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Oct 23, 2025

5 min

Understanding the Causes: Why Does an Elderly Person Lean to One Side?

A study in the journal *Aging and Disease* highlights that age-related decline in the vestibular system is a primary cause of imbalance [1.7.1]. This often leads to the question: why does an elderly person lean to one side when sitting or walking?

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