By Dr Daina Louise Sturnieks

Journal articles

Hicks CJ; Levinger P; Menant JC; Lord SR; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Sturnieks DL, 2019, 'Reduced strength, poor balance and concern about falls mediate the relationship between knee pain and fall risk in older people', , http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.2.12970/v1

Sturnieks DL; Menant J; Valenzuela M; Delbaere K; Sherrington C; Herbert RD; Lampit A; Broadhouse K; Turner J; Schoene D; Lord SR; Close J, 2019, 'Effect of cognitive-only and cognitive-motor training on preventing falls in community-dwelling older people: Protocol for the smart±step randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 9, pp. e029409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029409

Okubo Y; Brodie MA; Sturnieks DL; Hicks C; Lord SR, 2019, 'A pilot study of reactive balance training using trips and slips with increasing unpredictability in young and older adults: Biomechanical mechanisms, falls and clinical feasibility', Clinical Biomechanics, 67, pp. 171 - 179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2019.05.016

Pang I; Okubo Y; Sturnieks D; Lord SR; Brodie MA, 2019, 'Detection of Near Falls Using Wearable Devices: A Systematic Review', Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 42, pp. 48 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JPT.0000000000000181

Okubo Y; Brodie MA; Sturnieks DL; Hicks C; Carter H; Toson B; Lord SR, 2018, 'Exposure to trips and slips with increasing unpredictability while walking can improve balance recovery responses with minimum predictive gait alterations', PLoS ONE, 13, pp. e0202913, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202913

Vance E; Farlie MK; Kool B; Tiedemann A; Hatton AL; Sherrington C; Sturnieks DL, 2018, 'Health professional student education related to the prevention of falls in older people: A survey of universities in Australia and New Zealand', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 37, pp. E116 - E119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12543

Menant JC; Migliaccio AA; Sturnieks DL; Hicks C; Lo J; Ratanapongleka M; Turner J; Delbaere K; Titov N; Meinrath D; McVeigh C; Close JCT; Lord SR, 2018, 'Reducing the burden of dizziness in middle-aged and older people: A multifactorial, tailored, single-blind randomized controlled trial', PLoS Medicine, 15, pp. e1002620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002620

Sturnieks DL; Yak SL; Ratanapongleka M; Lord SR; Menant JC, 2018, 'A busy day has minimal effect on factors associated with falls in older people: An ecological randomised crossover trial', Experimental Gerontology, 106, pp. 192 - 197, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2018.03.009

Lord SR; Delbaere K; Sturnieks DL, 2018, 'Aging', Handbook of Clinical Neurology, 159, pp. 157 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63916-5.00010-0

Caetano MJD; Lord SR; Brodie MA; Schoene D; Pelicioni PHS; Sturnieks DL; Menant JC; Silva Pelicioni P, 2018, 'Executive functioning, concern about falling and quadriceps strength mediate the relationship between impaired gait adaptability and fall risk in older people', Gait and Posture, 59, pp. 188 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.10.017

Brodie MA; Okubo Y; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2018, 'Optimizing successful balance recovery from unexpected trips and slips', Journal of Biomechanical Science and Engineering, 13, pp. 17 - 00558, http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jbse.17-00558

Okubo Y; Brodie M; Sturnieks D; Hicks C; Carter H; Toson B; Lord S, 2018, 'Exposure to unpredictable trips and slips while walking can improve balance recovery responses with minimum predictive gait alterations', , http://dx.doi.org/10.1101/333989

Caetano MJD; Menant JC; Schoene D; Pelicioni PHS; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2017, 'Sensorimotor and Cognitive Predictors of Impaired Gait Adaptability in Older People', The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 72, pp. 1257 - 1263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glw171

Menant JC; Weber F; Lo J; Sturnieks DL; Close JC; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Lord SR, 2017, 'Strength measures are better than muscle mass measures in predicting health-related outcomes in older people: time to abandon the term sarcopenia?', Osteoporosis International, 28, pp. 59 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-016-3691-7

Okubo Y; Menant J; Udyavar M; Brodie MA; Barry BK; Lord SR; L Sturnieks D; Sturnieks D, 2017, 'Transfer effects of step training on stepping performance in untrained directions in older adults: A randomized controlled trial', Gait and Posture, 54, pp. 50 - 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2017.02.014

Menant JC; Migliaccio AA; Hicks C; Lo J; Meinrath D; Ratanapongleka M; Turner J; Sturnieks DL; Delbaere K; Titov N; McVeigh C; Close JCT; Lord SR, 2017, 'Tailored multifactorial intervention to improve dizziness symptoms and quality of life, balance and gait in dizziness sufferers aged over 50 years: protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BMC Geriatrics, 17, pp. 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0450-3

Sturnieks DL; Delbaere K; Brodie MA; Lord SR, 2016, 'The influence of age, anxiety and concern about falling on postural sway when standing at an elevated level', Human Movement Science, 49, pp. 206 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2016.06.014

Barr C; McLoughlin JV; van den Berg MEL; Sturnieks DL; Crotty M; Lord SR, 2016, 'Visual field dependence is associated with reduced postural sway, dizziness and falls in older people attending a falls clinic', Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 20, pp. 671 - 675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12603-015-0681-y

Caetano MJD; Lord SR; Schoene D; Pelicioni PHS; Sturnieks DL; Menant JC, 2016, 'Age-related changes in gait adaptability in response to unpredictable obstacles and stepping targets', Gait and Posture, 46, pp. 35 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.02.003

Brodie MAD; Coppens MJM; Lord SR; Lovell NH; Gschwind YJ; Redmond SJ; Del Rosario MB; Wang K; Sturnieks DL; Persiani M; Delbaere K, 2016, 'Wearable pendant device monitoring using new wavelet-based methods shows daily life and laboratory gaits are different', Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 54, pp. 663 - 674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11517-015-1357-9

McLoughlin JV; Barr CJ; Patritti B; Crotty M; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2016, 'Fatigue induced changes to kinematic and kinetic gait parameters following six minutes of walking in people with multiple sclerosis', Disability and Rehabilitation, 38, pp. 535 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1047969

McLoughlin JV; Lord SR; Barr CJ; Crotty M; Sturnieks DL, 2015, 'Dorsiflexion assist orthosis reduces the physiological cost and mitigates deterioration in strength and balance associated with walking in people with multiple sclerosis', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 96, pp. 226 - 232.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2014.09.005

McLoughlin J; Barr C; Crotty M; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2015, 'Association of postural sway with disability status and cerebellar dysfunction in people with multiple sclerosis: A preliminary study', International Journal of MS Care, 17, pp. 146 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2014-003

Brosseau L; Wells G; Brooks-Lineker S; Bennell K; Sherrington C; Briggs A; Sturnieks D; King J; Thomas R; Egan M; Loew L; De Angelis G; Casimiro L; April KT; Cavallo S; Bell M; Ahmed R; Coyle D; Poitras S; Smith C; Pugh A; Rahman P, 2015, 'Internet-based implementation of non-pharmacological interventions of the "people getting a grip on arthritis" educational program: An international online knowledge translation randomized controlled trial design protocol', JMIR Research Protocols, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/resprot.3572

Suttle CM; Asper LJ; Sturnieks D; Menant J, 2015, 'Negligible impact on posture from 5-Diopter vertical yoked prisms', Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 56, pp. 2980 - 2984, http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.14-15866

Burrows N; Sturnieks D; Booth J; Barry B, 2015, 'The Relationship Between Daily Physical Activity And Pain In Individuals With Knee Osteoarthritis', Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, 47, pp. 363 - 363, http://dx.doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000477413.49610.b0

Smith E; Bailey PE; Crawford J; Samaras K; Baune BT; Campbell L; Kochan N; Menant J; Sturnieks DL; Brodaty H; Sachdev P; Trollor JN, 2014, 'Adiposity estimated using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and body mass index and its association with cognition in elderly adults', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62, pp. 2311 - 2318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.13157

Menant JC; Sturnieks DL; Brodie MAD; Smith ST; Lord SR, 2014, 'Visuospatial tasks affect locomotor control more than nonspatial tasks in older people', PLoS ONE, 9, pp. e109802, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109802

Burrows NJ; Booth J; Sturnieks DL; Barry BK, 2014, 'Acute resistance exercise and pressure pain sensitivity in knee osteoarthritis: a randomised crossover trial', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2013.12.023

Tiedemann A; Sturnieks DL; Hill AM; Lovitt L; Clemson L; Lord SR; Harvey L; Sherrington C, 2014, 'Does a fall prevention educational programme improve knowledge and change exercise prescribing behaviour in health and exercise professionals? A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 4, pp. e007032, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007032

Wong AKW; Lord SR; Trollor JN; Sturnieks DL; Delbaere K; Menant J; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Close JCT, 2014, 'High arterial pulse wave velocity is a risk factor for falls in community-dwelling older people', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 62, pp. 1534 - 1539, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12931

Barry BK; Sturnieks DL, 2014, 'How important are perturbation responses and joint proprioception to knee osteoarthritis?', Journal of Applied Physiology, 116, pp. 1 - 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.01207.2013

McLoughlin JV; Barr CJ; Crotty M; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2014, 'Six minutes of walking leads to reduced lower limb strength and increased postural sway in people with Multiple Sclerosis', NeuroRehabilitation, 35, pp. 503 - 508, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-141143

Barr C; McLoughlin J; Lord SR; Crotty M; Sturnieks DL, 2014, 'Walking for six minutes increases both simple reaction time and stepping reaction time in moderately disabled people with Multiple Sclerosis', Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 3, pp. 457 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2014.01.002

Sturnieks DL; Menant J; Delbaere K; Vanrenterghem J; Rogers MW; Fitzpatrick RC; Lord SR, 2013, 'Force-Controlled Balance Perturbations Associated with Falls in Older People: A Prospective Cohort Study', PLoS ONE, 8, pp. e70981, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0070981

Hatton AL; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Lo JCM; Menz HB; Menant JC, 2013, 'Effects of nonslip socks on the gait patterns of older people when walking on a slippery surface', Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association, 103, pp. 471 - 479, http://dx.doi.org/10.7547/1030471

Wong K; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL; Delbaere K; Trollor JN; Close J, 2013, 'Angiotensin System-Blocking Medications Are Associated with Fewer Falls over 12 Months in Community-Dwelling Older People', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61, pp. 776 - 781, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12205

Pascoe DA; Sturnieks DL; Close JCT; Tiedemann A; Lord SR; Twomey D; Finch CF, 2013, 'Knowledge outcomes and retention of a university-based falls prevention education program', FOCUS ON HEALTH PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 15, pp. 55 - 66

McLoughlin JV; Barr C; Sturnieks DL; Lord S; Crotty M, 2013, 'Older fallers with self-reported dizziness have high levels of anxiety and depression and adopt a stiffening strategy when exposed to optokinetic stimuli', Journal of Aging Research & Clinical Practice, 2, pp. 148 - 151, http://www.jarcp.com/all-issues.html?article=122

McLoughlin J; Barr C; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Crotty M, 2013, 'Older fallers with self-reported dizziness have high levels of anxiety and depression and adopt a stiffening stratgy when exposed to optokinetic stimuli', Journal of Aging Research & Clinical Practice, 2, pp. 148 - 151, http://www.jarcp.com/all-issues.html?article=122

Menant J; Wong K; Sturnieks D; Close J; Delbaere K; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Lord SR, 2013, 'Pain and anxiety mediate the relationship between dizziness and falls in older people', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 61, pp. 423 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.12131

Ilich SS; Dempsey AR; Mills PM; Sturnieks DL; Stachowiak GW; Maguire KF; Kuster MS; Lloyd DG, 2013, 'Physical activity patterns and function 3 months after arthroscopic partial menisectomy', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 16, pp. 195 - 199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2012.08.007

Hatton AL; Menant JC; Lord SR; Lo JCM; Sturnieks DL, 2013, 'The effect of lower limb muscle fatigue on obstacle negotiation during walking in older adults', Gait and Posture, 37, pp. 506 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.09.004

McLoughlin J; Barr C; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Crotty M, 2012, 'Effect of wearing a dorsiflexion assist orthosis on mobility, perceived fatigue and exertion during the six-minute walk test in people with multiple sclerosis: a randomised cross-over protocol', BMC NEUROLOGY, 12, pp. Article number 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-12-27

Menant J; Sturnieks D; Fitzpatrick R; Lord S, 2012, 'La réponse à des perturbations d’équilibres soudaines est un prédicteur de chutes chez les personnes âgées', Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical Neurophysiology, 42, pp. 404 - 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.neucli.2012.09.058

Delbaere K; Kochan NA; Close J; Menant J; Sturnieks DL; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Lord SR, 2012, 'Mild Cognitive impairment as a predictor of falls in community-dwelling older people', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 20, pp. 845 - 853, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JGP.0b013e31824afbc4

Sturnieks DL; Menant J; Vanrenterghem J; Delbaere K; Fitzpatrick RC; Lord S, 2012, 'Sensorimotor and neuropsychological correlates of force perturbations that induce stepping in older adults', Gait and Posture, 36, pp. 356 - 360, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.03.007

Lord SR; Delbaere K; Tiedemann A; Smith ST; Sturnieks DL, 2011, 'Implementing falls prevention research into policy and practice: an overview of a new National Health and Medical Research Council Partnership Grant', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 22, pp. 84 - 87, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/NB10058

Sturnieks DL; Besier T; Lloyd DG, 2011, 'Muscle activations to stabilize the knee following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy', Clinical Biomechanics, 26, pp. 292 - 297, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2010.11.003

Helbostad J; Sturnieks DL; Menant JC; Delbaere K; Lord SR; Pijnappels M, 2010, 'Consequences of lower extremity and trunk muscle fatigue on balance and functional tasks in older people', BMC Geriatrics, 10, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-56

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