Beam walking

1. Beam walking increases stride length in humans.

   “Gait analysis revealed that stride length and gait velocity increased significantly following training while stride length and stride width variability decreased.”

   Human trialCommunity-dwelling older adults; before-and-after comparisonTwice a week4 weeksn = 25

   Beam walking increases gait velocity and reduces falls risk in older adults

   Experimental gerontology·Jun 18, 2025

1. Beam walking increases gait velocity in humans.

   “Gait analysis revealed that stride length and gait velocity increased significantly following training while stride length and stride width variability decreased.”

   Human trialCommunity-dwelling older adults; before-and-after comparisonTwice a week4 weeksn = 25

   Beam walking increases gait velocity and reduces falls risk in older adults

   Experimental gerontology·Jun 18, 2025

1. Beam walking improves dynamic Gait Index in humans.

   “The DGI also improved significantly as a result of the beam-walking.”

   Human trialCommunity-dwelling older adults; before-and-after comparisonTwice a week4 weeksn = 25

   Beam walking increases gait velocity and reduces falls risk in older adults

   Experimental gerontology·Jun 18, 2025

1. Beam walking improves activities-specific Balance Confidence scale in humans (Mean score 61% at pretest versus 90% at retention).

   “ABC scores improved from the pretest (M = 61 %) to the retention test (M = 90 %).”

   Human trialCommunity-dwelling older adults; before-and-after comparisonTwice a week4 weeks; retention test one week latern = 25

   Beam walking increases gait velocity and reduces falls risk in older adults

   Experimental gerontology·Jun 18, 2025

1. Beam walking decreases fear of falling in humans (Somewhat afraid of falling: 83% at pretest versus 37% at retention).

   “At the pretest 83 % of the participants reported they were somewhat afraid of falling while at the retention test 37 % were somewhat afraid of falling.”

   Human trialCommunity-dwelling older adults; before-and-after comparisonTwice a week4 weeks; retention test one week latern = 25

   Beam walking increases gait velocity and reduces falls risk in older adults

   Experimental gerontology·Jun 18, 2025

1. Beam walking increases intermuscular coherence in humans.

   “Beam walking increased IMC”

   Human trial

   Corticomuscular and intermuscular coherence as a function of age and walking balance difficulty

   Neurobiology of aging·May 13, 2024

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