GAIT

This study tested whether doing rehab exercises in a pool helps people who had ACL knee surgery recover faster than standard land-based exercises. Twenty participants did 6 sessions of either water or land training over 2-3 weeks. Researchers measured walking patterns, muscle fun…

This study looked at whether a type of training that mixes mental tasks with physical exercises can help healthy women aged 65 and older improve their balance, walking, and overall well-being. 75 women in China took part in 12 weeks of training, with some doing the combined menta…

This study looked at how doing another task while walking changes the way people with neck pain move, compared to healthy people. 42 adults (21 with neck pain and 21 without) wore a small sensor to measure their walking patterns. The goal was to understand if neck pain affects wa…

This study looked at how neck pain changes the way people walk and balance. Researchers tested 60 adults—some with chronic neck pain and some without—while they performed walking tasks. The goal was to understand how neck problems affect movement and thinking at the same time.…

This study tested a new 'Mobility Toolkit' to see if it could easily and accurately measure how well people recover walking ability after serious leg fractures. About 244 adults aged 18-60 who had surgery for fractures of the shinbone, ankle, or heel bone took part. The goal was …

This pilot study looked at how people with chronic low back pain walk and whether a distraction task could change their walking pattern and reduce pain. 16 adults with long-term back pain walked at their normal speed and a faster speed, with and without a distraction. The goal wa…

This study collected walking data from 110 healthy children aged 3 to 15 to create a reference database of normal gait patterns. Researchers placed sticky electrodes on leg muscles and recorded kids walking 10 meters five times. The goal is to help doctors better identify abnorma…