By Scientia Professor Stephen Lord

Journal articles

Latt M; Menz HB; Fung VS; Lord SR, 2009, 'Acceleration patterns of the head and pelvis during gait in older people with Parkinson's disease: A comparison of fallers and nonfallers', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 64, pp. 700 - 706

Butler AA; Menant JC; Tiedemann A; Lord SR, 2009, 'Age and gender differences in seven tests of functional mobility', Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 6, pp. 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-0003-6-31

Miller M; Thomas J; Cameron ID; Chen JS; Sambrook PN; March LM; Cumming RG; Lord SR, 2009, 'BMI: A simple, rapid and clinically meaningful index of under-nutrition in the oldest old?', British Journal of Nutrition, 101, pp. 1300 - 1305

Latt M; Lord SR; Morris JC; Fung VS, 2009, 'Clinical and physiological assessments for elucidating falls risk in Parkinson's disease', Movement Disorders, 24, pp. 1280 - 1289

Shimada H; Kimura Y; Lord SR; Oda K; Ishii K; Suzuki T; Ishiwata K, 2009, 'Comparison of regional lower limb glucose metabolism in older adults during walking', Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, 19, pp. 389 - 397

Delbaere K; Sturnieks DL; Crombez G; Lord SR, 2009, 'Concern about falls elicits changes in gait parameters in conditions of postural threat in older people', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 64, pp. 237 - 242

Anstey KJ; Wood J; Kerr G; Caldwell H; Lord SR, 2009, 'Different cognitive profiles for single compared with recurrent fallers without dementia', Neuropsychology, 23, pp. 500 - 508

Menant JC; Steele JR; Menz HB; Munro B; Lord SR, 2009, 'Effects of walking surfaces and footwear on temporo-spatial gait parameters in young and older people', Gait and Posture, 29, pp. 392 - 397, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2008.10.057

Dean CM; Rissel C; Sharkey M; Sherrington C; Cumming RG; Barker R; Lord SR; O Rourke S; Kirkham C, 2009, 'Exercise intervention to prevent falls and enhance mobility in community dwellers after stroke: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BMC NEUROLOGY, 9, pp. 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-9-38

Canning C; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Fung VS; Close J; Latt M; Howard K; Allen N; O Rourke S; Murray S, 2009, 'Exercise therapy for prevention of falls in people with Parkinson's disease: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation', BMC NEUROLOGY, 9, pp. 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2377-9-4

Sherrington C; Lord SR; Vogler CM; Close J; Howard K; Dean C; Clemson L; Barraclough E; Ramsay E; O Rourke S; Cumming RG, 2009, 'Minimising disability and falls in older people through a post-hospital exercise program: A protocol for a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation', BMC Geriatrics, 9, pp. 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-9-8

Moseley AM; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Barraclough E; St George RJ; Cameron ID, 2009, 'Mobility training after hip fracture: A randomised controlled trial', Age and Ageing, 38, pp. 74 - 80

Menant JC; St George RJ; Sandery B; Fitzpatrick RC; Lord SR, 2009, 'Older People Contact More Obstacles When Wearing Multifocal Glasses and Performing a Secondary Visual Task', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 57, pp. 1833 - 1838, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02436.x

Haran M; Lord SR; Cameron ID; Ivers R; Simpson JM; Lee BS; Porwal M; Kwan M; Severino C; Ivers R, 2009, 'Preventing falls in older multifocal glasses wearers by providing single-lens distance glasses: The protocol for the VISIBLE randomised controlled trial', BMC Geriatrics, 9, pp. 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-9-10

Menant JC; Steele JR; Menz HB; Munro B; Lord SR, 2009, 'Rapid gait termination: Effects of age, walking surfaces and footwear characteristics', Gait and Posture, 30, pp. 65 - 70, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.03.003

Vogler CM; Sherrington C; Ogle S; Lord SR, 2009, 'Reducing Risk of Falling in Older People Discharged From Hospital: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Seated Exercises, Weight-Bearing Exercises, and Social Visits', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90, pp. 1317 - 1324

Chen J; Sambrook PN; Simpson JM; Cameron ID; Cumming RG; Seibel MJ; Lord SR; March LM, 2009, 'Risk factors for hip fracture among institutionalised older people', Age and Ageing, 38, pp. 429 - 434

Chen J; March LM; Cumming RG; Cameron ID; Simpson JM; Lord SR; Sambrook PN, 2009, 'Role of quantitative ultrasound to predict fracture among institutionalised older people with a history of fracture', Osteoporosis International, 20, pp. 105 - 112

St George RJ; Delbaere K; Williams P; Lord SR, 2009, 'Sleep quality and falls in older people living in self- and assisted-care villages', Gerontology, 55, pp. 162 - 168

Shimada H; Tiedemann A; Lord SR; Suzuki T, 2009, 'The effect of enhanced supervision on fall rates in residential aged care', American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 88, pp. 823 - 828

Brown AK; Liu-Ambrose T; Tate RL; Lord SR, 2009, 'The effect of group-based exercise on cognitive performance and mood in seniors residing in intermediate care and self-care retirement facilities: A randomised controlled trial', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 43, pp. 608 - 614

Boswell-Ruys CL; Sturnieks DL; Harvey LA; Sherrington C; Middleton JW; Lord SR, 2009, 'Validity and Reliability of Assessment Tools for Measuring Unsupported Sitting in People With a Spinal Cord Injury', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 90, pp. 1571 - 1577, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2009.02.016

Menant JC; Smith S; Lord SR, 2008, 'Visual determinants of instability and falls in older people', Aging Health, 4, pp. 643 - 650, http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/1745509X.4.6.643

Fairhall N; Aggar C; Kurrle SE; Sherrington C; Lord S; Lockwood K; Monaghan N; Cameron ID, 2008, 'Frailty intervention trial (FIT)', BMC Geriatrics, 8, pp. 27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-8-27

Wood J; Anstey K; Kerr GD; Lacherez P; Lord SR, 2008, 'A multidomain approach for predicting older driver safety under in-traffic road conditions', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 986 - 993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01709.x

Sturnieks DL; St George RJ; Lord SR, 2008, 'Balance disorders in the elderly', Neurophysiologie Clinique - Clinical Neurophysiology, 38, pp. 467 - 478

Cumming RG; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Simpson JM; Vogler CM; Cameron ID; Naganathan V, 2008, 'Cluster randomised trial of a targeted multifactorial intervention to prevent falls among older people in hospital', British Medical Journal: International, 336, pp. 758 - 760, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.39499.546030.BE

Lee M; Kilbreath SL; Singh M; Zeman B; Lord SR; Raymond J; Davis GM, 2008, 'Comparison of effect of aerobic cycle training and progressive resistance training on walking ability after stroke: A randomized sham exercise-controlled study', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 976 - 985, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01707.x

Delbaere K; Close J; Menz HB; Cumming RG; Cameron ID; Sambrook PN; March LM; Lord SR, 2008, 'Development and validation of fall risk screening tools for use in residential aged care facilities', Medical Journal of Australia, 189, pp. 193 - 196

Sherrington C; Whitney J; Lord SR; Herbert RD; Cumming RG; Close J, 2008, 'Effective exercise for the prevention of falls: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 2234 - 2243

Menant JC; Steele JR; Menz HB; Munro B; Lord SR, 2008, 'Effects of footwear features on balance and stepping in older people', Gerontology, 54, pp. 18 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000115850

Menant JC; Perry S; Steele JR; Menz HB; Munro B; Lord SR, 2008, 'Effects of shoe characteristics on dynamic stability when walking on even and uneven surfaces in young and older people', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 89, pp. 1970 - 1976

Sturnieks DL; St George RJ; Fitzpatrick RC; Lord SR, 2008, 'Effects of spatial and nonspatial memory tasks on choice stepping reaction time in older people', Journals of Gerontology, Series A : Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 63A, pp. 1063 - 1068, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/63.10.1063

Spink MJ; Menz HB; Lord SR, 2008, 'Efficacy of a multifaceted podiatry intervention to improve balance and prevent falls in oldr people: study protocol for a randomised trial', BMC Geriatrics, 8, pp. 30, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-8-30

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB, 2008, 'Falls in Older People at Home: Risk Factors and Intervention Strategies', Journal of the Human-Environment System, 11, pp. 37 - 42, http://dx.doi.org/10.1618/jhes.11.37

Chen JS; Simpson JM; March LM; Cameron ID; Cumming RG; Lord SR; Seibel MJ; Sambrook PN, 2008, 'Fracture risk assessment in frail older people using clinical risk factors', Age and Ageing, 37, pp. 536 - 541

Sherrington C; Pamphlett P; Jacka J; Olivetti L; Nugent J; Hall J; Dorsch S; Kwan M; Lord SR, 2008, 'Group exercise can improve participants` mobility in an outpatient rehabilitation setting: a randomized controlled trial', Clinical Rehabilitation, 22, pp. 493 - 502

Tiedemann A; Murray S; Munro B; Lord SR, 2008, 'Hospital and non-hospital costs for fall-related injury in community-dwelling older people', NSW Public Health Bulletin, 19, pp. 161 - 165

Day L; Lord SR, 2008, 'Individual and community fall prevention strategies', Age and Ageing, 37, pp. 352 - 353, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afn058

Butler AA; Lord SR; Rogers M; Fitzpatrick RC, 2008, 'Muscle weakness impairs the proprioceptive control of human standing', Brain Research, 1242, pp. 244 - 251

Szabo S; Janssen PA; Khan KM; Potter M; Lord SR, 2008, 'Older women with age-related macular degeneration have a greater risk of falls: A Physiological Profile Assessment study', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 800 - 807, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01666.x

Menant JC; Steele JR; Menz HB; Munro B; Lord SR, 2008, 'Optimizing footwear for older people at risk of falls', Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 45, pp. 1167 - 1181

Liu-Ambrose T; Donaldson MG; Ahamed Y; Graf P; Cook W; Close J; Lord SR; Khan KM, 2008, 'Otago home-based strength and balance retraining improves executive functioning in older fallers: A randomized controlled trial', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 1821 - 1830

Lord SR; Delbaere K; Sturnieks DL; Crombez G, 2008, 'P2.025 Perceived falls risk elicits changes in gait parameters in conditions of postural threat in older people', Parkinsonism & Related Disorders, 14, pp. s50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1353-8020(08)70254-2

Cumming RG; Voukelatos A; Lord SR; Rissel C, 2008, 'Response letter to Dr. Katz', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 777 - 777

Chen JS; Simpson JM; March LM; Cameron ID; Cumming RG; Lord SR; Seibel MJ; Sambrook PN, 2008, 'Risk factors for fracture following a fall among older people in residential care facilities in Australia', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56, pp. 2020 - 2026

Tiedemann A; Shimada H; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Murray S, 2008, 'The comparative ability of eight functional mobility tests for predicting falls in community-dwelling older people', Age and Ageing, 37, pp. 430 - 435

Latt M; Menz HB; Fung VS; Lord SR, 2008, 'Walking speed, cadence and step length are selected to optimize the stability of head and pelvis accelerations', Experimental Brain Research, 184, pp. 201 - 209, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-007-1094-x

Poulos RG; Lord SR; Zwi AB, 2007, 'Towards enhancing national capacity for evidence informed policy and practice in falls management: a role for a "Translation Task Group"?', Australian Health Review, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hp070406

Menz HB; Tiedemann A; Kwan MMS; Plumb K; Lord SR, 2007, 'Foot pain in community dwelling older people: an evaluation of the Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index. (vol 45, pg 863, 2006)', RHEUMATOLOGY, 46, pp. 375 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kel386

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