Turning-While-Walking

Uses

How it works

Preparation

Comparisons

Evidence quality

Highlighted claims

• The turning test requires participants to walk a 2-metre straight line, perform a 180-degree turn, and return to the start as quickly and safely as possible, repeated three times on each side. — Effectiveness of exoskeleton training on turning-while-walking and balance control in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury: protocol for a randomised clinical trial
• The Turning-While-Walking Test, as measured in this trial, showed high intrarater test-retest reliability with ICC values of 0.92 for steps per turn and 0.98 for turn duration. — Effectiveness of exoskeleton training on turning-while-walking and balance control in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury: protocol for a randomised clinical trial
• Turning while walking is biomechanically more demanding than linear walking and is under-represented in SCI rehabilitation research. — Effectiveness of exoskeleton training on turning-while-walking and balance control in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury: protocol for a randomised clinical trial
• Turning requires coordinated movement of the head, trunk, pelvis, and lower limbs, and depends on asymmetrical limb action with the inner leg bearing more load. — Effectiveness of exoskeleton training on turning-while-walking and balance control in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury: protocol for a randomised clinical trial
• Turning while walking is essential for community mobility and environmental navigation but is under-represented in SCI rehabilitation research. — Effectiveness of exoskeleton training on turning-while-walking and balance control in subjects with incomplete spinal cord injury: protocol for a randomised clinical trial