Walking

"Walking" 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.

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An activity in which the body advances at a slow to moderate pace by moving the feet in a coordinated fashion. This includes recreational walking, walking for fitness, and competitive race-walking.

Descriptor ID	D016138
MeSH Number(s)	G11.427.410.568.900 G11.427.410.698.277.937 I03.350.937 I03.450.642.845.940
Concept/Terms	Walking Walking Ambulation Ambulation

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Walking".

Biological Sciences [G]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena [G11.427]
Movement [G11.427.410]
Locomotion [G11.427.410.568]
Walking [G11.427.410.568.900]
Motor Activity [G11.427.410.698]
Exercise [G11.427.410.698.277]
Walking [G11.427.410.698.277.937]
Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Human Activities [I03]
Exercise [I03.350]
Walking [I03.350.937]
Leisure Activities [I03.450]
Recreation [I03.450.642]
Sports [I03.450.642.845]
Walking [I03.450.642.845.940]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Walking".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Walking" by people in this website by year, and whether "Walking" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 166 publications over 26 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2015 and 2022

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	1	1	2
1998	1	0	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	3	1	4
2002	2	1	3
2003	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2005	4	1	5
2006	2	5	7
2007	2	1	3
2008	6	2	8
2009	1	2	3
2010	5	2	7
2011	5	5	10
2012	6	4	10
2013	4	2	6
2014	3	3	6
2015	10	4	14
2016	6	4	10
2017	4	7	11
2018	5	4	9
2019	8	1	9
2020	2	3	5
2021	7	3	10
2022	4	10	14
2023	2	4	6

Below are the most recent publications written about "Walking" by people in Profiles.

Johnson JK, Hamilton AC, Hu B, Pack QR, Lindenauer PK, Fox RJ, Hashmi A, Siegmund LA, Burchill CN, Taksler GB, Goto T, Stilphen M, Rothberg MB. Assisted ambulation to improve health outcomes for older medical inpatients (AMBULATE): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2023 Jul 24; 24(1):471.

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Chase CJ, Aguiar EJ, Moore CC, Chipkin SR, Staudenmayer J, Tudor-Locke C, Ducharme SW. Cadence (steps/min) as an indicator of the walk-to-run transition. Hum Mov Sci. 2023 Aug; 90:103117.

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Donne JH, Powell JA, Fahey MC, Beare R, Kolic J, Williams CM. Some children with idiopathic toe walking display sensory processing difficulties but not all: A systematic review. Acta Paediatr. 2023 08; 112(8):1620-1632.

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Jones SL, van Emmerik REA. Impaired foot vibration sensitivity is related to altered plantar pressures during walking in people with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023 Jul; 75:104767.

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O'Banion LA, Saadi S, Hasan B, Nayfeh T, Simons JP, Murad MH, Woo K. Lack of patient-centered evaluation of outcomes in intermittent claudication literature. J Vasc Surg. 2023 09; 78(3):828-836.

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Boyer KA, Hayes KL, Umberger BR, Adamczyk PG, Bean JF, Brach JS, Clark BC, Clark DJ, Ferrucci L, Finley J, Franz JR, Golightly YM, Hortob?gyi T, Hunter S, Narici M, Nicklas B, Roberts T, Sawicki G, Simonsick E, Kent JA. Age-related changes in gait biomechanics and their impact on the metabolic cost of walking: Report from a National Institute on Aging workshop. Exp Gerontol. 2023 03; 173:112102.

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Aguiar EJ, Mora-Gonzalez J, Ducharme SW, Moore CC, Gould ZR, Chase CJ, Amalbert-Birriel MA, Chipkin SR, Staudenmayer J, Zheng P, Tudor-Locke C. Cadence-based classification of moderate-intensity overground walking in 41- to 85-year-old adults. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2023 Apr; 33(4):433-443.

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McKenzie BA, Chen FL. Assessment and Management of Declining Physical Function in Aging Dogs. Top Companion Anim Med. 2022 Nov-Dec; 51:100732.

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Donne J, Farrell MJ, Kolic J, Powell J, Fahey M, Williams C. Two-point discrimination responses in children with idiopathic toe walking: A feasibility fMRI study. Sci Prog. 2022 Oct-Dec; 105(4):368504221132141.

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Sadiq H, Rampam S, Patel J, Crawford S, Walz M, Kapoor A. Preoperative walking intervention did not appear to improve patient-reported postoperative recovery in older adults with frailty traits: Randomized trial. Medicine (Baltimore). 2022 Sep 23; 101(38):e30689.

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