By Associate Professor Daina Louise Sturnieks

Journal articles

Tsizhovkin M; Stuckey JX; Pliner EM; Sturnieks DL; Beschorner KE, 2025, 'Self-reported risk taking predicts handrail use on a stepladder in older adults', Journal of Safety Research, 94, pp. 229 - 234, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsr.2025.06.025

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

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

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

Baldwin JN; Purcell K; Hassett L; Tiedemann A; Pinheiro M; Savage R; Wang B; Haynes A; West K; Noetel M; Richards B; Jennings M; Gupta S; Smith BJ; Treacy D; Halliday M; Harvey LA; Phongsavan P; Rogers K; Howard K; Bauman A; Hamdorf P; Shaw A; Walkley J; Dwyer G; Lonsdale C; Reece L; Clutterbuck G; Lovitt L; Sturnieks D; Sherrington C, 2024, 'Promotion of Physical Activity by Health Professionals (PROMOTE-PA): protocol for effectiveness outcomes in a hybrid type I effectiveness-implementation cluster randomised controlled trial', BMJ Nutrition Prevention and Health, 7, pp. 259 - 269, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjnph-2024-000901

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

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

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

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

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

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, 43, pp. 333 - 342, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13273

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

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Menant JC; Chaplin C; Canning C; Brodie MA; Sturnieks DL; Okubo Y; Silva Pelicioni P, 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

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

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

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

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

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, pp. 103794, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103794

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

Phu S; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL; Okubo Y, 2022, 'Impact of pathological conditions on postural reflex latency and adaptability following unpredictable perturbations: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Gait and Posture, 95, pp. 149 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2022.04.014

Chantanachai T; Taylor ME; Lord SR; Menant J; Delbaere K; Sachdev PS; Kochan NA; Brodaty H; Sturnieks DL, 2022, 'Risk factors for falls in community-dwelling older people with mild cognitive impairment: a prospective one-year study', Peerj, 10, pp. e13484, http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.13484

Phu S; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2022, 'Impact of ageing, fall history and exercise on postural reflexes following unpredictable perturbations: A systematic review and meta-analyses', Mechanisms of Ageing and Development, 203, pp. 111634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2022.111634

Mohamed Suhaimy MSB; Lord SR; Hoang PD; Nieto A; Sturnieks DL; Okubo Y, 2021, 'Reactive balance responses to a trip and slip during gait in people with multiple sclerosis', Clinical Biomechanics, 90, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2021.105511

Chantanachai T; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR; Payne N; Webster L; Taylor ME, 2021, 'Risk factors for falls in older people with cognitive impairment living in the community: Systematic review and meta-analysis', Ageing Research Reviews, 71, pp. 101452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.arr.2021.101452

Tiedemann A; Sturnieks DL; Hill AM; Lovitt L; Clemson L; Lord SR; Sherrington C, 2021, 'Impact of a fall prevention education program for health and exercise professionals: A randomised controlled trial', Public Health Research and Practice, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.17061/PHRP30342013

Hicks C; Pliner EM; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2021, 'Ladder use in older people: Type, frequency, tasks and predictors of risk behaviours', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, pp. 9799, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18189799

Song PYH; Sturnieks DL; Davis MK; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2021, 'Perturbation-Based Balance Training Using Repeated Trips on a Walkway vs. Belt Accelerations on a Treadmill: A Cross-Over Randomised Controlled Trial in Community-Dwelling Older Adults', Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 3, pp. 702320, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2021.702320

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL; Halmy B; Menant JC; Silva Pelicioni P, 2021, 'Cognitive and Motor Cortical Activity During Cognitively Demanding Stepping Tasks in Older People at Low and High Risk of Falling', Frontiers in Medicine, 8, pp. 554231, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.554231

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Delbaere K; Menant JC; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2021, 'Predictors of development and persistence of musculoskeletal pain in community-dwelling older people: A two-year longitudinal study', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 21, pp. 519 - 524, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.14172

Pliner EM; Sturnieks DL; Beschorner KE; Redfern MS; Lord SR, 2021, 'Individual factors that influence task performance on a stepladder in older people', Safety Science, 136, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2020.105152

Cortes CAT; Chen HT; Sturnieks DL; Garcia J; Lord SR; Lin CT, 2021, 'Evaluating Balance Recovery Techniques for Users Wearing Head-Mounted Display in VR', IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 27, pp. 204 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TVCG.2019.2927477

Pliner EM; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2020, 'Individual factors that influence task performance on a straight ladder in older people', Experimental Gerontology, 142, pp. 111127, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2020.111127

Pelicioni PHS; Lord SR; Okubo Y; Sturnieks DL; Menant JC; Silva Pelicioni P, 2020, 'People With Parkinson’s Disease Exhibit Reduced Cognitive and Motor Cortical Activity When Undertaking Complex Stepping Tasks Requiring Inhibitory Control', Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair, 34, pp. 1088 - 1098, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968320969943

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Menant J; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2020, 'Impact of pain on reactive balance and falls in community-dwelling older adults: A prospective cohort study', Age and Ageing, 49, pp. 982 - 988, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa070

Hirase T; Okubo Y; Sturnieks DL; Lord SR, 2020, 'Pain Is Associated With Poor Balance in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21, pp. 597 - 603.e8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2020.02.011

Hicks C; Levinger P; Menant JC; Lord SR; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Sturnieks DL, 2020, 'Reduced strength, poor balance and concern about falls mediate the relationship between knee pain and fall risk in older people', BMC Geriatrics, 20, pp. 94, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1487-2

Menant JC; Meinrath D; Sturnieks DL; Hicks C; Lo J; Ratanapongleka M; Turner J; Migliaccio AA; Delbaere K; Titov N; Close JCT; Lord SR, 2020, 'Identifying Key Risk Factors for Dizziness Handicap in Middle-Aged and Older People', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21, pp. 344 - 350.e2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.08.016

Burrows NJ; Barry BK; Sturnieks DL; Booth J; Jones MD, 2020, 'The Relationship between Daily Physical Activity and Pain in Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis', Pain Medicine (United States), 21, pp. 2481 - 2495, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/PM/PNAA096

Sturnieks D; Okubo Y; Brodie M; Lord S, 2019, '159 Reactive Balance Training for Preventing Falls in Older People', Age and Ageing, 48, pp. iv34 - iv39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz164.159

Menant J; Pelicioni P; Okubo Y; Canning C; Sturnieks D; Lord S, 2019, '161 Brain Activation Assessed with Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (FNIRS) During Stepping and Gait in Older People and Those with PD', Age and Ageing, 48, pp. iv34 - iv39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz164.161

Sturnieks D; Tan B; Persiani M; Brodie M; Lord S, 2019, '20 Optic Flow Stimuli Effects on Standing Balance in Young and Older People with Low and High Fall Risk', Age and Ageing, 48, pp. iv6 - iv8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz164.20

Menant J; Meinrath D; Sturnieks D; Migliaccio A; Close J; Lord S; Delbaere K; Titov N, 2019, '78 Development of a Multifactorial Assessment of Dizziness for Middle-Aged and Older People', Age and Ageing, 48, pp. iv18 - iv27, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz164.78

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