87: Why You Should Look at Backwards Walking Speed and What You Are Risking if You Don’t

Are you looking at backward walking with your clients? I’ll admit, I haven’t really been, but in a recent NeuroSpark clinical call JJ shared some compelling research and data for people with multiple diagnoses for why we should be testing and practicing this skill! I’ll share why you should do backward walking, some recent research, and ideas to try yourself. We hope it inspires you to try something new in the clinic tomorrow!

Edwards EM, Daugherty AM, et al Backward walking sensitively detects fallers in persons with multiple sclerosis. MS and related disorders. Oct 2020.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S221103482030465X