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Evidence suggests Walking mayincreaseWalking stability.
10 studies (15 claims)
Moderate consensus
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| backward walking training on the treadmill | Increases - demonstrated significant improvements | core stability | Human | badminton players | Not specified in the abstract. | Enhancing physical attributes and performance in badminton players: efficacy of backward walking training on treadmill.cited 1× |
| overground robotic walking training performed with the servo-assistive robotic rollator (i-Walker) | Increases - increased | gait stability | Human | patients affected by mild/moderate stroke | Two daily 40-minute sessions, 5 days a week for 4 weeks (20 sessions with i-Walker, 20 sessions standard therapy). | Overground walking training with the i-Walker, a robotic servo-assistive device, enhances balance in patients with subacute stroke: a randomized controlled trial.cited 19× |
| water-based treadmill walking training | No effect - no significant differences | stability limit index of the knee flexor muscles at different angular velocities | Human | patients undergoing rehabilitation following ACL reconstruction | Not specified | Effect of water-based walking exercise on rehabilitation of patients following ACL reconstruction: a prospective, randomised, single-blind clinical trial.cited 1× |
| walking on irregular surfaces | No effect - require adaptations | stability | Human | individuals with cerebral palsy | Not applicable | Gait adaptations of individuals with cerebral palsy on irregular surfaces: A scoping review.cited 8× |
| additional backward walking training plus traditional physical therapy program | Increases - significant improvement | anteroposterior stability index | Human | children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy | 25 minutes/day, 3 days/week for 3 months. | Effect of backward walking training on postural balance in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled study.cited 28× |
| additional backward walking training plus traditional physical therapy program | Increases - significant improvement | mediolateral stability index | Human | children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy | 25 minutes/day, 3 days/week for 3 months. | Effect of backward walking training on postural balance in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled study.cited 28× |
| additional backward walking training plus traditional physical therapy program | Increases - significant improvement | overall stability index | Human | children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy | 25 minutes/day, 3 days/week for 3 months. | Effect of backward walking training on postural balance in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled study.cited 28× |
| additional backward walking training plus traditional physical therapy program | Increases - yields improvement | postural stability indices | Human | children with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy | 25 minutes/day, 3 days/week for 3 months. | Effect of backward walking training on postural balance in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy: a randomized controlled study.cited 28× |
| self-selected strategies for walking frame use | Decreases - reduce | stability | Human | the user | Not applicable | Are older people putting themselves at risk when using their walking frames?cited 29× |
| incorrect use of walking frames | Decreases - was associated with | reduced stability | Human | users | Not applicable | Are older people putting themselves at risk when using their walking frames?cited 29× |
| Nordic walking training | No effect - did not result in greater improvements than free walking training | dynamic stability | Human | untrained older people | Not specified | Effects of Nordic walking training on quality of life, balance and functional mobility in elderly: A randomized clinical trial.cited 44× |
| walking turns | Increases - resulted in a greater margin of stability | margin of stability | Human | older adults | Not applicable | Medio-lateral stability during walking turns in older adults.cited 19× |
| walking turns | Increases - enhanced | medio-lateral stability | Human | older adults | Not applicable | Medio-lateral stability during walking turns in older adults.cited 19× |
| backward walking | Increases - improved significantly | balance and stability | Human | cases of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis | Not specified | The effectiveness of backward walking as a treatment for people with gait impairments: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 16× |
| backward walking | Increases - is an effective adjunct to conventional treatment in improving | static stability | 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× |