By Scientia Professor Stephen Lord

Journal articles

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

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 (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England), 30, pp. 571 - 584, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13524585241229360

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

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2024.102857

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

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

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13283

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

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 & Posture, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2024.04.010

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, 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; Silva Pelicioni P, 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2023.105105

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, 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, 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, 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', Occupational medicine (Oxford, England), 73, pp. 161 - 166, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqad035

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

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

Paul SS; Khalatbari-Soltani S; Dolja-Gore X; Clemson L; Lord SR; Harvey L; Tiedemann A; Close JCT; Sherrington C, 2022, 'Fall-related health service use in Stepping On programme participants and matched controls: a non-randomised observational trial within the 45 and Up Study', Age and Ageing, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac272

Lo CWT; Brodie MA; Tsang WWN; Lord SR; Yan CH; Wong AYL, 2022, 'Pain, balance, and mobility in people 1 year after total knee arthroplasty: a non-randomized cross-sectional pilot study contrasting posterior-stabilized and medial-pivot designs', Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-022-01094-0

Paul SS; Taylor J; Tiedemann A; Harvey L; Clemson L; Lord SR; Dolja-Gore X; Close JCT; Sherrington C, 2022, 'Patterns of health service use before and after a statewide fall prevention initiative for older adults at risk of falls', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 41, pp. 542 - 553, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13053

Stevens D; Barr C; Bassett K; Oh A; Lord SR; Crotty M; Bickley K; Mukherjee S; Vakulin A, 2022, 'Reduction in fall risk markers following CPAP treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in people over 65 years', Sleep Medicine, 100, pp. 448 - 453, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sleep.2022.09.019

Delbaere K; Elkington J; Lord SR; Batchelor F; Sturnieks DL; Sherrington C, 2022, 'The rising cost of falls – Health researchers are calling for action', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 41, pp. 487 - 489, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13157

Wabe N; Siette J; Seaman KL; Nguyen AD; Raban MZ; Close JCT; Lord SR; Westbrook JI, 2022, 'The use and predictive performance of the Peninsula Health Falls Risk Assessment Tool (PH-FRAT) in 25 residential aged care facilities: a retrospective cohort study using routinely collected data', BMC Geriatrics, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02973-0

Seaman K; Ludlow K; Wabe N; Dodds L; Siette J; Nguyen A; Jorgensen M; Lord SR; Close JCT; O’Toole L; Lin C; Eymael A; Westbrook J, 2022, 'The use of predictive fall models for older adults receiving aged care, using routinely collected electronic health record data: a systematic review', BMC Geriatrics, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-02901-2

Haynes A; Gilchrist H; Oliveira JS; Grunseit A; Sherrington C; Lord S; Tiedemann A, 2022, 'What helps older people persevere with yoga classes? A realist process evaluation of a COVID-19-affected yoga program for fall prevention', BMC Public Health, 22, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-12818-5

Stevens D; Barr C; Bassett K; Oh A; Lord S; Crotty M; Bickley K; Mukherjee S; Vakulin A, 2022, 'O030 Reduction in fall risk markers following CPAP treatment of obstructive sleep apnoea in people over 65 years', SLEEP Advances, 3, pp. A12 - A12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sleepadvances/zpac029.029

Chu NCW; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Menant JC, 2022, 'Visuospatial working memory and obstacle crossing in young and older people', Experimental Brain Research, 240, pp. 2871 - 2883, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00221-022-06458-9

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2022.1015394

Boripuntakul S; Kamnardsiri T; Lord SR; Maiarin S; Worakul P; Sungkarat S, 2022, 'Gait variability during abrupt slow and fast speed transitions in older adults with mild cognitive impairment', PLoS ONE, 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276658

Williams DD; Beschorner KE; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Pliner EM, 2022, 'Situational factors that influence overreaching on a ladder during a gutter clearing task among older adults', Applied Ergonomics, 104, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103794

Seppala LJ; Kamkar N; Van Poelgeest EP; Thomsen K; Daams JG; Ryg J; Masud T; Montero-Odasso M; Hartikainen S; Petrovic M; Van Der Velde N; Petrovic M; Nieuwboer A; Vlaeyen E; Milisen K; Kenny RA; Bourke R; Van Der Cammen T; Poelgeest E; Jellema A; Seppala LJ; Todd C; Martin FC; Marsh DR; Lamb S; Frith J; Logan P; Skelton D; Blain H; Anweiller C; Freiberger E; Becker C; Chiari L; Cesari M; Casas-Herrero A; Perez Jara J; Alonzo Bouzòn C; Welmer AK; Birnghebuam S; Kressig R; Speechley M; Mcilroy B; Faria F; Sultana M; Muir-Hunter S; Camicioli R; Madden K; Norris M; Watt J; Mallet L; Hogan D; Verghese J; Sejdic E; Ferruci L; Lipsitz L; Ganz DA; Alexander NB; Latham NK; Giber F; Schapira M; Jauregui R; Melgar-Cuellar F; Alves Lourenço R; Carvalho De Abreu DC; Perracini M; Ceriani A; Marín-Larraín P; Espinola HG; Gómez-Montes JF; Cano-Gutierrez CA; Ulate XR; Picado Ovares JE; Gabriel Buendia P; Tito SL; Padilla DM; Aguilar-Navarro SG; Mimenza A; Moctezum R; Avila-Funes A; Gutierrez-Robledo LM; Cornejo Alemán LM; Caona EA; Carbajal JC; Parodi JF; Sgaravatti A; Lord S; Sherrington C; Said C; Cameron I; Morris M; Duque G; Close J; Kerse N; Tan MP; Duan L; Sakurai R, 2022, 'Medication reviews and deprescribing as a single intervention in falls prevention: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Age and Ageing, 51, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac191

Ingram LA; Butler AA; Brodie MA; Hoang P; Gandevia SC; Lord SR, 2022, 'Quantifying upper-limb motor impairment in people with multiple sclerosis: A physiological profiling approach', Annals of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rehab.2021.101625

Montero-Odasso M; Van Der Velde N; Martin FC; Petrovic M; Tan MP; Ryg J; Aguilar-Navarro S; Alexander NB; Becker C; Blain H; Bourke R; Cameron ID; Camicioli R; Clemson L; Close J; Delbaere K; Duan L; Duque G; Dyer SM; Freiberger E; Ganz DA; Gómez F; Hausdorff JM; Hogan DB; Hunter SMW; Jauregui JR; Kamkar N; Kenny RA; Lamb SE; Latham NK; Lipsitz LA; Liu-Ambrose T; Logan P; Lord SR; Mallet L; Marsh D; Milisen K; Moctezuma-Gallegos R; Morris ME; Nieuwboer A; Perracini MR; Pieruccini-Faria F; Pighills A; Said C; Sejdic E; Sherrington C; Skelton DA; Dsouza S; Speechley M; Stark S; Todd C; Troen BR; Van Der Cammen T; Verghese J; Vlaeyen E; Watt JA; Masud T; Kaur Ajit Singh D; Aguilar-Navarro SG; Aguilera Caona E; Alexander NB; Allen N; Anweiller C; Avila-Funes A; Barbosa Santos R; Batchelor F; Becker C; Beauchamp M; Birimoglu C; Blain H; Bohlke K; Bourke R; Alonzo Bouzòn C; Bridenbaugh S; Gabriel Buendia P; Cameron I; Camicioli R; Canning C; Alberto Cano-Gutierrez C; Carlos Carbajal J; Cristina Carvalho De Abreu D; Casas-Herrero A; Ceriani A; Cesari M; Chiari L; Clemson L; Close J; Manuel Cornejo Alemn L; Dawson R; Doody P; Dsouza S; Duan L; Duque G; Dyer S; Ellmers T; Fairhall N; Ferruci L; Freiberger E; Frith J; Gac Espinola H; Menant J; Taylor M, 2022, 'World guidelines for falls prevention and management for older adults: a global initiative', Age and Ageing, 51, pp. afac205, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac205

Wabe N; Seaman KL; Nguyen AD; Siette J; Raban MZ; Hibbert P; Close JCT; Lord SR; Westbrook JI, 2022, 'Epidemiology of falls in 25 Australian residential aged care facilities: A retrospective longitudinal cohort study using routinely collected data', International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzac050

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

Kneebone II; Van Zanden BE; Dorstyn DS; Roberts RM; Lord SR; Querstret D; Theadom A; Kennedy DS; Raman J; Nair RD, 2022, 'Relaxation and related therapies for people with multiple sclerosis (MS): A systematic review', Clinical Rehabilitation, 36, pp. 883 - 899, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02692155221091509

Chan LLY; van Schooten KS; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Brodie M, 2022, 'Short Daily-Life Walking Bouts and Poor Self-Reported Health Predict the Onset of Depression in Community-Dwelling Older People: A 2-Year Longitudinal Cohort Study', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23, pp. 1242 - 1247.e3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2021.12.042

Alberto SN; Ansai JH; Janducci AL; Florido JVB; Novaes ADC; Caetano MJD; Rossi PG; Tavares LRC; Lord SR; Gramani-Say K, 2022, 'A Case Management Program at Home to Reduce Fall Risk in Older Adults (the MAGIC Study): Protocol for a Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial', JMIR Research Protocols, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/34796

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