Walking tests, frequently used to document effects of treatment on exercise capacity, have never been standardised. We studied the effects of encouragement on walking test performance in a randomised study that controlled for the nature of the underlying disease, time of day, and order effects. We randomised 43 patients with chronic airflow limitation or chronic heart failure or both to receive...

This study investigated some aspects of the validity of walking speed recording in 15 normal subjects, 16 trans-femoral amputees and 8 knee disarticulation amputees . The variability and test-retest reliability of walking speed and the influence of simultaneous recording of E M G and goniometry on comfortable and fast walking speeds were studied. The variability between sessions was mainly dete...

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a 12-week multimodal exercise rehabilitation program on walking speed, walking ability and activities of daily living (ADLs) among people who had suffered a stroke. Thirty-one stroke survivors who had completed a conventional rehabilitation program voluntarily participated in the study. Twenty-six participants completed the multimodal ...

PURPOSE This study compared cognitive (attention, learning, and memory) and typing outcomes during slow treadmill walking or sitting. Seventy-five healthy individuals were randomly assigned to a treadmill walking group (n=37; 23 female) or sitting group (n=38; 17 female). METHODS The treadmill walking group completed a series of tests while walking at 1.5 mph. The sitting group performed the ...

QUESTION Does mechanically assisted walking with body weight support result in more independent walking and is it detrimental to walking speed or capacity in non-ambulatory patients early after stroke? DESIGN Systematic review with meta-analysis of randomised trials. PARTICIPANTS Non-ambulatory adult patients undergoing inpatient rehabilitation up to 3 months after stroke. INTERVENTION Me...

This study investigated some aspects of the validity of walking speed recording in 15 normal subjects, 16 trans-femoral amputees and 8 knee disarticulation amputees. The variability and test-retest reliability of walking speed and the influence of simultaneous recording of EMG and goniometry on comfortable and fast walking speeds were studied. The variability between sessions was mainly determi...

STUDY OBJECTIVES In patients with moderate-to-severe COPD, an encouraged 6-min walking test (6MWT) is a high-intensity submaximal exercise protocol that shows an oxygen uptake (Vo(2)) plateau after the third minute of the test. This last feature prompted the hypothesis that self-paced walking speed is set to achieve "maximal" sustainable Vo(2), namely "critical power" or "critical speed." PAT...

introduction: obesity is a complex health problem. the aim of this study was to determine the effects of regular walking with alternate day fasting (adf) on health-related factors of overweight and obese females.‎  methods: 30 healthy inactive, overweight and obese women were divided randomly into three equal groups.  the groups were: control group (bmi: 30.72±4.40 kg/m2); the experimental grou...

OBJECTIVE To describe recovery of gait after total hip arthroplasty (THA) based on the assessment of spatiotemporal gait parameters determined with an ambulatory system. DESIGN A 6-month inception cohort study. SETTING Inpatient and outpatient setting in an academic hospital. PARTICIPANTS Sixty-three patients participating in a short-stay program for THA. INTERVENTION Primary unilateral...