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A person's walk can reveal changes in the body long before they become obvious elsewhere. After 60, some people begin taking shorter steps, walking more slowly, dragging their feet slightly or swaying from side to side. These changes are often blamed on age. But ageing alone does not explain every change in gait.Walking depends on muscle strength, flexible joints, balance, eyesight and the nervous system working together. When one or more of these areas changes, the walking pattern can change too.“In our 60s we shouldn't just automatically accept that a different pattern of walking is a typical consequence of old age. A person's walking style, gait, is influenced by a person's muscle power, joint flexibility, sense of balance, eyesight and the nervous system's health, all of which can go through changes as someone ages,” explained Dr Anup Khatri, Senior Consultant- Orthopedics, Gleneagles Hospital, Parel, Mumbai.