By Scientia Professor Stephen Lord

Book Chapters

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'Strategies for prevention', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 173 - 175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.011

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB; Close JCT, 2007, 'The relative importance of falls risk factors: an evidence-based summary', in FALLS IN OLDER PEOPLE: RISK FACTORS AND STRATEGIES FOR PREVENTION, 2ND EDITION, CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, pp. 161 - 171, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511722233.010

Lord SR; Sherrington C; Menz HB, 2006, 'Ageing and falls', in Understanding and Preventing Falls, Taylor & Francis, Boca Raton, pp. 89 - 114

, 2005, 'About the Book', in Neurological Disease and Therapy, CRC Press, pp. 409 - 409, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b14109-23

Menz HB; Lord SR, 2005, 'Optimizing gait in older people with foot and ankle disorders', in Gait Disorders Evaluation and Management, pp. 379 - 398

Lord SR; Menz HB; Sherrington C, 2004, 'Falls in older people', in Guesens P; Sambrook PN; Lindsay R (ed.), Osteoporosis in Clinical Practice: A Practical guide for diagnosis and treatment, Springer-Verlag, London, pp. 93 - 99

Lord SR; St George RJ, 2003, 'Neuropsychological, sensory and motor changes with ageing', in Sachdev P (ed.), The Ageing Brain, Swets & Zeitlinger, Lisse, Netherlands, pp. 63 - 74

Journal articles

Zheng DKY; Liu JQJ; Chang JR; Ng JCY; Zhou Z; Wu J; Cheung CKC; Huang FF; Pinto SM; Samartzis D; Ferreira ML; Ekanayake K; Lord S; Wang X; Wong AYL, 2025, 'Are changes in pain intensity related to changes in balance control in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Sport and Health Science, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2024.100989

He Y; Lee J; Kim J; Brodie MA; Mitri G; van Schooten KS; Lovell NH; Lord SR; Okubo Y, 2025, 'Virtual obstacle-avoidance training using daily-life obstacles with physical feedback in older people: A cross-over trial', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2025.105866

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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2025.102993

Zheng DKY; Liu JQJ; Chang JR; Ng JCY; Zhou Z; Wu J; Cheung CKC; Huang FF; Pinto SM; Samartzis D; Ferreira ML; Ekanayake K; Lord S; Wang X; Wong AYL, 2025, 'Erratum to "are changes in pain intensity related to changes in balance control in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis" version of record: 23 January 2025.', J Sport Health Sci, pp. 101053, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jshs.2025.101053

Okubo Y; He Y; Brodie MA; Hicks C; van Schooten K; Lovell NH; Anstey KJ; Lord SR; Kim J, 2025, 'Virtual reality obstacle avoidance training can be enhanced by physical feedback via perturbations: A proof-of-concept study', Applied Ergonomics, 125, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104442

Allen NE; Goh L; Canning CG; Sherrington C; Clemson L; Close JCT; Lord SR; Lewis SJG; Edwards S; Harkness S; Savage R; Webster L; Zelma G; Paul SS, 2025, 'Feasibility of a Multidomain Intervention for Safe Mobility in People With Parkinson’s Disease and Recurrent Falls', Journal of Movement Disorders, 18, pp. 149 - 159, http://dx.doi.org/10.14802/jmd.24237

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

Reynolds AC; Thomas E; Melaku YA; Hensen HA; Krishnan AV; Gandevia SC; Lord SR; Eastwood PR; Eckert DJ, 2025, 'A Comparative Study of Polysomnography-Derived Sleep Disturbance in People Living With Multiple Sclerosis Compared to Matched Controls From the General Population', Journal of Sleep Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jsr.70075

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

Chan LLY; Espinoza Cerda MT; Brodie MA; Lord SR; Taylor ME, 2025, 'Daily-life walking speed, running duration and bedtime from wrist-worn sensors predict incident dementia: A watch walk – UK biobank study', International Psychogeriatrics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.inpsyc.2024.100031

Hill MW; Kal E; Lord SR; Wright H; Broom D; Ellmers TJ, 2025, 'Self-Perceptions of Aging Predict Recovery After a Fall: Prospective Analysis From the English Longitudinal Study of Aging', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19486

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, 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, 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

Pliner E; 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

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

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, 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, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae173

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

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, 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

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