By Dr Yoshiro Okubo

Book Chapters

Menant JC; Okubo Y; Menz HB, 2021, 'Postural Stability and Falls', in Falls in Older People, Cambridge University Press, pp. 23 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108594455.003

Okubo Y; Sturnieks DL, 2021, 'Volitional and Reactive Step Training', in Falls in Older People, Cambridge University Press, pp. 271 - 286, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/9781108594455.018

Sakurai R; Okubo Y, 2020, 'Depression, Fear of Falling, Cognition and Falls', in Falls and Cognition in Older Persons, Springer International Publishing, pp. 49 - 66, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-24233-6_4

Journal articles

Okubo Y; Mohamed Suhaimy MSB; Hoang P; Chaplin C; Hicks C; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2023, 'Training reactive balance using trips and slips in people with multiple sclerosis: A blinded randomised controlled trial', Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 73, pp. 104607 - 104607, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2023.104607

Osuka Y; Okubo Y; Nofuji Y; Maruo K; Fujiwara Y; Oka H; Shinkai S; Lord SR; Sasai H, 2023, 'Occupational Fall Risk Assessment Tool for older workers.', Occup Med (Lond), 73, pp. 161 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqad035

McCrum C; Bhatt TS; Gerards MHG; Karamanidis K; Rogers MW; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2022, 'Perturbation-based balance training: Principles, mechanisms and implementation in clinical practice', Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 4, pp. 1015394, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.1015394

Okubo Y; Duran L; Delbaere K; Sturnieks DL; Richardson JK; Pijnappels M; Lord SR, 2022, 'Rapid Inhibition Accuracy and Leg Strength Are Required for Community-Dwelling Older People to Recover Balance From Induced Trips and Slips: An Experimental Prospective Study', Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 45, pp. 160 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JPT.0000000000000312

Phu S; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL; Okubo Y, 2022, 'Impact of pathological conditions on postural reflex latency and adaptability following unpredictable perturbations: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Gait and Posture, 95, pp. 149 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.04.014

Phu S; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2022, 'Impact of ageing, fall history and exercise on postural reflexes following unpredictable perturbations: A systematic review and meta-analyses', Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 203, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2022.111634

Osuka Y; Okubo Y; Nofuji Y; Sasai H; Seino S; Maruo K; Fujiwara Y; Oka H; Shinkai S; Lord SR; Kim H, 2022, 'Modifiable intrinsic factors related to occupational falls in older workers', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 22, pp. 338 - 343, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14370

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Okubo Y; Menant JC, 2022, 'Cortical activation during gait adaptability in people with Parkinson's disease', Gait and Posture, 91, pp. 247 - 253, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.10.038

Mohamed Suhaimy MSB; Lord SR; Hoang PD; Nieto A; Sturnieks DL; Okubo Y, 2021, 'Reactive balance responses to a trip and slip during gait in people with multiple sclerosis', Clinical Biomechanics, 90, pp. 105511 - 105511, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105511

Song PYH; Sturnieks DL; Davis MK; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2021, 'Perturbation-Based Balance Training Using Repeated Trips on a Walkway vs. Belt Accelerations on a Treadmill: A Cross-Over Randomised Controlled Trial in Community-Dwelling Older Adults', Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.702320

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Delbaere K; Menant JC; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2021, 'Predictors of development and persistence of musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older people: A two-year longitudinal study', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 21, pp. 519 - 524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14172

Okubo Y; Schoene D; Caetano MJ; Pliner EM; Osuka Y; Toson B; Lord SR, 2021, 'Stepping impairment and falls in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis of volitional and reactive step tests', Ageing Research Reviews, 66, pp. 101238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2020.101238

Chan LLY; Okubo Y; Brodie MA; Lord SR, 2020, 'Mobility performance predicts incident depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Experimental Gerontology, 142, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2020.111116

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Okubo Y; Sturnieks DL; Menant JC, 2020, 'People With Parkinson’s Disease Exhibit Reduced Cognitive and Motor Cortical Activity When Undertaking Complex Stepping Tasks Requiring Inhibitory Control', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34, pp. 1088 - 1098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968320969943

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Menant J; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2020, 'Impact of pain on reactive balance and falls in community-dwelling older adults: A prospective cohort study', Age and Ageing, 49, pp. 982 - 988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa070

Mohamed Suhaimy MSB; Okubo Y; Hoang PD; Lord SR, 2020, 'Reactive Balance Adaptability and Retention in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34, pp. 675 - 685, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968320929681

Nakai Y; Takenaka T; Kubozono T; Ohishi M; Okubo Y; Lord SR; Okita M; Hirase T; Makizako H, 2020, 'Falls in community-dwelling older adults with lower back or knee pain are associated with cognitive and emotional factors', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17144960

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2020, 'Pain Is Associated With Poor Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21, pp. 597 - 603.e8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2020.02.011

Sturnieks D; Okubo Y; Brodie M; Lord S, 2019, '159 Reactive Balance Training for Preventing Falls in Older People', Age and Ageing, 48, pp. iv34 - iv39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz164.159

Menant J; Pelicioni P; Okubo Y; Canning C; Sturnieks D; Lord S, 2019, '161 Brain Activation Assessed with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (FNIRS) During Stepping and Gait in Older People and Those with PD', Age and Ageing, 48, pp. iv34 - iv39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz164.161

Hirase T; Makizako H; Okubo Y; Lord SR; Inokuchi S; Okita M, 2019, 'Chronic pain is independently associated with social frailty in community-dwelling older adults', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 19, pp. 1153 - 1156, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13785

Okubo Y; Sturnieks DL; Brodie MA; Duran L; Lord SR; Newman A, 2019, 'Effect of Reactive Balance Training Involving Repeated Slips and Trips on Balance Recovery among Older Adults: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial', Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 74, pp. 1489 - 1496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glz021

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202913

Shigematsu R; Jung S; Okubo Y; Osuka Y; Tanaka K, 2018, 'A mailing program after exercise classes for community-dwelling older adults:', Taiikugaku kenkyu (Japan Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences), 63, pp. 171 - 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.5432/jjpehss.17001

Jung S; Okubo Y; Osuka Y; Seino S; Park J; Nho H; Tanaka K, 2018, 'Older Korean adults have lower physical function despite longer exercise times compared to their Japanese counterparts: A Japan-Korea comparative study', GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL, 18, pp. 576 - 583, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.13218

Valenzuela T; Okubo Y; Woodbury A; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2018, 'Adherence to Technology-Based Exercise Programs in Older Adults: A Systematic Review', Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 41, pp. 49 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JPT.0000000000000095

Okubo Y; Nemoto M; Osuka Y; Jung S; Seino S; Figueroa R; Vinyes-Pares G; Offord EA; Shevlyakova M; Breuille D; Tanaka K, 2018, 'DEVELOPMENT OF THE NUTRITION AND FUNCTIONALITY ASSESSMENT (NFA) AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN JAPAN', JOURNAL OF FRAILTY & AGING, 7, pp. 187 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jfa.2017.38

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1299/jbse.17-00558

Okubo Y; Nemoto M; Osuka Y; Jung S; Seino S; Figueroa R; Vinyes-Pares G; Offord EA; Shevlyakova M; Brueille D; Tanaka K, 2018, 'Development of the Nutrition and Functionality Assessment (NFA) among Older Adults in Japan.', The Journal of frailty & aging, 7, pp. 187 - 192, http://dx.doi.org/10.14283/jfa.2017.38.

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

Osuka Y; Jung S; Kim T; Okubo Y; Kim E; Tanaka K, 2017, 'Does attending an exercise class with a spouse improve long-term exercise adherence among people aged 65 years and older: a 6-month prospective follow-up study', BMC GERIATRICS, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0554-9

Okubo Y; Menant J; Udyavar M; Brodie MA; Barry BK; Lord SR; L. 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

Okubo Y; Schoene D; Lord SR, 2017, 'Step training improves reaction time, gait and balance and reduces falls in older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51, pp. 586 - 593, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2015-095452

Brodie MA; Okubo Y; Annegarn J; Wieching R; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2017, 'Disentangling the health benefits of walking from increased exposure to falls in older people using remote gait monitoring and multi-dimensional analysis', Physiological Measurement, 38, pp. 45 - 62, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/38/1/45

Osuka Y; Jung S; Kim T; Okubo Y; Kim E; Tanaka K, 2017, 'Influence of sharing exercise classes with spouses on marital relationship satisfaction in older adults', Taiikugaku kenkyu (Japan Journal of Physical Education, Health and Sport Sciences), 62, pp. 71 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.5432/jjpehss.16093

Jung S; Yabushita N; Kim M; Seino S; Nemoto M; Osuka Y; Okubo Y; Figueroa R; Tanaka K, 2016, 'Obesity and muscle weakness as risk factors for mobility limitation in community-dwelling older Japanese women: A two-year follow-up investigation', The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 20, pp. 28 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12603-016-0672-7

Jung S; Yabushita N; Kim M; Seino S; Nemoto M; Osuka Y; Okubo Y; Figueroa R; Tanaka K, 2016, 'Obesity and Muscle Weakness as Risk Factors for Mobility Limitation in Community-Dwelling Older Japanese Women: A Two-Year Follow-Up Investigation.', J Nutr Health Aging, 20, pp. 28 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12603-016-0672-7

Okubo Y; Osuka Y; Jung S; Rafael F; Tsujimoto T; Aiba T; Kim T; Tanaka K, 2016, 'Walking can be more effective than balance training in fall prevention among community-dwelling older adults.', Geriatr Gerontol Int, 16, pp. 118 - 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12444

Figueroa R; Seino S; Yabushita N; Okubo Y; Nemoto M; Jung S; Tanaka K, 2015, 'Cross-Validity and Reliability of the Age Scale for Assessing Activities of Daily Living among Japanese Community-Dwelling Adults Aged 75 Years or Older', Journal of Aging and Gerontology, 3, pp. 17 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.12974/2309-6128.2015.03.01.3

Tanaka K; Figueroa R; Seino S; Yabushita N; Okubo Y; Osuka Y; Nemoto M; Jung S, 2015, 'Age Scale for Assessing Activities of Daily Living', International Journal of Statistics in Medical Research, 4, pp. 48 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/1929-6029.2015.04.01.5

Okubo Y; Seino S; Yabushita N; Osuka Y; Jung S; Nemoto M; Figueroa R; Tanaka K, 2015, 'Longitudinal association between habitual walking and fall occurrences among community-dwelling older adults: Analyzing the different risks of falling', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 60, pp. 45 - 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2014.10.008

Osuka Y; Yabushita N; Kim M; Seino S; Nemoto M; Jung S; Okubo Y; Figueroa R; Tanaka K, 2015, 'Association between habitual light-intensity physical activity and lower-extremity performance: a cross-sectional study of community-dwelling older Japanese adults.', Geriatr Gerontol Int, 15, pp. 268 - 275, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12268

Osuka Y; Jung S; Kim T; Okubo Y; Kim E; Tanaka K, 2015, 'Effects of exercise for older married couples on exercise adherence and physical fitness', Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 64, pp. 407 - 418, http://dx.doi.org/10.7600/jspfsm.64.407

Osuka Y; Yabushita N; Seino S; Okubo Y; Jung S; Nemoto M; Figueroa R; Tanaka K, 2015, 'Translating physical activity reference value for older adults to the number of steps per day', Japanese Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 64, pp. 243 - 250, http://dx.doi.org/10.7600/jspfsm.64.243

Osuka Y; Yabushita N; Kim M; Seino S; Nemoto M; Jung S; Okubo Y; Figueroa R; Tanaka K, 2014, 'Association between objectively measured habitual physical activity levels and mobility limitation: A cross-sectional study of community-dwelling older Japanese women', The Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 3, pp. 131 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.7600/jpfsm.3.131

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