A collaborative team of researchers and students have studied the impact of a backward walking program on individuals with multiple sclerosis. The team led by Dr. Nora Fritz, conducted the study to determine whether backward walking training could improve mobility, balance and brain structure, and reduce the risk of falling. Participants were involved in eight weeks of treadmill and overground backward walking therapies. "The results of this pilot trial indicated that backward walking training led to measurable improvements in postural stability and gait speed in a majority of those participating in the study," said Fritz. "This suggests that backward walking...