The 3-m Backwards Walk and Retrospective Falls: Diagnostic Accuracy of a Novel Clinical Measure.
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DOI: 10.1519/jpt.0000000000000149
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Several measures of fall risk have been previously developed and include forward walking, turning, and stepping motions. However, recent research has demonstrated that backwards walking is more sensitive at identifying age-related changes… read more here.
Keywords: retrospective falls; diagnostic accuracy; test; backwards walk ... See more keywords