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Narrowing walking paths

Narrowing walking paths has been studied in 1 paper since 2023: 1 observational study in people. The newest paper, Oct 13, 2023: “How older adults regulate lateral stepping on narrowing walking paths”.

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The findings reach people, from one lab or study. 1 lab in 1 country.

“As paths narrowed, all participants reduced their lateral stepping variability, but older adults less so.”
How older adults regulate lateral stepping on narrowing walking pathsJournal of biomechanics2023doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111836
Humans: a single group. Cells, worms or flies and mice: nothing yet.

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: National Institute on Aging and 1 more
  • Humans1

What did studies of narrowing walking paths find?

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Studies of narrowing walking paths measured 1 outcome; the most studied are lateral stepping variability (1 study).

Lateral stepping variability

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1 study

  1. Narrowing walking paths decrease lateral stepping variability in humans.

    “As paths narrowed, all participants reduced their lateral stepping variability, but older adults less so.”

    Human trialwhole bodyn = 18

    How older adults regulate lateral stepping on narrowing walking paths

    Journal of biomechanics

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