Elderly people walking backward consider poor posture, cerebrovascular disease, cervical spine disease and other pathologies. 1. Poor posture: caused by incorrect sleeping position or cold neck, which can be relieved after removing the factors. 2. Cerebrovascular diseases: such as lacunar cerebral infarction, cerebellar atrophy and other cerebrovascular diseases, it is recommended to do cranial CT and MRI. 3. Cervical spine lesions: changes in the curvature of the cervical vertebrae, ligament and muscle injuries in the neck, habitual tilting of the head, accompanied by stiffness and pain in the neck, which can be clarified by CT examination of the neck. Elderly people walking backward may also have other reasons, such as long-term can not be relieved, it is recommended to go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, give targeted treatment or treatment.