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Evidence suggests Walking mayincreaseRecovery rate.
8 studies (9 claims)
Emerging evidence
Typical effective dose 10 (10–10) %across 1 dosed study
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| walking exercise prior to craniotomy | Increases - aid | postoperative recovery | Human | brain tumour patients | 10,000-15,000 steps per day | Preoperative walking exercise to improve prognosis in patients with supratentorial brain tumours after craniotomy: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. |
| high-intensity walking rehabilitation programs | Increases - decreased TFPI levels from T0 to T2 displayed the most significant functional recovery | functional recovery | Human | patients | 12 walking sessions of either robot-assisted gait training (RAGT) or conventional overground therapy (CT). | Functional recovery in multiple sclerosis patients undergoing rehabilitation programs is associated with plasma levels of hemostasis inhibitors.cited 8× |
| walking boot | Increases - marginal benefit | recovery | Human | patients with avulsion fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal | Not specified | BET 2: Tubular bandage, plaster or aircast boot for avulsion fractures of the base of the fifth metatarsal? |
| prehabilitation program (PREOPtimize), consisting of Nordic Walking and resistance training exercises plus health education | Increases - might enhance | postoperative recovery of upper arm function | Human | patients with breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant therapy | 2 weekly sessions of 75 minutes of Nordic Walking plus muscle strengthening exercises and health education. | Prehabilitation in Patients With Breast Cancer Receiving Neoadjuvant Therapy to Minimize Musculoskeletal Postoperative Complications and Enhance Recovery (PREOPtimize): A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 4× |
| Robots enabling increased walking practice | Increases - might enhance | functional recovery | Human | patients early post-stroke | Not specified | Feasibility and effectiveness of repetitive gait training early after stroke: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 38× |
| daily AIH, alone or in combination with task-specific walking practice | Increases - safely promotes persistent recovery of walking | walking recovery | Human | persons with traumatic, subacute SCI | Non-ambulatory group: 15 episodes of 90s AIH at 10.0% O₂ per day; ambulatory group: same AIH protocol combined with 30 minutes of walking practice. | Daily acute intermittent hypoxia to improve walking function in persons with subacute spinal cord injury: a randomized clinical trial study protocol.cited 9× |
| Preoperative walking | Increases - expedited | recovery | Human | — | ≥150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week | Exploring the impact of exercise on women with ovarian cancer: A call for more methodologically standardized RCTs to enable a realistic systematic review. |
| Preoperative walking enhanced by goal setting with an activity monitor and telephonic coaching | No effect - did not appear to lead to improved | postoperative recovery | Human | older adults with frailty traits | Not specified | Preoperative walking intervention did not appear to improve patient-reported postoperative recovery in older adults with frailty traits: Randomized trial.cited 1× |
| Preoperative walking enhanced by goal setting with an activity monitor and telephonic coaching | No effect - were similar | Quality of Recovery-9 item instrument total score | Human | at-risk frail older adult patients aged 60+ scheduled for surgery 3-8 weeks from randomization scoring 4+ on the Edmonton Frail Scale | Not specified | Preoperative walking intervention did not appear to improve patient-reported postoperative recovery in older adults with frailty traits: Randomized trial.cited 1× |