 Walking Speed
"Walking Speed" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The rate at which steps are made while walking.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072797
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.250.500 G11.427.410.568.900.750.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Walking Speed- Walking Speed
- Speed, Walking
- Speeds, Walking
- Walking Speeds
- Gait Speed
- Gait Speeds
- Speed, Gait
- Speeds, Gait
- Walking Pace
- Pace, Walking
- Paces, Walking
- Walking Paces
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| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2017 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | 2018 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2019 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2024 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2025 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Walking Speed" by people in Profiles.
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Witham MD, McDonald C, Wilson N, Rennie KJ, Bardgett M, Bradley P, Clegg AP, Connolly S, Hancock H, Hiu S, Nicholson K, Robertson L, Simms L, Steel AJ, Steves CJ, Storey B, Wason J, von Zglinicki T, Sayer AA. Metformin and physical performance in older people with probable sarcopenia and physical prefrailty or frailty in England?(MET-PREVENT): a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2025 Mar; 6(3):100695.
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Motl RW, Backus D, Hebert JR, Ng AV, McCully KK, Neal WN, Schmidt H, McBurney R, Plummer P, Bethoux F, Lowman J, Cutter G. Walking performance is worse in black than white people with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2025 Mar; 95:106343.
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Garbin AJ, Falvey JR, Cumbler E, Derlein D, Currier D, Nordon-Craft A, Will R, Olivos M, Forster JE, Mangione KK, Stevens-Lapsley JE. Progressive Multicomponent Intervention for Older Adults in Home Health Settings Following Hospitalization: Randomized Clinical Trial. Phys Ther. 2024 Dec 06; 104(12).
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Sun J, Ditzenberger GL, Brown TT, Langan S, Hsu HY, Ng D, Palella FJ, Lake JE, Kingsley LA, Koletar SL, Post W, Erlandson KM. Muscle Quality and Physical Function in Men With and Without HIV. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024 Nov 01; 79(11).
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Kosana P, Wu K, Tassiopoulos K, Letendre S, Ma Q, Paul R, Ellis R, Erlandson KM, Farhadian SF. Polypharmacy Is Associated With Slow Gait Speed and Recurrent Falls in Older People With HIV. Clin Infect Dis. 2024 06 14; 78(6):1608-1616.
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Tran M, Garbin A, Burke RE, Cumbler E, Forster JE, Stevens-Lapsley J, Mangione KK. Impact of Frailty on Gait Speed Improvements in Home Health after Hospital Discharge: Secondary Analysis of Two Randomized Controlled Trials. J Frailty Aging. 2024; 13(3):254-258.
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Alenazy MS, Al-Jaafari R, Folkesson-Dey A, Enoka RM. Influence of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on walking kinematics and standing balance of older adults who differ in walking speed. Exp Brain Res. 2023 Jul; 241(7):1861-1872.
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MacCarthy M, Heyn P, Tagawa A, Carollo J. Walking speed and patient-reported outcomes in young adults with cerebral palsy. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 10; 64(10):1281-1288.
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Gustavson AM, LeDoux CV, Himawan M, Stevens-Lapsley JE, Nearing KA. Implementation of a rehabilitation model in a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE): Preliminary data. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2022 03; 70(3):880-890.
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Howell DR, Seehusen CN, Wingerson MJ, Wilson JC, Lynall RC, Lugade V. Reliability and Minimal Detectable Change for a Smartphone-Based Motor-Cognitive Assessment: Implications for Concussion Management. J Appl Biomech. 2021 08 01; 37(4):380-387.
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