiology of aging·23 Feb 2026