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Walking is the main form of animal locomotion on land, distinguished from running and crawling. When carried out in shallow waters, it is usually described as wading and when performed over a steeply rising object or an obstacle it becomes scrambling or climbing. The word walking is derived from the Old English walkan .Walking is generally distinguished from running in that only one foot at a time leaves contact with the ground: for humans and other bipeds running begins when both feet are off the ground with each step. For horses and other quadrupedal species, the running gaits may be numerous, and walking keeps three feet at a time on the ground.The average human child achieves independent walking ability between nine and fifteen months old.While not strictly bipedal, several primarily bipedal human gaits are generally regarded as variants of walking. These include:* Hand walking; an unusual form of locomotion, in which the walker moves primarily using their hands.* walking on crutches ;* walking with one or two walking stick or trekking poles ;* walking while holding on to a walker, a framework to aid with balance; and * scrambling, using the arms not just as a backup to normal balance, but, as when walking on talus, to achieve states of balance that would be impossible or unstable when supported solely by the legs.For humans, walking is the main form of transportation without a vehicle or riding animal. An average walking speed is about 5 km/h , although this depends heavily on factors such as height, weight, age and terrain. A pedestrian is a walking person, in particular on a road . (From the Wikpedia article Walking.)

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Recent Publications on Walking:

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Home-based video exercise intervention for community-dwelling frail older women: a randomized controlled trial.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Home-based exercise is a viable solution for frail...
29th November, 2008
Centre of Applied and Clinical Exercise Sciences, Institute of Sports Aging Clin Exp Res. 2008 Oct;20(5):479-86.
Changes in person-environmental fit and ADL dependence among older Swedish adults. A 10-year follow-up.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: In order to investigate the relation between personal...
29th November, 2008
Department of Health Sciences, Lund University, Box 157, SE-221 00 Lund, Aging Clin Exp Res. 2008 Oct;20(5):469-78.
Associated factors of falls in nursing home residents in Hong Kong and the role of restraints: a cross-sectional survey using the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) 2.0.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: To identify factors associated with falls in...
29th November, 2008
Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Aging Clin Exp Res. 2008 Oct;20(5):447-53.
Saccade to stepping delays in elders at high risk for falling.
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Visually guided stepping is an essential function in...
29th November, 2008
Department of Health Professions, Physical Therapy Program, University of Aging Clin Exp Res. 2008 Oct;20(5):428-33.
Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease Who Complete 12-Week Supervised Exercise Training Program Show Reduced Cardiovascular Mortality and Morbidity.
Background Exercise training improves walking ability in patients with...
29th November, 2008
Department of Cardiology, National Cardiovascular Center. Circ J. 2008 Nov 27.

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UAE Walks Against Diabetes In The Lead Up To National Day Celebrations
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Walking Clinical Trials:

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The Efficacy of Treadmill Training in Establishing Walking After Stroke
Stroke Interventions: Procedure: treadmill walking with partial weight support;   Procedure: assisted overground walking

Walking Patents:

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7454482 Print queue manager
7455418 Reflective/glow in the dark safety band
7455620 Method for interpreting forces and torques exerted by a left and right foot on a dual-plate treadmill
7455626 Treadmill
7455648 Living body inspection apparatus

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