101: Why the 3 Meter Backward Walking Test Should Be Essential in Your Evaluations and Exactly How To Use It with Valerie Carter

Today we talk to one of our mentors, Valerie Carter, about her experience as a neuro PT who had the unique opportunity to study the effects of exercise on people with Parkinson’s by helping her mom live very well for 30 years with PD. Valerie became really interested in utilizing the most sensitive outcome measures which led her down the road of studying backwards walking. Valerie shares why you should use the 3 Meter Backward Walking Test (3MBWT), exactly how to implement it, what the cutoff scores for falls are for the elderly and for people with PD, and more! Article in 2020 w/ Becky Farley: Diagnostic Accuracy of the 3-Meter Backward Walk Test in Persons with Parkinson Disease https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343173711_Diagnostic_Accuracy_of_the_3-Meter_Backward_Walk_Test_in_Persons_With_Parkinson_Disease