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Difficulty walking backward

MedGen UID:
1639297
•Concept ID:
C4703572
•
Finding
HPO: HP:0031847

Definition

Reduced ability to walk (ambulate) in a backwards direction. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVDifficulty walking backward

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Measurement properties of the backward walk test in people with balance and mobility deficits: A systematic review.
Hao J, Pu Y, He Z, Remis A, Yao Z, Li Y
Gait Posture 2024 May;110:1-9. Epub 2024 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.02.018. PMID: 38458049
Dual-task walking on real-world surfaces: Adaptive changes in walking speed, step width and step height in young and older adults.
Hennah C, Doumas M
Exp Gerontol 2023 Jun 15;177:112200. Epub 2023 May 9 doi: 10.1016/j.exger.2023.112200. PMID: 37160198
Development and External Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia.
Deardorff WJ, Barnes DE, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Langa KM, Covinsky KE, Mitchell SL, Whitlock EL, Smith AK, Lee SJ
JAMA Intern Med 2022 Nov 1;182(11):1161-1170. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4326. PMID: 36156062Free PMC Article
Task matters: an investigation on the effect of different secondary tasks on dual-task gait in older adults.
Goh HT, Pearce M, Vas A
BMC Geriatr 2021 Sep 25;21(1):510. doi: 10.1186/s12877-021-02464-8. PMID: 34563129Free PMC Article
Forward and backward locomotion in individuals with dizziness.
Davalos-Bichara M, Zuniga MG, Agrawal Y, Carey JP, Schubert MC
Gait Posture 2014 Sep;40(4):499-503. Epub 2014 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.06.008. PMID: 25042815

Diagnosis

The association between cognition and dual-tasking among older adults: the effect of motor function type and cognition task difficulty.
Ehsani H, Mohler MJ, O'Connor K, Zamrini E, Tirambulo C, Toosizadeh N
Clin Interv Aging 2019;14:659-669. Epub 2019 Apr 8 doi: 10.2147/CIA.S198697. PMID: 31040655Free PMC Article
Neurophysiological analysis of the clinical pull test.
Tan JL, Perera T, McGinley JL, Yohanandan SAC, Brown P, Thevathasan W
J Neurophysiol 2018 Nov 1;120(5):2325-2333. Epub 2018 Aug 15 doi: 10.1152/jn.00789.2017. PMID: 30110235Free PMC Article
Reliability and Validity of Dual-Task Mobility Assessments in People with Chronic Stroke.
Yang L, He C, Pang MY
PLoS One 2016;11(1):e0147833. Epub 2016 Jan 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147833. PMID: 26808662Free PMC Article
Using Actual and Imagined Walking Related Desynchronization Features in a BCI.
Severens M, Perusquia-Hernandez M, Nienhuis B, Farquhar J, Duysens J
IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng 2015 Sep;23(5):877-86. doi: 10.1109/TNSRE.2014.2371391. PMID: 26353236
Backward walking measures are sensitive to age-related changes in mobility and balance.
Fritz NE, Worstell AM, Kloos AD, Siles AB, White SE, Kegelmeyer DA
Gait Posture 2013 Apr;37(4):593-7. Epub 2012 Nov 2 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.09.022. PMID: 23122938

Therapy

Task-prioritization and balance recovery strategies used by young healthy adults during dual-task walking.
Small GH, Neptune RR
Gait Posture 2022 Jun;95:115-120. Epub 2022 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.04.010. PMID: 35472735
Neurophysiological analysis of the clinical pull test.
Tan JL, Perera T, McGinley JL, Yohanandan SAC, Brown P, Thevathasan W
J Neurophysiol 2018 Nov 1;120(5):2325-2333. Epub 2018 Aug 15 doi: 10.1152/jn.00789.2017. PMID: 30110235Free PMC Article
Problems of older persons using a wheeled walker.
Lindemann U, Schwenk M, Klenk J, Kessler M, Weyrich M, Kurz F, Becker C
Aging Clin Exp Res 2016 Apr;28(2):215-20. Epub 2015 Jul 31 doi: 10.1007/s40520-015-0410-8. PMID: 26226859
Head and trunk stabilization strategies during forward and backward walking in healthy adults.
Nadeau S, Amblard B, Mesure S, Bourbonnais D
Gait Posture 2003 Dec;18(3):134-42. doi: 10.1016/s0966-6362(02)00070-x. PMID: 14667946
Progression after chronic manganese exposure.
Huang CC, Lu CS, Chu NS, Hochberg F, Lilienfeld D, Olanow W, Calne DB
Neurology 1993 Aug;43(8):1479-83. doi: 10.1212/wnl.43.8.1479. PMID: 8351000

Prognosis

Measurement properties of the backward walk test in people with balance and mobility deficits: A systematic review.
Hao J, Pu Y, He Z, Remis A, Yao Z, Li Y
Gait Posture 2024 May;110:1-9. Epub 2024 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.02.018. PMID: 38458049
Reference Values for 3-Meter Backward Walk Test among Apparently Healthy Adults.
Mbada CE, Afolabi AD, Akinkuoye A, Afolabi TO, Ademoyegun AB, Niyi-Odumosu F, Fatoye F
Med Princ Pract 2023;32(6):351-357. Epub 2023 Oct 18 doi: 10.1159/000534649. PMID: 37852188Free PMC Article
Development and External Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia.
Deardorff WJ, Barnes DE, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Langa KM, Covinsky KE, Mitchell SL, Whitlock EL, Smith AK, Lee SJ
JAMA Intern Med 2022 Nov 1;182(11):1161-1170. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4326. PMID: 36156062Free PMC Article
Reliability and Validity of Dual-Task Mobility Assessments in People with Chronic Stroke.
Yang L, He C, Pang MY
PLoS One 2016;11(1):e0147833. Epub 2016 Jan 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147833. PMID: 26808662Free PMC Article
Forward and backward locomotion in individuals with dizziness.
Davalos-Bichara M, Zuniga MG, Agrawal Y, Carey JP, Schubert MC
Gait Posture 2014 Sep;40(4):499-503. Epub 2014 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.06.008. PMID: 25042815

Clinical prediction guides

Measurement properties of the backward walk test in people with balance and mobility deficits: A systematic review.
Hao J, Pu Y, He Z, Remis A, Yao Z, Li Y
Gait Posture 2024 May;110:1-9. Epub 2024 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.02.018. PMID: 38458049
Reference Values for 3-Meter Backward Walk Test among Apparently Healthy Adults.
Mbada CE, Afolabi AD, Akinkuoye A, Afolabi TO, Ademoyegun AB, Niyi-Odumosu F, Fatoye F
Med Princ Pract 2023;32(6):351-357. Epub 2023 Oct 18 doi: 10.1159/000534649. PMID: 37852188Free PMC Article
Development and External Validation of a Mortality Prediction Model for Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Dementia.
Deardorff WJ, Barnes DE, Jeon SY, Boscardin WJ, Langa KM, Covinsky KE, Mitchell SL, Whitlock EL, Smith AK, Lee SJ
JAMA Intern Med 2022 Nov 1;182(11):1161-1170. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.4326. PMID: 36156062Free PMC Article
Reliability and Validity of Dual-Task Mobility Assessments in People with Chronic Stroke.
Yang L, He C, Pang MY
PLoS One 2016;11(1):e0147833. Epub 2016 Jan 25 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0147833. PMID: 26808662Free PMC Article
Forward and backward locomotion in individuals with dizziness.
Davalos-Bichara M, Zuniga MG, Agrawal Y, Carey JP, Schubert MC
Gait Posture 2014 Sep;40(4):499-503. Epub 2014 Jul 5 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2014.06.008. PMID: 25042815

Recent systematic reviews

Measurement properties of the backward walk test in people with balance and mobility deficits: A systematic review.
Hao J, Pu Y, He Z, Remis A, Yao Z, Li Y
Gait Posture 2024 May;110:1-9. Epub 2024 Mar 2 doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.02.018. PMID: 38458049
The effect of exercise on high-level mobility in individuals with neurodegenerative disease: a systematic literature review.
Smith M, Barker R, Williams G, Carr J, Gunnarsson R
Physiotherapy 2020 Mar;106:174-193. Epub 2019 May 2 doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2019.04.003. PMID: 31477333

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