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Backward walking training improves balance in school-aged boys

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, October 2011
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Title
Backward walking training improves balance in school-aged boys
Published in
BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, October 2011
DOI 10.1186/1758-2555-3-24
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Authors

Wei-Ya Hao, Yan Chen

Abstract

Falls remain a major cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. It is suggested that backward walking (BW) may offer some benefits especially in balance and motor control ability beyond those experienced through forward walking (FW), and may be a potential intervention for prevention of falls. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of BW on balance in boys.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 <1%
Sweden 1 <1%
Germany 1 <1%
Luxembourg 1 <1%
Unknown 106 96%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 19 17%
Student > Bachelor 12 11%
Student > Ph. D. Student 10 9%
Student > Postgraduate 9 8%
Researcher 8 7%
Other 25 23%
Unknown 27 25%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 20 18%
Medicine and Dentistry 19 17%
Sports and Recreations 14 13%
Neuroscience 4 4%
Engineering 4 4%
Other 18 16%
Unknown 31 28%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 10. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 20 June 2023.
All research outputs
#3,415,350
of 25,374,647 outputs
Outputs from BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
#141
of 679 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#18,161
of 151,858 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation
#2
of 8 outputs
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