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Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| virtual walking | Decreases - reduced | neuropathic pain | Human | SCI patients | Not specified | Virtual reality for spinal cord injury-associated neuropathic pain: Systematic review.cited 57× |
| Combined treatment with virtual walking and transcranial direct current stimulation | Decreases - was the most effective | neuropathic pain | Human | SCI patients | Not specified | Virtual reality for spinal cord injury-associated neuropathic pain: Systematic review.cited 57× |
| virtual walking | No effect - no significant reduction | neuropathic pain intensity | Human | individuals with SCI and neuropathic pain | 20 minutes of virtual walking. | Effects of virtual walking on spinal cord injury-related neuropathic pain: A randomized, controlled trial.cited 11× |
| virtual walking | No effect - no significant difference in change | pain | Human | individuals with SCI and neuropathic pain | 20 minutes of virtual walking. | Effects of virtual walking on spinal cord injury-related neuropathic pain: A randomized, controlled trial.cited 11× |
| virtual walking | Decreases - significant pre- to posttreatment reduction | pain across all pain types | Human | individuals with SCI and neuropathic pain | 20 minutes of virtual walking. | Effects of virtual walking on spinal cord injury-related neuropathic pain: A randomized, controlled trial.cited 11× |
| virtual walking | Decreases - significant reduction | pain unpleasantness | Human | individuals with SCI and neuropathic pain | 20 minutes of virtual walking. | Effects of virtual walking on spinal cord injury-related neuropathic pain: A randomized, controlled trial.cited 11× |
| conventional walking shoes | Decreases - improved | pain | Human | persons with medial knee osteoarthritis | Daily wear of walking shoes (intervention: triple-density, variable-stiffness midsoles with mild lateral-wedge insoles; comparator: conventional walking shoes). | Unloading Shoes for Self-management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial.cited 37× |
| Walking shoes with triple-density, variable-stiffness midsoles and mild lateral-wedge insoles designed to unload the medial knee and worn daily | Decreases - showing clinically relevant improvements | pain | Human | persons with medial knee osteoarthritis | Daily wear of walking shoes (intervention: triple-density, variable-stiffness midsoles with mild lateral-wedge insoles; comparator: conventional walking shoes). | Unloading Shoes for Self-management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial.cited 37× |
| Walking shoes with triple-density, variable-stiffness midsoles and mild lateral-wedge insoles designed to unload the medial knee and worn daily | No effect - were not associated with increased probability of improvement | pain | Human | persons with medial knee osteoarthritis | Daily wear of walking shoes (intervention: triple-density, variable-stiffness midsoles with mild lateral-wedge insoles; comparator: conventional walking shoes). | Unloading Shoes for Self-management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial.cited 37× |
| Walking shoes with triple-density, variable-stiffness midsoles and mild lateral-wedge insoles designed to unload the medial knee and worn daily | Decreases - improved | pain | Human | persons with medial knee osteoarthritis | Daily wear of walking shoes (intervention: triple-density, variable-stiffness midsoles with mild lateral-wedge insoles; comparator: conventional walking shoes). | Unloading Shoes for Self-management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial.cited 37× |
| Walking shoes with triple-density, variable-stiffness midsoles and mild lateral-wedge insoles designed to unload the medial knee and worn daily | No effect - did not differ | pain with walking | Human | persons with medial knee osteoarthritis | Daily wear of walking shoes (intervention: triple-density, variable-stiffness midsoles with mild lateral-wedge insoles; comparator: conventional walking shoes). | Unloading Shoes for Self-management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Trial.cited 37× |
| brisk walking exercise | Decreases - statistically decreased | pain visual analog scale (VAS) scores | Human | adolescent patients with cervical spondylopathy | Three times a week for at least 30 minutes. | Effects of Yi Jin Jing on juvenile cervical spondylopathy in China: A parallel, randomized, assessor-blinded clinical trial.cited 1× |
| brisk walking exercise | Increases - mildly increased at follow-up | pain visual analog scale (VAS) scores | Human | adolescent patients with cervical spondylopathy | Three times a week for at least 30 minutes. | Effects of Yi Jin Jing on juvenile cervical spondylopathy in China: A parallel, randomized, assessor-blinded clinical trial.cited 1× |
| walking-boot-induced LLI | Increases - causing | dysfunction and pain, including low back pain | Human | patients after foot and ankle injuries | Not specified | Effectiveness of Evenup™ Shoe-Lift Use Among Individuals Prescribed a Walking Boot.cited 5× |
| walking boot (all subjects) | Decreases - demonstrated decreased | pain | Human | subjects undergoing unilateral lower-extremity orthopedic medical and rehabilitative care | Not specified | Effectiveness of Evenup™ Shoe-Lift Use Among Individuals Prescribed a Walking Boot.cited 5× |
| walking exercise program | Decreases - effective means of improving | pain | Human | patients with knee osteoarthritis | Not specified | Exercise in knee osteoarthritis: do treatment outcomes relate to bone marrow lesions? A randomized trial.cited 8× |
| walking exercise program | No effect - did not differ | pain scores | Human | knee OA patients | Not specified | Exercise in knee osteoarthritis: do treatment outcomes relate to bone marrow lesions? A randomized trial.cited 8× |
| virtual walking illusions | No effect - conflicting results | pain | Human | — | Not specified | The effect of bodily illusions on clinical pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 67× |
| Three weeks of weight-supported walking | Decreases - improved | pain and disability | Human | patients with LSS | Not specified (intervention involved weight-supported walking). | Efficacy and characteristics of physiotherapy interventions in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a systematic review.cited 3× |
| 4-month progressive walking program with toe-out gait modification | No effect - no between-group differences | knee pain | Human | people with medial tibiofemoral knee osteoarthritis | Progressive walking program (specific dosage not detailed). | Clinical and biomechanical changes following a 4-month toe-out gait modification program for people with medial knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.cited 36× |
| 4-month progressive walking program without toe-out gait modification | Increases - experienced improvements | self-reported pain | Human | people with medial tibiofemoral knee osteoarthritis | Progressive walking program (specific dosage not detailed). | Clinical and biomechanical changes following a 4-month toe-out gait modification program for people with medial knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.cited 36× |
| pedometer-based walking intervention | Increases - improved scores | pain and/or physical function | Human | patients with musculoskeletal disorders | Not specified (step count increase was the focus). | A systematic review of studies using pedometers as an intervention for musculoskeletal diseases.cited 64× |
| pedometer-supported walking and telemonitoring after lumbar disc hernia surgery | Decreases - significantly lower | pain level | Human | participants who had undergone lumbar microdiscectomy | Not specified | The effect of pedometer-supported walking and telemonitoring after disc hernia surgery on pain and disability levels and quality of life.cited 10× |
| walking after herniated disc surgery | Decreases - decreased | pain and disability levels | Human | — | Not specified | The effect of pedometer-supported walking and telemonitoring after disc hernia surgery on pain and disability levels and quality of life.cited 10× |
| walking programme | No effect - without detriment to pain levels | pain levels | Human | people with RA | Walking route with three loops, completed 3-4 times per week. | Walking is a Feasible Physical Activity for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 21× |
| walking intervention | No effect - did not have higher daily pain levels than the control group | daily pain levels | Human | walking intervention group | Walking route with three loops, completed 3-4 times per week. | Walking is a Feasible Physical Activity for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 21× |
| motion control walking shoes | No effect - were not superior to neutral shoes in reducing | knee pain on walking | Human | people with lateral knee osteoarthritis (OA) | Wear shoes >6 hours/day | Effect of motion control versus neutral walking footwear on pain associated with lateral tibiofemoral joint osteoarthritis: a comparative effectiveness randomised clinical trial.cited 3× |
| supervised walking exercise | No effect - no clear evidence of a difference | pain-free walking distance | Human | patients with intermittent claudication | Supervised walking at least twice a week. | Modes of exercise training for intermittent claudication.cited 40× |
| walking training | Decreases - suggestion of more clinically important benefit | long-term pain | Human | adults with osteoarthritis receiving primary TKR | Not specified | Are perioperative interventions effective in preventing chronic pain after primary total knee replacement? A systematic review.cited 16× |
| a 6-month progressive and individualised walking and education program | Decreases - investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness | costs associated with low back pain | Human | participants with low back pain | Progressive and individualized walking program (specific dosage not detailed). | Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a progressive, individualised walking and education program for prevention of low back pain recurrence in adults: statistical analysis plan for the WalkBack randomised controlled trial.cited 1× |
| a 6-month progressive and individualised walking and education program | Increases - investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness | days to a care-seeking recurrence of low back pain | Human | participants with low back pain | Progressive and individualized walking program (specific dosage not detailed). | Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a progressive, individualised walking and education program for prevention of low back pain recurrence in adults: statistical analysis plan for the WalkBack randomised controlled trial.cited 1× |
| a 6-month progressive and individualised walking and education program | Increases - investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness | days to any recurrence of low back pain | Human | participants with low back pain | Progressive and individualized walking program (specific dosage not detailed). | Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a progressive, individualised walking and education program for prevention of low back pain recurrence in adults: statistical analysis plan for the WalkBack randomised controlled trial.cited 1× |
| a 6-month progressive and individualised walking and education program | Increases - investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness | days to the first recurrence of an episode of activity-limiting low back pain | Human | participants with low back pain | Progressive and individualized walking program (specific dosage not detailed). | Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a progressive, individualised walking and education program for prevention of low back pain recurrence in adults: statistical analysis plan for the WalkBack randomised controlled trial.cited 1× |
| a 6-month progressive and individualised walking and education program | Decreases - investigate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness | prevention of low back pain recurrences | Human | participants with low back pain | Progressive and individualized walking program (specific dosage not detailed). | Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a progressive, individualised walking and education program for prevention of low back pain recurrence in adults: statistical analysis plan for the WalkBack randomised controlled trial.cited 1× |
| Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) to the dorsiflexor and plantarflexor muscles while walking | Decreases - markedly reduced | ischemic pain | Human | patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication (IC) | 1 hour/day, six days/week for eight weeks (with or without FES). | Functional electrical stimulation improves quality of life by reducing intermittent claudication.cited 4× |
| Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) to the dorsiflexor and plantarflexor muscles while walking | Decreases - significant group by time interactions | Present Pain Intensity (PPI) | Human | patients with Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and intermittent claudication (IC) | 1 hour/day, six days/week for eight weeks (with or without FES). | Functional electrical stimulation improves quality of life by reducing intermittent claudication.cited 4× |
| walking interventions | No effect - did not decrease | pain intensity | Human | those increasing the number of daily walking steps | Not specified (participants were instructed to increase daily walking steps to a designated level). | The effects of walking intervention on preventing neck pain in office workers: A randomized controlled trial.cited 11× |
| increased daily walking steps | Decreases - reduced onset | neck pain | Human | high-risk office workers | Not specified (participants were instructed to increase daily walking steps to a designated level). | The effects of walking intervention on preventing neck pain in office workers: A randomized controlled trial.cited 11× |
| walking intervention | Decreases - significant preventive effect | 6-month incidence of neck pain | Human | office workers with high risk of neck pain | Not specified (participants were instructed to increase daily walking steps to a designated level). | The effects of walking intervention on preventing neck pain in office workers: A randomized controlled trial.cited 11× |
| usual physiotherapy care plus a wearables-based walking intervention | Decreases - provided significant reduction | pain | Human | people with LBP at risk of chronicity | Not specified (wearables-based walking intervention). | Wearables-based walking program in addition to usual physiotherapy care for the management of patients with low back pain at medium or high risk of chronicity: A pilot randomized controlled trial.cited 7× |
| usual physiotherapy care plus a wearables-based walking intervention | Increases - demonstrated post-intervention increase | pain catastrophizing | Human | people with LBP at risk of chronicity | Not specified (wearables-based walking intervention). | Wearables-based walking program in addition to usual physiotherapy care for the management of patients with low back pain at medium or high risk of chronicity: A pilot randomized controlled trial.cited 7× |
| usual physiotherapy care plus a wearables-based walking intervention | No effect - No between-group differences were found | pain catastrophizing at 26 weeks | Human | people with LBP at risk of chronicity | Not specified (wearables-based walking intervention). | Wearables-based walking program in addition to usual physiotherapy care for the management of patients with low back pain at medium or high risk of chronicity: A pilot randomized controlled trial.cited 7× |
| usual physiotherapy care plus a wearables-based walking intervention | No effect - No between-group differences were found | pain immediately post-intervention | Human | people with LBP at risk of chronicity | Not specified (wearables-based walking intervention). | Wearables-based walking program in addition to usual physiotherapy care for the management of patients with low back pain at medium or high risk of chronicity: A pilot randomized controlled trial.cited 7× |
| 12-week LBPP-supported low-load treadmill walking regimen | Decreases - significant reductions | acute knee pain during full weight bearing treadmill walking | Human | overweight patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) | LBPP-supported low-load treadmill walking (specific frequency not detailed). | Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: The Effects of Body Weight Supported Physical Activity on Joint Pain, Function, and Thigh Muscle Strength.cited 27× |
| 12-week LBPP-supported low-load treadmill walking regimen | Decreases - significant improvements | knee joint pain and function | Human | overweight patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) | LBPP-supported low-load treadmill walking (specific frequency not detailed). | Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: The Effects of Body Weight Supported Physical Activity on Joint Pain, Function, and Thigh Muscle Strength.cited 27× |
| 12-week LBPP-supported low-load treadmill walking regimen | Decreases - dramatically less | LBPP support to walk pain free on the treadmill | Human | overweight patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) | LBPP-supported low-load treadmill walking (specific frequency not detailed). | Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: The Effects of Body Weight Supported Physical Activity on Joint Pain, Function, and Thigh Muscle Strength.cited 27× |
| Walking | Decreases - is effective against | knee pain | Human | patients with knee osteoarthritis | Not specified | Clinically significant effects of gait modification on knee pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| walking | Decreases - experienced improvement | pain | Human | patients with fibromyalgia (FM) | Walking with heart rate at the anaerobic threshold, 50 minutes 3 times a week. | Swimming Improves Pain and Functional Capacity of Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 29× |
| walking | No effect - no difference between groups | pain | Human | patients with fibromyalgia (FM) | Walking with heart rate at the anaerobic threshold, 50 minutes 3 times a week. | Swimming Improves Pain and Functional Capacity of Patients With Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 29× |
| walking | Decreases - similarly improve | pain | Human | chronic low back pain | Not specified | The effectiveness of walking versus exercise on pain and function in chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.cited 44× |
| Walking | No effect - was as effective as control interventions | pain | Human | adults with CLBP | Not specified | Effectiveness of walking versus mind-body therapies in chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of recent randomized controlled trials.cited 12× |
| Walking | Decreases - slightly superior | pain | Human | adults with CLBP | Not specified | Effectiveness of walking versus mind-body therapies in chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of recent randomized controlled trials.cited 12× |
| walking | Decreases - more effective in the intermediate term | pain | Human | patients with CLBP | Not specified | Effectiveness of walking versus mind-body therapies in chronic low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of recent randomized controlled trials.cited 12× |
| walking | Decreases - decreased | pain severity | Human | participants with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) who had higher resting baroreceptor sensitivity (BRS) | 16 biweekly sessions | Cardiovascular phenotyping for personalized lifestyle treatments of chronic abdominal pain in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A randomized pilot study.cited 8× |
| Twelve week LBPP treadmill walking exercise regimen | Decreases - diminished significantly | acute knee pain during full weight bearing walking | Human | patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA) | Twelve-week LBPP treadmill walking exercise regimen (specific frequency not detailed). | The effect of low-load exercise on joint pain, function, and activities of daily living in patients with knee osteoarthritis.cited 23× |
| regular walking | Decreases - can reduce the risk | risk for developing neck pain | Human | high-risk office workers | Tailored step counts (averaging 7735 steps/day). | Mediators and moderators of a walking intervention to prevent neck pain among high-risk office workers: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. |
| app-provided walking intervention | Decreases - mediated the benefits for reducing the risk | risk for neck pain | Human | high-risk office workers | Tailored step counts (averaging 7735 steps/day). | Mediators and moderators of a walking intervention to prevent neck pain among high-risk office workers: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. |
| walking intervention | Decreases - reducing the risk | risk for neck pain | Human | high-risk office workers | Tailored step counts (averaging 7735 steps/day). | Mediators and moderators of a walking intervention to prevent neck pain among high-risk office workers: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. |
| walking program | Decreases - appeared to be similarly effective | risk for developing neck pain | Human | multiple groups of workers | Tailored step counts (averaging 7735 steps/day). | Mediators and moderators of a walking intervention to prevent neck pain among high-risk office workers: a secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. |
| outdoor walking program (plus usual care) | Decreases - change | visual analogue scale (VAS) knee pain | Human | walking group | 3 days/week walking. | A pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating outdoor community walking for knee osteoarthritis: walk.cited 11× |
| structured in-home walking program | Increases - improved | pain-free walking distance (PFWD) | Human | peripheral artery disease (PAD) patients | Two daily 8-minute sessions of slow intermittent in-home walking. | Don't stop walking: the in-home rehabilitation program for peripheral artery disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.cited 14× |
| structured in-home walking program | Increases - obtained significant improvements | pain-free walking distance (PFWD) | Human | new-entry subjects (≤ 3 months) | Two daily 8-minute sessions of slow intermittent in-home walking. | Don't stop walking: the in-home rehabilitation program for peripheral artery disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.cited 14× |
| structured in-home walking program | No effect - were stable | pain-free walking distance (PFWD) | Human | previously enrolled subjects (> 3 months) | Two daily 8-minute sessions of slow intermittent in-home walking. | Don't stop walking: the in-home rehabilitation program for peripheral artery disease patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.cited 14× |
| stretching and walking programs | Decreases - improved | non-cramp pain | Human | patients with cirrhosis | — | Non-pharmacological Interventions for Muscle Cramps and Pain in Patients With Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review. |
| transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation immediately before walking | Decreases - can delay pain onset | pain onset | Human | patients with class II peripheral artery disease | 45 minutes of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (10 Hz or 80 Hz) | Improved Walking Claudication Distance with Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation: An Old Treatment with a New Indication in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease.cited 5× |
| exoskeleton assisted walking (EAW) training | Decreases - Potential physiological benefits include | reduced pain | Human | participants with spinal cord injury (SCI) | Not specified | Exoskeleton use in acute rehabilitation post spinal cord injury: A qualitative study exploring patients' experiences.cited 11× |
| traditional walking exercise | No effect - did not increase | pain-free walking distance | Human | patients with IC | Walking group: at least 30 minutes three times a week | Calf raise exercise increases walking performance in patients with intermittent claudication.cited 8× |
| backward walking with conventional physiotherapy treatment | Decreases - significant standardized mean difference values in favour | pain | Human | patients suffering from knee osteoarthritis | Not specified | The effectiveness of backward walking as a treatment for people with gait impairments: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 16× |
| 12-week walking program of 70 min/week of at least moderate intensity | No effect - showed no between-group difference | knee pain | Human | participants with severe knee OA and increased cardiovascular risk | 70 minutes per week of at least moderate intensity. | A walking program for people with severe knee osteoarthritis did not reduce pain but may have benefits for cardiovascular health: a phase II randomised controlled trial.cited 35× |
| barefoot walking program | Decreases - were significantly less positive | all clinical tests of pain | Human | people with PPHP | 4-week treadmill walking program (barefoot or shod). | Barefoot walking is beneficial for individuals with persistent plantar heel pain: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. |
| barefoot walking program | Decreases - demonstrated significant improvements | pain | Human | people with PPHP | 4-week treadmill walking program (barefoot or shod). | Barefoot walking is beneficial for individuals with persistent plantar heel pain: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. |
| barefoot walking program | Increases - showed significant improvements | pain pressure thresholds | Human | people with PPHP | 4-week treadmill walking program (barefoot or shod). | Barefoot walking is beneficial for individuals with persistent plantar heel pain: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. |
| barefoot walking program | Increases - showed significant improvements | pain tolerance | Human | people with PPHP | 4-week treadmill walking program (barefoot or shod). | Barefoot walking is beneficial for individuals with persistent plantar heel pain: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. |
| shod walking program | Decreases - demonstrated significant improvements | pain | Human | people with PPHP | 4-week treadmill walking program (barefoot or shod). | Barefoot walking is beneficial for individuals with persistent plantar heel pain: A single-blind randomized controlled trial. |
| walking speed | No effect - is a necessary assessment for the management of | associated pain | Human | patients after lumbar spine surgery | Not specified | Walking speed is associated with postoperative pain catastrophizing in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective observational study.cited 3× |
| walking speed | No effect - is a necessary assessment for the management of | pain catastrophizing | Human | patients after lumbar spine surgery | Not specified | Walking speed is associated with postoperative pain catastrophizing in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: a prospective observational study.cited 3× |
| functional electrical stimulation (FES) while walking | Decreases - improved | ischemic pain | Human | patients with diabetic arteriopathy (DA) in grade-IIa Leriche-Le Fontaine | 1 hour of supervised treadmill walking with FES. | Effectiveness of the Combined Treatment of Functional Electrical Stimulation and Deambulation in Diabetic Arteriopathy.cited 2× |
| consequences of pain in terms of walking ability, as assessed with the Brief Pain Inventory short form 'walk' item | Increases - was found to be associated with the presence of | chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) | Human | patients referred for total or unicompartmental knee arthroplasty | Not applicable | Predictive Factors of Chronic Post-Surgical Pain at 6 Months Following Knee Replacement: Influence of Postoperative Pain Trajectory and Genetics.cited 75× |
| structured walking interventions or those increasing calf muscle activity | Increases - experienced more likely improved | walking, QOL, or pain reduction | Human | patients | Not specified | Peripheral arterial disease: Scoping review of patient-centred outcomes.cited 13× |
| intensive walking exercise | Increases - significantly improved | pain-free walking distance | Human | patients with PAD | Not specified | Intensive walking exercise for lower extremity peripheral arterial disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 26× |
| insomnia, infrequent walking and inadequate control of joint pain simultaneously | Increases - associated with | pain interference | Human | adults with joint pain aged ≥50 years | Not specified | Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study.cited 2× |
| infrequent walking | Increases - independently significantly associated with the onset of | pain interference | Human | adults with joint pain aged ≥50 years | Not specified | Predictors of pain interference and potential gain from intervention in community dwelling adults with joint pain: A prospective cohort study.cited 2× |
| virtual walking interventions | Decreases - statistically significant findings included | pain | Human | individuals with spinal cord injuries, lower back pain, and lower limb pain | 11-20 min per session, 1-5 weekly sessions for 10-14 days. | A scoping review on the role of virtual walking intervention in enhancing wellness. |
| telephone counselor delivered pedometer-mediated walking intervention that incorporates action planning and motivational interviewing | Increases - mediate improvement | chronic pain outcomes | Human | African American patients with hip, back and knee pain | 6 telephone counseling sessions over 8-10 weeks, with pedometer use. | Taking ACTION to reduce pain: ACTION study rationale, design and protocol of a randomized trial of a proactive telephone-based coaching intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain among African Americans.cited 17× |
| telephone counselor delivered pedometer-mediated walking intervention that incorporates action planning and motivational interviewing | Increases - improves | chronic pain-related physical functioning | Human | African American patients with hip, back and knee pain | 6 telephone counseling sessions over 8-10 weeks, with pedometer use. | Taking ACTION to reduce pain: ACTION study rationale, design and protocol of a randomized trial of a proactive telephone-based coaching intervention for chronic musculoskeletal pain among African Americans.cited 17× |
| Graded Activity with daily-monitored-walking (GAMW) | Decreases - significant differences | Pain Intensity (PI) | Human | patients with concomitant LBP and T2D | Treatment was administered twice weekly for GA, with additional daily-monitored walking for GAMW. | Efficacy of Graded Activity with and without Daily-Monitored-Walking on Pain and Back Endurance among Patients with Concomitant Low-Back Pain and Type-2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial.cited 8× |
| Graded Activity with daily-monitored-walking (GAMW) | No effect - no differences compared to GA | Pain Intensity (PI) | Human | patients with concomitant LBP and T2D | Treatment was administered twice weekly for GA, with additional daily-monitored walking for GAMW. | Efficacy of Graded Activity with and without Daily-Monitored-Walking on Pain and Back Endurance among Patients with Concomitant Low-Back Pain and Type-2 Diabetes: A Randomized Trial.cited 8× |
| virtual walking treatment | No effect - attenuating the benefits | below-level pain | Human | participants with SCI-NP | Not specified | Effects of Virtual Walking Treatment on Spinal Cord Injury-Related Neuropathic Pain: Pilot Results and Trends Related to Location of Pain and at-level Neuronal Hypersensitivity.cited 21× |
| backward walking | Decreases - is an effective adjunct to conventional treatment in reducing | pain | Human | KOA patients | 4-week BW training (specific frequency/duration per session not detailed). | The Efficacy of Backward Walking on Static Stability, Proprioception, Pain, and Physical Function of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 12× |
| individualised, progressive walking and education intervention | Decreases - effective in preventing | episode of activity-limiting low back pain | Human | adults (aged 18 years or older) who had recently recovered from an episode of non-specific low back pain | Individualized, progressive walking and education facilitated by six sessions with a physiotherapist across 6 months. | Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an individualised, progressive walking and education intervention for the prevention of low back pain recurrence in Australia (WalkBack): a randomised controlled trial.cited 12× |
| individualised, progressive walking and education intervention | Decreases - significantly reduced | low back pain recurrence | Human | adults (aged 18 years or older) who had recently recovered from an episode of non-specific low back pain | Individualized, progressive walking and education facilitated by six sessions with a physiotherapist across 6 months. | Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of an individualised, progressive walking and education intervention for the prevention of low back pain recurrence in Australia (WalkBack): a randomised controlled trial.cited 12× |
| walking programs | No effect - evidence for | low back pain | Human | — | Not specified | The Role of Exercise in Treating Low Back Pain.cited 6× |
| personalised pedometer-driven walking | Increases - acceptable and effective motivating tool | management of chronic low back pain | Human | people with CLBP | Not specified (pedometer-driven walking program, frequency not detailed). | Walking away from back pain: one step at a time - a community-based randomised controlled trial.cited 4× |
| 12 weeks of biweekly 30-minute walking exercise with hybrid training system (HTS) | Decreases - tended to demonstrate decreased | knee pain | Human | Twenty-eight women (N=28) with obesity, aged 40-70 years, with daily knee symptoms | Biweekly 30-minute walking sessions with HTS or sensory TENS. | Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation During Walking on Pain Sensitivity in Women With Obesity With Knee Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 4× |
| 12 weeks of biweekly 30-minute walking exercise with hybrid training system (HTS) | Increases - tended to demonstrate increased | PPT at the ipsilateral pain-free wrist (remote PPT) | Human | Twenty-eight women (N=28) with obesity, aged 40-70 years, with daily knee symptoms | Biweekly 30-minute walking sessions with HTS or sensory TENS. | Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation During Walking on Pain Sensitivity in Women With Obesity With Knee Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 4× |
| 12 weeks of biweekly 30-minute walking exercise with hybrid training system (HTS) | Increases - statistically significant improvement | Pressure pain thresholds (PPTs) at the more symptomatic knee (local PPT) | Human | Twenty-eight women (N=28) with obesity, aged 40-70 years, with daily knee symptoms | Biweekly 30-minute walking sessions with HTS or sensory TENS. | Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation During Walking on Pain Sensitivity in Women With Obesity With Knee Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 4× |
| Augmentation of walking exercise with HTS | Increases - was more effective than application of sensory TENS in improving | local pain sensitivity at the knee | Human | women with obesity with frequent knee symptoms | Biweekly 30-minute walking sessions with HTS or sensory TENS. | Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation During Walking on Pain Sensitivity in Women With Obesity With Knee Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 4× |
| Augmentation of walking exercise with HTS | No effect - was not more effective than application of sensory TENS in improving | local pain sensitivity at the wrist | Human | women with obesity with frequent knee symptoms | Biweekly 30-minute walking sessions with HTS or sensory TENS. | Effect of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation During Walking on Pain Sensitivity in Women With Obesity With Knee Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 4× |
| Virtual Walking (VW)-based Experimental intervention (EI) plus therapeutic exercise program (TE) | Decreases - could have a beneficial impact | pain and functionality | Human | people with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) | 3 sessions per week for 6 weeks. | Effectiveness of virtual-walking intervention combined with exercise on improving pain and function in incomplete spinal cord injury: a feasibility study.cited 2× |
| walking intervention | Decreases - was as effective as other non-pharmacological interventions on pain and disability reduction | pain | Human | patients with chronic low back pain | Not specified | The effects of walking intervention in patients with chronic low back pain: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 43× |
| walking intervention | Decreases - can be recommended in the management of chronic LBP to reduce pain and disability | pain | Human | patients with chronic low back pain | Not specified | The effects of walking intervention in patients with chronic low back pain: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 43× |
| walking intervention | No effect - was not significant | pain intensity | Human | individuals with hip/knee osteoarthritis | Not specified | Effect of Land-Based Generic Physical Activity Interventions on Pain, Physical Function, and Physical Performance in Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 25× |
| virtual walking integrated physiotherapy | Decreases - reduces | pain | Human | patients with subacute and chronic non-specific low-back pain | Not specified | Is physiotherapy integrated virtual walking effective on pain, function, and kinesiophobia in patients with non-specific low-back pain? Randomised controlled trial.cited 70× |
| a prescribed walking program | No effect - No other within- or between-group differences were found | pain | Human | patients undergoing chemotherapy for breast, lung, gynecologic, or gastrointestinal cancer | Not specified | Prescribed Walking for Glycemic Control and Symptom Management in Patients Without Diabetes Undergoing Chemotherapy.cited 14× |
| Six telephone coaching sessions over 8-14 weeks, proactively delivered, using action planning and motivational interviewing to increase walking | No effect - did not produce statistically significant effects on | 30% improvement in pain-related physical functioning (Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire [RMDQ]) | Human | Black patients at the Atlanta VA Health Care System with moderate to severe chronic back, hip, or knee pain | Six telephone coaching sessions over 8-14 weeks. | Taking ACTION to Reduce Pain: a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Walking-Focused, Proactive Coaching Intervention for Black Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.cited 14× |
| Six telephone coaching sessions over 8-14 weeks, proactively delivered, using action planning and motivational interviewing to increase walking | Decreases - experienced a significant reduction in | pain intensity and pain interference over 3 months | Human | Black patients at the Atlanta VA Health Care System with moderate to severe chronic back, hip, or knee pain | Six telephone coaching sessions over 8-14 weeks. | Taking ACTION to Reduce Pain: a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Walking-Focused, Proactive Coaching Intervention for Black Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.cited 14× |
| Six telephone coaching sessions over 8-14 weeks, proactively delivered, using action planning and motivational interviewing to increase walking | Decreases - reported more favorable changes in | pain relative to usual care | Human | Black patients at the Atlanta VA Health Care System with moderate to severe chronic back, hip, or knee pain | Six telephone coaching sessions over 8-14 weeks. | Taking ACTION to Reduce Pain: a Randomized Clinical Trial of a Walking-Focused, Proactive Coaching Intervention for Black Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain.cited 14× |
| treadmill walking group practiced normal treadmill walking | Decreases - showed significant improvement | pain | Human | patients with medial knee osteoarthritis | 12 supervised sessions (frequency not specified). | Effects of an Exercise Therapy Targeting Knee Kinetics on Pain, Function, and Gait Kinetics in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 8× |
| walking promotion | Decreases - modestly effective for reducing | pain | Human | people with musculoskeletal disorders | Not specified | The Effectiveness of Strategies to Promote Walking in People With Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.cited 5× |
| walking promotion | No effect - no difference | pain | Human | people with musculoskeletal disorders | Not specified | The Effectiveness of Strategies to Promote Walking in People With Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.cited 5× |
| Walking promotion | Decreases - associated with small improvements | pain | Human | people with musculoskeletal disorders | Not specified | The Effectiveness of Strategies to Promote Walking in People With Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review With Meta-analysis.cited 5× |
| E2 with walking exercise combined with muscle strengthening exercise | Decreases - better improvements | joint pain | Human | patients aged between 45 and 82 years with osteoarthritis | Not specified (walking combined with muscle strengthening exercises, frequency not detailed). | Evaluation of the Interaction Model of Client Health Behavior-based multifaceted intervention on patient activation and osteoarthritis symptoms.cited 10× |
| AR experience explaining to patients what to expect on their day of surgery and walking them through the surgery space | No effect - No differences were observed | postoperative pain levels | Human | patients | Not specified | Augmented Reality for Perioperative Anxiety in Patients Undergoing Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 13× |
| walking-focused proactive counseling intervention | Increases - reported improvements | global perceptions of pain and pain intensity/interference | Human | Black Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain and an electronic health record-documented mental health diagnosis | 6 telephone coaching sessions over 8-14 weeks to encourage walking. | An Analysis of the Role of Mental Health in a Randomized Trial of a Walking Intervention for Black Veterans With Chronic Pain. |
| walking-focused proactive counseling intervention | Increases - was associated with an improvement | pain-related disability | Human | Black Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain without a mental health disorder | 6 telephone coaching sessions over 8-14 weeks to encourage walking. | An Analysis of the Role of Mental Health in a Randomized Trial of a Walking Intervention for Black Veterans With Chronic Pain. |
| walking-focused proactive counseling intervention | No effect - did not experience reductions | pain-related disability | Human | Black Veterans with chronic musculoskeletal pain and an electronic health record-documented mental health diagnosis | 6 telephone coaching sessions over 8-14 weeks to encourage walking. | An Analysis of the Role of Mental Health in a Randomized Trial of a Walking Intervention for Black Veterans With Chronic Pain. |
| Nordic walking | Decreases - could reduce | joint pain | Human | women with aromatase inhibitor-associated arthralgia (AIAA) | Six-week supervised group Nordic walking once per week, followed by six weeks of 4 × 30 minutes/week independent Nordic walking. | Nordic Walking as an Exercise Intervention to Reduce Pain in Women With Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Arthralgia: A Feasibility Study.cited 44× |
| Nordic walking | Decreases - pain reduced | pain | Human | women with AIAA | Six-week supervised group Nordic walking once per week, followed by six weeks of 4 × 30 minutes/week independent Nordic walking. | Nordic Walking as an Exercise Intervention to Reduce Pain in Women With Aromatase Inhibitor-Associated Arthralgia: A Feasibility Study.cited 44× |
| Nordic walking | Decreases - reduced pain | pain | Human | office workers with low neck-and shoulder pain | Twice per week for 30 minutes per session. | Nordic walking and specific strength training for neck- and shoulder pain in office workers: a pilot-study.cited 13× |
| Nordic walking | Decreases - demonstrated a similar, but significant reduction | pain intensity | Human | female office workers with neck- and shoulder pain | Twice per week for 30 minutes per session. | Nordic walking and specific strength training for neck- and shoulder pain in office workers: a pilot-study.cited 13× |
| Nordic walking | No effect - similar pain intensity was observed | pain intensity | Human | female office workers with neck- and shoulder pain | Twice per week for 30 minutes per session. | Nordic walking and specific strength training for neck- and shoulder pain in office workers: a pilot-study.cited 13× |