By Scientia Professor Stephen Lord

Book Chapters

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'Medical management of older people at risk of falls', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 240 - 263, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.014

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'Medical risk factors for falls', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 101 - 132, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.007

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'Medications as risk factors for falls', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 133 - 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.008

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'Modifying the environment to prevent falls', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 300 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.016

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'Postural stability and falls', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 26 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.003

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'Prevention of falls in hospitals and residential aged care facilities', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 311 - 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.017

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'Psychological factors and falls', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 90 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.006

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'Research into practice', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 357 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.019

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'Sensory and neuromuscular risk factors for falls', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 70 - 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.005

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'Strategies for prevention', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 173 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.011

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'The relative importance of falls risk factors: an evidence-based summary', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 161 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.010

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB, 2006, 'Ageing and falls', in Understanding and Preventing Falls, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, pp. 89 - 114

, 2005, 'About the Book', in Neurological Disease and Therapy, CRC Press, pp. 409 - 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b14109-23

Menz HB; Lord SR, 2005, 'Optimizing gait in older people with foot and ankle disorders', in Gait Disorders Evaluation and Management, pp. 379 - 398

Lord SR; Menz HB; Sherrington C, 2004, 'Falls in older people', in Guesens P; Sambrook PN; Lindsay R (ed.), Osteoporosis in Clinical Practice: A Practical guide for diagnosis and treatment, Springer-Verlag, London, pp. 93 - 99

Lord SR; St George RJ, 2003, 'Neuropsychological, sensory and motor changes with ageing', in Sachdev P (ed.), The Ageing Brain, Swets & Zeitlinger, Lisse, Netherlands, pp. 63 - 74

Journal articles

van Schooten KS; Ambrens M; Lim ML; Sung R; Callisaya ML; Close JCT; Anstey KJ; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2026, 'Adherence trajectories and predictors of digital balance exercise for fall prevention in community-living older people', Npj Digital Medicine, 9, pp. 667, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41746-026-02746-8

Sharma S; Chaplin C; Hicks C; Treacy D; Farlie MK; Phu S; Smith N; Gibson H; Ho C; Coleman E; Huang T; Canning CG; Allen NE; Close JC; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2026, 'Effects of the ‘ReacStep’ training program on balance recovery and fall risk factors in older people: an assessor-blinded randomised controlled trial', Age and Ageing, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag259

Sharma S; Szabo IZ; Danielsen MB; Andersen S; Nørgaard JE; Lord SR; Okubo Y; Jørgensen MG, 2026, 'Perturbation-Based Balance Training Reduces Falls and Fall Injuries in Older People: Insights on Mechanisms and Training Parameters From a Systematic Review', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106316

Hicks C; Menant J; Allen N; Callisaya ML; Cameron ID; Cameron MH; Canning CG; Close J; Dean CM; Delbaere K; Gunn H; Henderson EJ; Hoang P; Latt MD; Menz HB; Merom D; Sherrington C; Srikanth V; Sturnieks DL; Taylor ME; Tiedemann A; Wettasinghe AH; Lord SR, 2026, 'Predictive accuracy of gait speed for falls: An individual participant data meta-analysis', Ageing Research Reviews, 120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2026.103207

Pieruccini-Faria F; Son S; Delbaere K; van der Velde N; Lord SR; Martin FC; Ryg J; Tan MP; Liu-Ambrose T; Amaris D; Hicks C; Masud T; Montero-Odasso M, 2026, 'Validation of the World Falls Guidelines risk stratification algorithm. A systematic review', Age and Ageing, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afag231

Ouyang H; Tsang CSL; Miller T; Li X; Jiang YYF; Chung RCK; Lord SR; Pang MYC, 2026, 'Test-retest reliability and concurrent validity of gait variability and trunk stability dual task effect in people with chronic stroke', Scientific Reports, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-63365-7

Thng J; Sturnieks DL; Hoang P; Lord SR; Menant JC, 2026, 'Corrigendum to “Understanding adherence and its impact on function in a six-month step exergame intervention for people” [Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, Volume 107, 106948, March 2026] (Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders (2026) 107, (S2211034825006868), (10.1016/j.msard.2025.106948))', Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 111, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2026.107228

He Y; Kim J; Brodie MA; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2026, 'Avoiding trip- and slip-hazards in suburban footpaths by older adults: an immersive virtual reality experiment', Journals of Gerontology Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glag047

Zheng DKY; Sun X; Ma T; Lo ASY; Wu J; Chow J; Chiu TSH; Wang X; Kranz GS; Fu SN; Lord SR; Chan LLY; Wong AYL, 2026, 'Chronic low back pain is associated with remotely collected gait quality and quantity parameters from a wrist-worn accelerometer', Spine Journal, 26, pp. 1083 - 1092, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2026.02.006

Lapanan K; Chaplin C; Lord SR; Menant JC, 2026, 'Effect of Interactive Cognitive-Motor Training on Balance, Mobility, and Cognition in Chronic Stroke Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', American Journal of Physical Medicine Rehabilitation, 105, pp. 495 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000002896

Tajimi T; Chan LLY; Okubo Y; Lord SR, 2026, 'Real-world walking patterns are associated with regional brain atrophy and white matter lesions in middle-aged and older people: a Watch Walk–UK Biobank study', Geroscience, 48, pp. 4247 - 4261, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11357-025-01878-1

Menant JC; Pelicioni PHS; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2026, 'Cortical activity during supported and unsupported choice-stepping reaction time tasks in young and older people: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study', Human Movement Science, 106, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2026.103464

Phu S; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2026, 'The impact of age on muscle and kinematic responses following an unpredictable forward slip while walking', Clinical Biomechanics, 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2026.106779

Thng JWH; Sturnieks DL; Hoang P; Lord SR; Menant JC, 2026, 'Understanding adherence and its impact on function in a six-month step exergame intervention for people with multiple sclerosis', Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders, 107, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2025.106948

Reynolds AC; Thomas E; Melaku YA; Hensen HA; Krishnan AV; Gandevia SC; Lord SR; Eastwood PR; Eckert DJ, 2026, 'A Comparative Study of Polysomnography-Derived Sleep Disturbance in People Living With Multiple Sclerosis Compared to Matched Controls From the General Population', Journal of Sleep Research, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsr.70075

Fernandez N; Wong AYL; Brodie MA; Van Schooten KS; Chan LLY; Lord SR, 2026, 'Are Real-World Mobility Patterns Early Indicators of COPD Onset? Insights from Wrist-Worn Sensors', International Journal of Copd, 21, http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S605234

Pelicioni PHS; Waller S; Chan L; Krishnan AV; Lord SR; Brodie MA, 2026, 'Real-world gait changes preceding Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in a population-scale UK biobank cohort', Journal of Neural Transmission, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00702-026-03256-3

Toapanta Gaibor CL; Bellés Andreu S; Lord SR; Chan LLY, 2026, 'Real-World Walking Patterns From Wrist-Worn Wearables Predict Incident Type 2 Diabetes: A UK Biobank WatchWalk Study', Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/19322968261464535

Liu JQJ; Yeung MK; Chen M; Menant JC; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL; Tam YK; Tang PM; Wong KC; Wong KL; Wong YL; Chan WLS, 2026, 'The choice stepping reaction task: how prefrontal network topology reconfigures in aging and dementia', Geroscience, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11357-026-02534-y

Hirase T; Nishimura A; Kato Y; Ishizaka N; Hasegawa N; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2026, 'Inter-rater reliability of the instrumented lean-and-release (iLEAN) test for manual assessment of reactive balance: a pilot study in simulated older adults', Journal of Physical Therapy Science, 38, pp. 96 - 101, http://dx.doi.org/10.1589/jpts.38.96

Djajadikarta ZJ; Donges SC; Diong J; Hoang PD; Kennedy DS; Menant JC; Lord SR; Taylor JL; Gandevia SC, 2025, 'Proprioception and muscle performance unchanged by in-home step training in multiple sclerosis: secondary outcomes analysis', PEERJ, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.20354

Zheng DKY; Liu JQJ; Chang JR; Ng JCY; Zhou Z; Wu J; Cheung CKC; Huang FF; Pinto SM; Samartzis D; Ferreira ML; Ekanayake K; Lord S; Wang X; Wong AYL, 2025, 'Are changes in pain intensity related to changes in balance control in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Sport and Health Science, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2024.100989

Richardson JK; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Ashton-Miller JA, 2025, 'Clinical estimates of three physiologic capacities explain a majority of unipedal stance time', Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 37, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-025-03164-8

Zheng DKY; Liu JQJ; Chang JR; Ng JCY; Zhou Z; Wu J; Cheung CKC; Huang FF; Pinto SM; Samartzis D; Ferreira ML; Ekanayake K; Lord S; Wang X; Wong AYL, 2025, 'Erratum to “Are changes in pain intensity related to changes in balance control in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis” version of record: 23 January 2025 (Journal of Sport and Health Science (2025) 14, (S2095254624001455), (10.1016/j.jshs.2024.100989))', Journal of Sport and Health Science, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2025.101053

Herrero Pinilla B; Hong S; Brodie MA; Lord SR; Chan LLY, 2025, 'More than step counts: Slow walking speed, limited running, and fewer long walks predict cardiovascular mortality in the Walk Watch UK Biobank study', Journals of Gerontology Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 80, pp. glaf184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glaf184

Oliveira JS; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Camara GC; Colley S; West CA; Haynes A; Gilchrist H; Kwok WS; Pearce LM; Wallbank G; Trent M; Bauman A; Grunseit AC; Anstey KJ; Tiedemann A, 2025, 'The effect of an Iyengar yoga-based exercise programme versus a seated yoga relaxation programme on falls in people aged 60 years and older (SAGE): a pragmatic, two-arm, parallel randomised controlled trial', Lancet Healthy Longevity, 6, pp. 100749, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lanhl.2025.100749

Osuka Y; Chan LLY; Brodie M; Okubo Y; Lord SR, 2025, 'Frailty assessed by a wrist-worn device can predict hospitalisation and mortality in middle-aged and older adults: A UK Biobank study', Age and Ageing, 54, pp. afaf210, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf210

Seppala LJ; Lord SR; Masud T; Montero-Odasso M; Ryg J; Tan MP; Van Der Velde N, 2025, 'The world falls guidelines: How is implementation progressing globally?', Age and Ageing, 54, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf214

He Y; Lee J; Kim J; Brodie MA; Mitri G; van Schooten KS; Lovell NH; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2025, 'Virtual obstacle-avoidance training using daily-life obstacles with physical feedback in older people: A cross-over trial', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 135, pp. 105866, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2025.105866

Hill MW; Kal E; Lord SR; Wright H; Broom D; Ellmers TJ, 2025, 'Self-Perceptions of Aging Predict Recovery After a Fall: Prospective Analysis From the English Longitudinal Study of Aging', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 73, pp. 2097 - 2105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19486

Chan LLY; Espinoza Cerda MT; Brodie MA; Lord SR; Taylor ME, 2025, 'Daily-life walking speed, running duration and bedtime from wrist-worn sensors predict incident dementia: A watch walk – UK biobank study', International Psychogeriatrics, 37, pp. 100031, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100031

Phu S; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2025, 'Impact of age on muscle and kinematic responses to an obstacle trip while walking', Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 82, pp. 102993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2025.102993

Okubo Y; He Y; Brodie MA; Hicks C; van Schooten K; Lovell NH; Anstey KJ; Lord SR; Kim J, 2025, 'Virtual reality obstacle avoidance training can be enhanced by physical feedback via perturbations: A proof-of-concept study', Applied Ergonomics, 125, pp. 104442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104442

Allen NE; Goh L; Canning CG; Sherrington C; Clemson L; Close JCT; Lord SR; Lewis SJG; Edwards S; Harkness S; Savage R; Webster L; Zelma G; Paul SS, 2025, 'Feasibility of a Multidomain Intervention for Safe Mobility in People With Parkinson’s Disease and Recurrent Falls', Journal of Movement Disorders, 18, pp. 149 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.14802/jmd.24237

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