By Scientia Professor Stephen Lord

Journal articles

Taylor ME; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Wen W; Jiang J; Brodaty H; Kurrle SE; Stefanie Mikolaizak A; Close JCT, 2019, 'White matter hyperintensities are associated with falls in older people with dementia', Brain Imaging and Behavior, 13, pp. 1265 - 1272, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11682-018-9943-8

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

van Schooten KS; Duran L; Visschedijk M; Pijnappels M; Lord SR; Richardson J; Delbaere K, 2019, 'Catch the ruler: concurrent validity and test–retest reliability of the ReacStick measures of reaction time and inhibitory executive function in older people', Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 31, pp. 1147 - 1154, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40520-018-1050-6

Van Schooten KS; Freiberger E; Sillevis Smitt M; Keppner V; Sieber C; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2019, 'Concern about falling is associated with gait speed, independently from physical and cognitive function', Physical Therapy, 99, pp. 989 - 997, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ptj/pzz032

Sturnieks DL; Menant J; Valenzuela M; Delbaere K; Sherrington C; Herbert RD; Lampit A; Broadhouse K; Turner J; Schoene D; Lord SR; Herbert R; 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

Taylor ME; Boripuntakul S; Toson B; Close JCT; Lord SR; Kochan NA; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Delbaere K, 2019, 'The role of cognitive function and physical activity in physical decline in older adults across the cognitive spectrum', Aging and Mental Health, 23, pp. 863 - 871, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1474446

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

Lo CWT; Tsang WWN; Yan CH; Lord SR; Hill KD; Wong AYL, 2019, 'Risk factors for falls in patients with total hip arthroplasty and total knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 27, pp. 979 - 993, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2019.04.006

Pelicioni PHS; Menant JC; Latt MD; Lord SR, 2019, 'Falls in parkinson’s disease subtypes: Risk factors, locations and circumstances', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, pp. 2216, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16122216

Pelicioni PHS; Tijsma M; Lord SR; Menant J, 2019, 'Prefrontal cortical activation measured by fNIRS during walking: Effects of age, disease and secondary task', Peerj, 7, pp. e6833, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/PEERJ.6833

Liddle JLM; Lovarini M; Clemson LM; Jang H; Lord SR; Sherrington C; Willis K, 2019, 'Masculinity and preventing falls: insights from the fall experiences of men aged 70 years and over', Disability and Rehabilitation, 41, pp. 1055 - 1062, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2017.1419381

Lord S, 2019, 'Exercise prevents fall-related injuries in older people', Nature Reviews Endocrinology, 15, pp. 193 - 194, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41574-019-0175-9

Toots ATM; Taylor ME; Lord SR; Close JCT, 2019, 'Associations between Gait Speed and Cognitive Domains in Older People with Cognitive Impairment', Journal of Alzheimer S Disease, 71, pp. S15 - S21, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-181173

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

Caetano MJD; Lord SR; Allen NE; Song J; Paul SS; Canning CG; Menant JCC, 2019, 'Executive functioning, muscle power and reactive balance are major contributors to gait adaptability in people with Parkinson's disease', Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 11, pp. 154, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2019.00154

Pieruccini-Faria F; Lord SR; Toson B; Kemmler W; Schoene D, 2019, 'Mental flexibility influences the association between poor balance and falls in older people - A secondary analysis', Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 11, pp. 133, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2019.00133

Taylor ME; Brodie MA; Van Schooten KS; Delbaere K; Close JCT; Payne N; Webster L; Chow J; McInerney G; Kurrle SE; Lord SR, 2019, 'Older People with Dementia Have Reduced Daily-Life Activity and Impaired Daily-Life Gait When Compared to Age-Sex Matched Controls', Journal of Alzheimer S Disease, 71, pp. S125 - S135, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-181174

Hensen HA; Toson B; van Schooten KS; Lord SR; Gandevia SC; Krishnan AV; Eckert DJ, 2019, 'Sleep disorders and poor sleep are common in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and are associated with fatigue and depression: a cross-sectional investigation in an unselected cohort of people with mild to moderately severe MS', Sleep Medicine, 64, pp. s151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2019.11.415

Viaje S; Crombez G; Lord SR; Close JCT; Sachdev P; Brodaty H; Delbaere K, 2019, 'The role of concern about falling on stepping performance during complex activities', BMC Geriatrics, 19, pp. 333 - 333, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-019-1356-z

Taylor ME; Butler AA; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Kurrle SE; Mikolaizak AS; Close JCT, 2018, 'Inaccurate judgement of reach is associated with slow reaction time, poor balance, impaired executive function and predicts prospective falls in older people with cognitive impairment', Experimental Gerontology, 114, pp. 50 - 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2018.10.020

Ingram LA; Butler AA; Walsh LD; Brodie MA; Lord SR; Gandevia SC, 2018, 'The upper limb Physiological Profile Assessment: Description, reliability, normative values and criterion validity', Plos One, 14, pp. e0218553, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218553

Brodie MA; Pliner EM; Ho A; Li K; Chen Z; Gandevia SC; Lord SR, 2018, 'Big data vs accurate data in health research: Large-scale physical activity monitoring, smartphones, wearable devices and risk of unconscious bias', Medical Hypotheses, 119, pp. 32 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2018.07.015

Pelicioni PHS; Brodie MA; Latt MD; Menant JC; Menz HB; Fung VSC; Lord SR, 2018, 'Head and trunk stability during gait before and after levodopa intake in Parkinson's disease subtypes', Experimental Gerontology, 111, pp. 78 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2018.06.031

Gunn H; Cameron M; Hoang P; Lord S; Shaw S; Freeman J, 2018, 'Relationship Between Physiological and Perceived Fall Risk in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Implications for Assessment and Management', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 99, pp. 2022 - 2029, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2018.03.019

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

Psarakis M; Greene DA; Cole MH; Lord SR; Hoang P; Brodie M, 2018, 'Wearable technology reveals gait compensations, unstable walking patterns and fatigue in people with multiple sclerosis', Physiological Measurement, 39, pp. 075004, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6579/aac0a3

Valenzuela T; Razee H; Schoene D; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2018, 'An interactive home-based cognitive-motor step training program to reduce fall risk in older adults: Qualitative descriptive study of older adults' experiences and requirements', Jmir Aging, 1, pp. e11975, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/11975

Lord SR; Close JCT, 2018, 'New horizons in falls prevention', Age and Ageing, 47, pp. 492 - 498, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afy059

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

Mikolaizak AS; Lord SR; Tiedemann A; Simpson P; Caplan G; Bendall JC; Howard K; Close J, 2018, 'Adherence to a multifactorial fall prevention program following paramedic care: Predictors and impact on falls and health service use. Results from an RCT a priori subgroup analysis', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 37, pp. 54 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12465

Song J; Paul SS; Caetano MJD; Smith S; Dibble LE; Love R; Schoene D; Menant JC; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Canning CG; Allen NE, 2018, 'Home-based step training using videogame technology in people with Parkinson’s disease: a single-blinded randomised controlled trial', Clinical Rehabilitation, 32, pp. 299 - 311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215517721593

Vratsistas-Curto A; Tiedemann A; Treacy D; Lord SR; Sherrington C, 2018, 'External validation of approaches to prediction of falls during hospital rehabilitation stays and development of a new simpler tool', Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 50, pp. 216 - 222, http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/16501977-2290

Caetano MJD; Lord SR; Allen NE; Brodie MA; Song J; Paul SS; Canning CG; Menant JC, 2018, 'Stepping reaction time and gait adaptability are significantly impaired in people with Parkinson's disease: Implications for fall risk', Parkinsonism and Related Disorders, 47, pp. 32 - 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parkreldis.2017.11.340

Sungkarat S; Boripuntakul S; Kumfu S; Lord SR; Chattipakorn N, 2018, 'Tai Chi Improves Cognition and Plasma BDNF in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Controlled Trial', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 32, pp. 142 - 149, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968317753682

Ghanavati T; Smitt MS; Lord SR; Sachdev PS; Wen W; Kochan NA; Brodaty H; Delbaere K, 2018, 'Deep white matter hyperintensities, microstructural integrity and dual task walking in older people', Brain Imaging and Behavior, 12, pp. 1488 - 1496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11682-017-9787-7

Valenzuela T; Okubo Y; Woodbury A; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 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

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, 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

Schoene D; Kiesswetter E; Lord SR, 2017, 'Comment on Tai Chi for Risk of Falls. A meta-analysis', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 65, pp. 2746 - 2748, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.15103

Sherrington C; Michaleff ZA; Fairhall N; Paul SS; Tiedemann A; Whitney J; Cumming RG; Herbert RD; Close JCT; Lord SR, 2017, 'Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis', British Journal of Sports Medicine, 51, pp. 1749 - 1757, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096547

Wang C; Lu W; Redmond SJ; Stevens MC; Lord SR; Lovell NH, 2017, 'A Low-Power Fall Detector Balancing Sensitivity and False Alarm Rate', IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2017.2778271

Brodie MA; Coppens MJ; Ejupi A; Gschwind YJ; Annegarn J; Schoene D; Wieching R; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2017, 'Comparison between clinical gait and daily-life gait assessments of fall risk in older people', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 17, pp. 2274 - 2282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12979

Klenk J; Becker C; Palumbo P; Schwickert L; Rapp K; Helbostad JL; Todd C; Lord SR; Kerse N, 2017, 'Conceptualizing a Dynamic Fall Risk Model Including Intrinsic Risks and Exposures', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 18, pp. 921 - 927, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.08.001

Wang K; Delbaere K; Brodie MAD; Lovell NH; Kark L; Lord SR; Redmond SJ, 2017, 'Differences between Gait on Stairs and Flat Surfaces in Relation to Fall Risk and Future Falls', IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics, 21, pp. 1479 - 1486, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2017.2677901

Psarakis M; Greene D; Moresi M; Baker M; Stubbs P; Brodie M; Lord S; Hoang P, 2017, 'Impaired heel to toe progression during gait is related to reduced ankle range of motion in people with Multiple Sclerosis', Clinical Biomechanics, 49, pp. 96 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2017.08.012

Wang C; Redmond SJ; Lu W; Stevens MC; Lord SR; Lovell NH, 2017, 'Selecting Power-Efficient Signal Features for a Low-Power Fall Detector', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 64, pp. 2729 - 2736, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2017.2669338

Taylor ME; Lasschuit DA; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Kurrle SE; Mikolaizak AS; Kvelde T; Close JCT, 2017, 'Slow gait speed is associated with executive function decline in older people with mild to moderate dementia: A one year longitudinal study', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 73, pp. 148 - 153, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2017.07.023

Ansai JH; Andrade LPD; Nakagawa TH; Vale FAC; Caetano MJD; Lord SR; Rebelatto JR, 2017, 'Cognitive Correlates of Timed Up and Go Subtasks in Older People with Preserved Cognition, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer's Disease', American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 96, pp. 700 - 705, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PHM.0000000000000722

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