"Walking Speed" 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.
The rate at which steps are made while walking.
| Descriptor ID |
D000072797
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E01.370.600.250.500 G11.427.410.568.900.750.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Walking Speed- Walking Speed
- Speed, Walking
- Speeds, Walking
- Walking Speeds
- Gait Speed
- Gait Speeds
- Speed, Gait
- Speeds, Gait
- Walking Pace
- Pace, Walking
- Paces, Walking
- Walking Paces
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Walking Speed" by people in Profiles.
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Boyne P, Miller A, Schwab-Farrell SM, Sucharew H, Carl D, Billinger SA, Reisman DS. Training Parameters and Adaptations That Mediate Walking Capacity Gains from High-Intensity Gait Training Poststroke. Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2025 07 01; 57(7):1285-1296.
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Skigen JT, Koller CA, Nigro L, Reisman DS, McKee Z, Pinhey SR, Henderson A, Wilken JM, Arch ES. Customized passive-dynamic ankle-foot orthoses can improve walking economy and speed for many individuals post-stroke. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2024 07 29; 21(1):126.
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Hunzinger KJ, Walter AE, Rosenthal KA, Windham BG, Palta P, Juraschek SP, Hicks CW, Gottesman RF, Schneider ALC. Associations Between Prior Head Injury, Physical Functioning, and Frailty in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2024 04 01; 79(4).
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Boyne P, Miller A, Kubalak O, Mink C, Reisman DS, Fulk G. Moderate to Vigorous Intensity Locomotor Training After Stroke: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Mean Effects and Response Variability. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2024 01 01; 48(1):15-26.
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Awad LN, Knarr BA, Kudzia P, Buchanan TS. The Interplay Between Walking Speed, Economy, and Stability After Stroke. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2023 04 01; 47(2):75-83.
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Kettlety SA, Finley JM, Reisman DS, Schweighofer N, Leech KA. Speed-dependent biomechanical changes vary across individual gait metrics post-stroke relative to neurotypical adults. J Neuroeng Rehabil. 2023 01 27; 20(1):14.
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Hunzinger KJ, Caccese JB, Mannix R, Meehan WP, Hafer JF, Swanik CB, Buckley TA. Effects of contact/collision sport history on gait in early- to mid-adulthood. J Sport Health Sci. 2023 05; 12(3):398-405.
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Hinton EH, Likens A, Hsiao HY, Binder-Markey BI, Binder-Macleod SA, Knarr BA. Ankle stiffness modulation during different gait speeds in individuals post-stroke. Clin Biomech (Bristol). 2022 10; 99:105761.
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Ray NT, Reisman DS, Higginson JS. Combined user-driven treadmill control and functional electrical stimulation increases walking speeds poststroke. J Biomech. 2021 07 19; 124:110480.
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Ray NT, Reisman DS, Higginson JS. Walking speed changes in response to user-driven treadmill control after stroke. J Biomech. 2020 03 05; 101:109643.