 Walking
"Walking" 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.
An activity in which the body advances at a slow to moderate pace by moving the feet in a coordinated fashion. This includes recreational walking, walking for fitness, and competitive race-walking.
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D016138
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.410.568.900 G11.427.410.698.277.937 I03.350.937 I03.450.642.845.940
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Walking" by people in this website by year, and whether "Walking" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 1999 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2000 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2002 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2003 | 1 | 4 | 5 | | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2005 | 5 | 4 | 9 | | 2006 | 5 | 3 | 8 | | 2007 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2009 | 7 | 2 | 9 | | 2010 | 7 | 7 | 14 | | 2011 | 6 | 11 | 17 | | 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2013 | 5 | 6 | 11 | | 2014 | 6 | 8 | 14 | | 2015 | 12 | 8 | 20 | | 2016 | 8 | 7 | 15 | | 2017 | 8 | 11 | 19 | | 2018 | 14 | 10 | 24 | | 2019 | 10 | 2 | 12 | | 2020 | 9 | 8 | 17 | | 2021 | 9 | 17 | 26 | | 2022 | 5 | 21 | 26 | | 2023 | 1 | 22 | 23 | | 2024 | 13 | 6 | 19 | | 2025 | 13 | 7 | 20 | | 2026 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Walking" by people in Profiles.
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Hunter LE, Tocheri MW, Orr CM, Patel BA, Alemseged Z. Did modern human carpal morphology evolve from knuckle walking traits? Proc Biol Sci. 2026 05 20; 293(2071).
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Tracy JB, Gaffney BMM, Fling BW, Melton DH, Juarez-Colunga E, Christiansen CL, Stoneback JW. Effect of transfemoral prosthetic suspension on static and dynamic postural control: A comparison between socket-prostheses and bone-anchored limbs. Gait Posture. 2026 Jun; 127:110144.
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Hirschman CE, Zhang-Lea JH, Grabowski AM. Real-time visual feedback affects peak propulsive horizontal force and metabolic cost in individuals with unilateral transtibial amputation during walking. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2026 Apr 01; 140(4):899-910.
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Salinas JJ, Buchholz SW, Yin Z, Gay JL, Wang J, Rajbhandari-Thapa J, Wilson MG, Finley E, Mulla Z, Ramirez E, Medina DP. 50k4Life: A SMART study protocol to improve walking engagement in public school employees on the US-Mexico border. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Feb; 161:108211.
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Dong OX, Ren BO, Sturm P, Garg S, Pahys J, Glotzbecker MP. Children With Presumed Early-Onset Idiopathic Scoliosis and Treated in Cast May Have Delayed Ambulation. J Pediatr Orthop. 2026 Mar 01; 46(3):129-132.
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Gaffney BMM, Thomsen-Freitas PB, Georgiou GM, Melton DH, Christiansen CL, Stoneback JW. Whole-body angular momentum is influenced by bone-anchored limb use and amputation level during walking. Gait Posture. 2026 Feb; 124:109991.
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Tracy JB, Gaffney BMM, Thomsen-Freitas PB, Awad ME, Melton DH, Christiansen CL, Stoneback JW. Hip joint mechanics during swing limb advancement with bone-anchored limb use. J Biomech. 2025 Nov; 192:112978.
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Rasouli N, Guder Arslan E, Catarig AM, Houlind K, Ludvik B, Nordanstig J, Sourij H, Thomas S, Verma S, Bonaca MP. Benefit of Semaglutide in Symptomatic Peripheral Artery Disease by Baseline Type 2 Diabetes Characteristics: Insights From STRIDE, a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Trial. Diabetes Care. 2025 Sep 01; 48(9):1529-1535.
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Verma S, Catarig AM, Houlind K, Ludvik B, Nordanstig J, Rasouli N, Sourij H, Thomas S, Nørgaard SK, Bonaca MP. Sex Differences in Effectiveness of Semaglutide in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The STRIDE Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Nov 18; 86(20):1843-1857.
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Krajewski KT, Rogers N, Lundin MA, Rogers A, Kanai S, Moore L, Thorpe SW, Carollo JJ, Carry PM, Howell DR, Sepp LA, Silverman AK, Donaldson NJ. Examining muscle synergy composition and segmental coordination during overground walking in individuals with a rotationplasty about the knee. Sci Rep. 2025 Jul 24; 15(1):26891.
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