pushing backwards
1. An involuntary backward walking or running, occurring in patients with the parkinsonian syndrome. ... 2. A pushing back of any part. ... Origin: retro-+ L. Pulsio, a pushing, fr. Pello, pp. Pulsus, beat, drive ... (05 Mar 2000) ... 
(ret″ro-pul´shәn) a driving back, as of the fetal head in labor. tendency to walk backward, as in some cases of tabes dorsalis. an abnormal gait in which the body is bent backward.
the tendency to fall backwards.
Type: Term Pronunciation: ret′rō-pŭl′shŭn Definitions: 1. An involuntary backward walking or running, occurring in patients with the parkinsonian syndrome. 2. A pushing back of any part.
Retropulsion is an abnormal tendency to walk backwards. It is a symptom of Parkinson's disease.
Pushing on the orbit to evaluate the ability to compress the soft tissue structures behind the orbit.