ArticleSports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation, therapy & technology : SMARTT2011
Backward walking training improves balance in school-aged boys.
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- Pooled it
- The Effect of Walking Backward on a Treadmill on Balance, Speed of Walking and Cardiopulmonary Fitness for Patients with Chronic Stroke: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation improves locomotor learning in healthy humans.Brain stimulationTrial
- Characterizing the Longitudinal Impact of Backward Locomotor Treadmill Training on Walking and Balance Outcomes in Chronic Stroke Survivors: A Randomized Single Center Clinical Trial.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Enhancing physical attributes and performance in badminton players: efficacy of backward walking training on treadmill.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Balance Ability and Quality of Life in Older Adult with Recovery from Mild COVID-19.Annals of geriatric medicine and research · 2023Article
- It's Not Just about Bicycle Riding: Sensory-Motor, Social and Emotional Benefits for Children with and without Developmental Disabilities.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Backward Locomotor Treadmill Training Differentially Improves Walking Performance across Stroke Walking Impairment Levels.Brain sciences · 2022Article
- Serial Backward Locomotor Treadmill Training Improves Bidirectional Walking Performance in Chronic Stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- A Practice-Inspired Mindset for Researching the Psychophysiological and Medical Health Effects of Recreational Dance (Dance Sport).Frontiers in psychology · 2020Review
- Backward locomotor treadmill training combined with transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation in stroke: a randomized pilot feasibility and safety study.Brain communications · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundFalls remain a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. It is suggested that backward walking (BW) may offer some benefits especially in balance and motor control ability beyond those experienced through forward walking (FW), and may be a potential intervention for prevention of falls. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of BW on balance in boys.
methodsSixteen healthy boys (age: 7.19 ± 0.40 y) were randomly assigned to either an experimental or a control group. The experimental group participated in a BW training program (12-week, 2 times weekly, and 25-min each time) but not the control group. Both groups had five dynamic balance assessments with a Biodex Stability System (anterior/posterior, medial/lateral, and overall balance index) before, during and after the training (week- 0, 4, 8, 12, 24). Six control and six experimental boys participated in a study comparing kinematics of lower limbs between FW and BW after the training (week-12).
resultsThe balance of experimental group was better than that of control group after 8 weeks of training (P < 0.01), and was still better than that of control group (P < 0.05), when the BW training program had finished for 12 weeks. The kinematic analysis indicated that there was no difference between control and experimental groups in the kinematics of both FW and BW gaits after the BW training (P > 0.05). Compared to FW, the duration of stance phase of BW tended to be longer, while the swing phase, stride length, walking speed, and moving ranges of the thigh, calf and foot of BW decreased (P < 0.01).
conclusionBackward walking training in school-aged boys can improve balance.
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