By Scientia Professor Stephen Lord

Journal articles

Tiedemann A; Sturnieks DL; Burton E; Thom JM; Lord SR; Scott S; Sherrington C, 2025, 'Exercise and Sports Science Australia updated position statement on exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community', Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 28, pp. 87 - 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2024.09.003

Lord SR; Ivers R; Cameron ID; Lee BB; Haran M, 2025, 'Fall rates in bifocal, trifocal, and progressive addition lens glasses wearers', Optometry and Vision Science, 102, pp. 106 - 109, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OPX.0000000000002218

STURNIEKS DL; CHAN LL; CERDA MTE; ARBONA CH; PINILLA BH; MARTINEZ PS; SENG NW; SMITH N; MENANT JC; LORD SR, 2025, 'Cognitive functioning and falls in older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 128, pp. 105638, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2024.105638

Jung DC; Sturnieks DL; McDonald KA; Song PYH; Davis MK; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2025, 'Treadmill belt accelerations may not accurately replicate kinematic responses to tripping on an obstacle in older people', Plos One, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0312261

Sansom K; Khanal R; van Schooten KS; Piovezan RD; Stevens D; Toson B; Bassett K; Priest L; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL; Barr C; Eckert DJ; Adams R; Mukherjee S; Vakulin A, 2024, 'Efficacy of obstructive sleep apnea treatment in reducing fall risk in older adults: Study protocol for a clinical trial', Sleep Medicine, 124, pp. 695 - 702, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2024.11.003

Osuka Y; Chan LLY; Brodie MA; Okubo Y; Lord SR, 2024, 'A Wrist-Worn Wearable Device Can Identify Frailty in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The UK Biobank Study', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 25, pp. 105196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105196

Ho C; Sharma S; Huang T; Cheung D; Hicks C; Treacy D; Farlie MK; Lam FMH; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2024, 'Clinician acceptability of the ReacStep reactive balance training program for fall prevention', Physiotherapy Research International, 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pri.2133

Phu S; Sturnieks DL; Song PYH; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2024, 'Neuromuscular adaptations to perturbation-based balance training using treadmill belt accelerations do not transfer to an obstacle trip in older people: A cross-over randomised controlled trial', Human Movement Science, 97, pp. 103273, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2024.103273

Hicks C; Menant J; Delbaere K; Sturnieks DL; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Lord SR, 2024, 'Two simple modifications to the World Falls Guidelines algorithm improves its ability to stratify older people into low, intermediate and high fall risk groups', Age and Ageing, 53, pp. afae192 - afae192, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae192

Sossai MI; Pantoni CBF; Gramani-Say K; de Melo ML; Maciel LT; Lord SR; Ansai JH, 2024, 'A case management strategy to reduce falls in older people with a history of falls: A randomized controlled trial', Geriatric Nursing, 59, pp. 301 - 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2024.07.007

Chantanachai T; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Close JCT; Kurrle SE; Delbaere K; Payne N; Savage R; Taylor ME, 2024, 'Effect of cognitive training on cognitive function in community-dwelling older people with mild-to-moderate dementia: A single-blind randomised controlled trial', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 43, pp. 491 - 502, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13283

Wabe N; Meulenbroeks I; Firempong DC; Raban MZ; Nguyen AD; Close JT; Lord SR; Westbrook JI, 2024, 'Vitamin D supplementation and falls in residential aged care: A longitudinal multisite cohort study', Bone Reports, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bonr.2024.101791

Wabe N; Huang G; Silva SM; Nguyen AD; Seaman K; Raban MZ; Gates P; Day R; Close JCT; Lord SR; Westbrook JI, 2024, 'A Longitudinal Study of the Use and Effects of Fall-Risk-Increasing Drugs in Residential Aged Care', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 25, pp. 105074, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2024.105074

Chan LLY; Lord SR; Brodie MA, 2024, 'Daily-Life Walking Speed, Quality and Quantity Derived from a Wrist Motion Sensor: Large-Scale Normative Data for Middle-Aged and Older Adults', Sensors, 24, pp. 5159, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/s24165159

Taylor ME; Ambrens M; Hawley-Hague H; Todd C; Close JCT; Lord SR; Clemson L; Lung T; Berlowitz D; Blennerhassett J; Dayhew J; Gluchowski A; Hodge W; Johnson P; Lasrado R; Merlene M; Miles L; O’Rourke S; Said CM; White L; Wilson N; Zask A; Delbaere K, 2024, 'Implementation of a digital exercise programme in health services to prevent falls in older people', Age and Ageing, 53, pp. afae173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae173

Taylor ME; Kerckhaert L; Close JCT; Van Schooten KS; Lord SR, 2024, 'The Impact of Misaligned Perceived and Objective Fall Risk in Cognitively Impaired Older People', Journal of Alzheimer S Disease, 100, pp. 1389 - 1398, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-240489

van Schooten KS; Sturnieks DL; Menant J; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2024, 'Brain and brawn in balance: Central processing speed and muscle torque development speed are independently associated with the ability to recover balance with feet-in-place', Gait and Posture, 111, pp. 132 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.04.010

Pliner EM; Sturnieks DL; Beschorner KE; Redfern MS; Lord SR, 2024, 'Ladder Use Ability, Behavior and Exposure by Age and Gender', Geriatrics Switzerland, 9, pp. 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics9030061

Wabe N; Meulenbroeks I; Huang G; Silva SM; Gray LC; Close JCT; Lord S; Westbrook JI, 2024, 'Development and internal validation of a dynamic fall risk prediction and monitoring tool in aged care using routinely collected electronic health data: a landmarking approach', Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 31, pp. 1113 - 1125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocae058

Lee J; Phu S; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2024, 'Effects of immersive virtual reality training on balance, gait and mobility in older adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Gait and Posture, 110, pp. 129 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.03.009

Chantanachai T; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Menant J; Delbaere K; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Humburg P; Taylor ME, 2024, 'Cognitive and physical declines and falls in older people with and without mild cognitive impairment: a 7-year longitudinal study', International Psychogeriatrics, 36, pp. 306 - 316, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610223000315

Hoang P; Sturnieks DL; Butler A; Chaplin C; Hicks C; Lo J; Ratanapongleka M; Robinson S; Smith N; Turner J; Krishnan AV; Barnett M; Gandevia S; Lord SR; Menant JC, 2024, 'A custom-built step exergame training programme to prevent falls in people with multiple sclerosis: A multicentre randomised controlled trial', Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 30, pp. 571 - 584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13524585241229360

Phu S; Sturnieks DL; Song PYH; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2024, 'Treadmill induced belt-accelerations may not accurately evoke the muscle responses to obstacle trips in older people', Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 75, pp. 102857, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102857

Hill M; Brayne L; Hosseini E; Duncan M; Muehlbauer T; Lord SR; Ellmers TJ, 2024, 'The influence of fear of falling on the control of upright stance across the lifespan', Gait and Posture, 109, pp. 226 - 232, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.01.032

Lim ML; Perram A; Radford K; Close J; Draper B; Lord SR; Anstey KJ; O'Dea B; Ambrens M; Hill TY; Brown A; Miles L; Ngo M; Letton M; Van Schooten KS; Delbaere K, 2024, 'Protocol of a 12-week eHealth programme designed to reduce concerns about falling in community-living older people: Own Your Balance randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 14, pp. e078486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078486

Oliveira JS; Sherrington C; Rissel C; Howard K; Tong A; Merom D; Wickham J; Bauman AE; Lord SR; Lindley RI; Simpson JM; Allman-Farinelli M; Kirkham C; Ramsay E; O'Rourke S; Tiedemann A, 2024, 'Effect of a coaching intervention to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60+ years: A cluster randomised controlled trial', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 58, pp. 382 - 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2023-107027

Chan LLY; Yang S; Aswani M; Kark L; Henderson E; Lord SR; Brodie MA, 2024, 'Development, Validation, and Limits of Freezing of Gait Detection Using a Single Waist-Worn Device', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 71, pp. 3024 - 3031, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2024.3407059

Sturnieks DL; Hicks C; Smith N; Ratanapongleka M; Menant J; Turner J; Lo J; Chaplin C; Garcia J; Valenzuela MJ; Delbaere K; Herbert RD; Sherrington C; Toson B; Lord SR, 2024, 'Exergame and cognitive training for preventing falls in community-dwelling older people: a randomized controlled trial', Nature Medicine, 30, pp. 98 - 105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02739-0

Chan LLY; Delbaere K; Numbers K; Lam B; Menant J; Sturnieks DL; Trollor JN; Brodie MA; Lord SR, 2024, 'Poor mobility and lower limb weakness are associated with three distinct depressive symptom trajectories over 6 years in older people', Australasian Journal on Ageing, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13273

Pliner EM; Hezel N; Lord SR, 2024, 'Visual field dependence, sensorimotor function and falls in community dwelling older people', Brazilian Journal of Motor Behavior, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.20338/bjmb.v18i1.429

Hoang PD; Lord S; Gandevia S; Menant J, 2024, 'Exercise and Sports Science Australia (ESSA) position statement on exercise for people with mild to moderate multiple sclerosis', PENSAR EN MOVIMIENTO-REVISTA DE CIENCIAS DEL EJERCICIO Y LA SALUD, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/pensarmov.v22i2.62226

Chan LLY; Choi TCM; Lord SR; Brodie MA, 2023, 'Author Correction: Development and large-scale validation of the Watch Walk wrist-worn digital gait biomarkers (Scientific Reports, (2022), 12, 1, (16211), 10.1038/s41598-022-20327-z)', Scientific Reports, 13, pp. 1155, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-28191-1

Johnson E; Ellmers TJ; Muehlbauer T; Lord SR; Hill MW, 2023, 'Effects of free versus restricted arm movements on postural control in normal and modified sensory conditions in young and older adults', Experimental Gerontology, 184, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2023.112338

Tung C; Lord SR; Pelicioni PHS; Sturnieks DL; Menant JCC, 2023, 'Prefrontal and Motor Planning Cortical Activity during Stepping Tasks Is Related to Task Complexity but Not Concern about Falling in Older People: A fNIRS Study', Brain Sciences, 13, pp. 1675, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13121675

Santiago Martinez P; Lord SR; Close JCT; Taylor ME, 2023, 'Associations between psychotropic and anti-dementia medication use and falls in community-dwelling older adults with cognitive impairment', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 114, pp. 105105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2023.105105

, 2023, 'Correction to: World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative', Age and Ageing, 52, pp. afad199, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad199

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Menant JC; Chaplin C; Canning C; Brodie MA; Sturnieks DL; Okubo Y, 2023, 'Combined Reactive and Volitional Step Training Improves Balance Recovery and Stepping Reaction Time in People With Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 37, pp. 694 - 704, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15459683231206743

Chan LLY; Arbona CH; Brodie MA; Lord SR, 2023, 'Prediction of injurious falls in older adults using digital gait biomarkers extracted from large-scale wrist sensor data', Age and Ageing, 52, pp. afad179 - afad179, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad179

Chan LLY; Brodie MA; Lord SR, 2023, 'Prediction of Incident Depression in Middle-Aged and Older Adults using Digital Gait Biomarkers Extracted from Large-Scale Wrist Sensor Data', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 24, pp. 1106 - 1113.e11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2023.04.008

Ingram LA; Butler AA; Lord SR; Gandevia SC, 2023, 'Use of a physiological profile to document upper limb motor impairment in ageing and in neurological conditions', Journal of Physiology, 601, pp. 2251 - 2262, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP283703

Hill MW; Russel K; Wdowski M; Lord SR; Muehlbauer T; Ellmers T, 2023, 'Effects of arm movement strategies on emotional state and balance control during height-induced postural threat in young adults', Gait and Posture, 103, pp. 73 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.04.020

Johnson E; Ellmers TJ; Muehlbauer T; Lord SR; Hill MW, 2023, 'Exploring how arm movement moderates the effect of task difficulty on balance performance in young and older adults', Human Movement Science, 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2023.103093

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Delbaere K; Menant JC; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2023, 'Risk Factors for Falls and Fall-Related Fractures in Community-Living Older People with Pain: A Prospective Cohort Study', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, pp. 6040, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20116040

Phu S; Persiani M; Tan B; Brodie M; Gandevia S; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2023, 'The effects of optic flow on postural stability: Influence of age and fall risk', Experimental Gerontology, 175, pp. 112146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2023.112146

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2023.104607

Ambrens M; Stanners M; Valenzuela T; Razee H; Chow J; Van Schooten KS; Close JCT; Clemson L; Zijlstra GAR; Lord SR; Tiedemann A; Alley SJ; Vandelanotte C; Delbaere K; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 2023, 'Exploring Older Adults' Experiences of a Home-Based, Technology-Driven Balance Training Exercise Program Designed to Reduce Fall Risk: A Qualitative Research Study Within a Randomized Controlled Trial', Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy, 46, pp. 139 - 148, http://dx.doi.org/10.1519/JPT.0000000000000321

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', Occupational Medicine, 73, pp. 161 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqad035

Deschler CL; Pliner EM; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Beschorner KE, 2023, 'Correlations between reach, lean and ladder tipping risk', Journal of Biomechanics, 150, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111508

Chan LLY; Choi TCM; Lord SR; Brodie MA, 2022, 'Development and large-scale validation of the Watch Walk wrist-worn digital gait biomarkers', Scientific Reports, 12, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20327-z

Korall AMB; Steliga D; Lamb SE; Lord SR; Rabbani R; Sibley KM, 2022, 'Factors associated with reporting of the Prevention of Falls Network Europe (ProFaNE) core outcome set domains in randomized trials on falls in older people: a citation analysis and correlational study', Trials, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06642-w

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