Maximum Speed

Maximum walking speed is the highest speed achieved over a walk activity. This can be used in conjunction with a “max speed walk test” to push a person’s limits and expose their subconscious movement patterns.

Table 2: Normative values of maximum walking speed for healthy men and women

Richard W. Bohannon, Comfortable and maximum walking speed of adults aged 20—79 years: reference values and determinants, Age and Ageing, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 1997, Pages 15–19, https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/26.1.15

Maximum walking speed as an predictor for dependency - For adults in the 65-74 year old range, maximum walking speed was a better predictor of future functional dependency, whereas for adults in the 75+ year old range, comfortable walking speed was more indicative.

S Shinkai, S Watanabe, S Kumagai, Y Fujiwara, H Amano, H Yoshida, T Ishizaki, H Yukawa, T Suzuki, H Shibata, Walking speed as a good predictor for the onset of functional dependence in a Japanese rural community population., Age and Ageing, Volume 29, Issue 5, September 2000, Pages 441–446, https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/29.5.441

Applications

• Use Case: ACL Rehabilitation
• Use Case: Falls Risk Assessment
• Use Case: Neurological Rehabilitation
• Case Study: Lower Body Orthopaedic Injury
• Case Study: Achilles Tendon Rupture