By Scientia Professor Stephen Lord

Journal articles

Wang C; Lu W; Narayanan MR; Chang DCW; Lord SR; Redmond SJ; Lovell NH, 2016, 'Low-Power Fall Detector Using Triaxial Accelerometry and Barometric Pressure Sensing', IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, 12, pp. 2302 - 2311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TII.2016.2587761

Delbaere K; Gschwind YJ; Sherrington C; Barraclough E; Garrués-Irisarri MA; Lord SR, 2016, 'Validity and reliability of a simple 'low-tech' test for measuring choice stepping reaction time in older people', Clinical Rehabilitation, 30, pp. 1128 - 1135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0269215515613422

Sturnieks DL; Delbaere K; Brodie MA; Lord SR, 2016, 'The influence of age, anxiety and concern about falling on postural sway when standing at an elevated level', Human Movement Science, 49, pp. 206 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2016.06.014

Lord SR, 2016, 'Virtual reality and the prevention of falls in the real world', Lancet, 388, pp. 1132 - 1134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(16)31347-2

Duque G; Lord SR; Mak J; Ganda K; Close JJT; Ebeling P; Papaioannou A; Inderjeeth CA, 2016, 'Treatment of Osteoporosis in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities: Update on Consensus Recommendations for Fracture Prevention', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 17, pp. 852 - 859, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2016.05.011

Lord SR; Delbaere K; Gandevia SC, 2016, 'Use of a physiological profile to document motor impairment in ageing and in clinical groups', Journal of Physiology, 594, pp. 4513 - 4523, http://dx.doi.org/10.1113/JP271108

Merom D; Mathieu E; Cerin E; Morton RL; Simpson JM; Rissel C; Anstey KJ; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Cumming RG, 2016, 'Social Dancing and Incidence of Falls in Older Adults: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial', PLoS Medicine, 13, pp. e1002112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002112

Ejupi A; Gschwind YJ; Valenzuela T; Lord SR; Delbaere K; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 2016, 'A Kinect and Inertial Sensor-Based System for the Self-Assessment of Fall Risk: A Home-Based Study in Older People', Human Computer Interaction, 31, pp. 261 - 293, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07370024.2015.1085309

Benichou O; Lord SR, 2016, 'Rationale for Strengthening Muscle to Prevent Falls and Fractures: A Review of the Evidence', Calcified Tissue International, 98, pp. 531 - 545, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00223-016-0107-9

Barr C; McLoughlin JV; van den Berg MEL; Sturnieks DL; Crotty M; Lord SR, 2016, 'Visual field dependence is associated with reduced postural sway, dizziness and falls in older people attending a falls clinic', Journal of Nutrition Health and Aging, 20, pp. 671 - 675, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12603-015-0681-y

Caetano MJD; Lord SR; Schoene D; Pelicioni PHS; Sturnieks DL; Menant JC, 2016, 'Age-related changes in gait adaptability in response to unpredictable obstacles and stepping targets', Gait and Posture, 46, pp. 35 - 41, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.02.003

Menant JC; Wong AKW; Trollor JN; Close JCT; Lord SR, 2016, 'Depressive Symptoms and Orthostatic Hypotension Are Risk Factors for Unexplained Falls in Community-Living Older People', Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 64, pp. 1073 - 1078, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.14104

Jang H; Clemson L; Lovarini M; Willis K; Lord SR; Sherrington C, 2016, 'Cultural influences on exercise participation and fall prevention: A systematic review and narrative synthesis', Disability and Rehabilitation, 38, pp. 724 - 732, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1061606

Butler AA; Lord SR; Fitzpatrick RC, 2016, 'Perceptions of speed and risk: Experimental studies of road crossing by older people', Plos One, 11, pp. e0152617, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152617

Brodie MAD; Coppens MJM; Lord SR; Lovell NH; Gschwind YJ; Redmond SJ; Del Rosario MB; Wang K; Sturnieks DL; Persiani M; Delbaere K, 2016, 'Wearable pendant device monitoring using new wavelet-based methods shows daily life and laboratory gaits are different', Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing, 54, pp. 663 - 674, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11517-015-1357-9

McLoughlin JV; Barr CJ; Patritti B; Crotty M; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2016, 'Fatigue induced changes to kinematic and kinetic gait parameters following six minutes of walking in people with multiple sclerosis', Disability and Rehabilitation, 38, pp. 535 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2015.1047969

Henderson EJ; Lord SR; Brodie MA; Gaunt DM; Lawrence AD; Close JCT; Whone AL; Ben-Shlomo Y, 2016, 'Rivastigmine for gait stability in patients with Parkinson's disease (ReSPonD): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial', The Lancet. Neurology, 15, pp. 249 - 258, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(15)00389-0

Sherrington C; Fairhall N; Kirkham C; Clemson L; Howard K; Vogler C; Close JC; Moseley AM; Cameron ID; Mak J; Sonnabend D; Lord SR, 2016, 'Exercise and fall prevention self-management to reduce mobility-related disability and falls after fall-related lower limb fracture in older people: Protocol for the RESTORE (Recovery Exercises and STepping on after fracturE) randomised controlled trial', BMC Geriatrics, 16, pp. 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0206-5

Siong KH; Kwan MMS; Lord SR; Lam AKC; Tsang WWN; Cheong AMY, 2016, 'Fall risk in Chinese community-dwelling older adults: A physiological profile assessment study', Geriatrics and Gerontology International, 16, pp. 259 - 265, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ggi.12463

Ejupi A; Gschwind YJ; Brodie M; Zagler WL; Lord SR; Delbaere K, 2016, 'Kinect-based choice reaching and stepping reaction time tests for clinical and in-home assessment of fall risk in older people: a prospective study', European Review of Aging and Physical Activity, 13, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-016-0162-2

Hoang PD; Baysan M; Gunn H; Cameron M; Freeman J; Nitz J; Low Choy NL; Lord SR, 2016, 'Fall risk in people with MS: A Physiological Profile Assessment study', Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2055217316641130

Farag I; Sherrington C; Hayes A; Canning CG; Lord SR; Close JCT; Fung VSC; Howard K, 2016, 'Economic evaluation of a falls prevention exercise program among people With Parkinson's disease', Movement Disorders, 31, pp. 53 - 61, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds.26420

Hoang P; Schoene D; Gandevia S; Smith S; Lord SR, 2016, 'Effects of a home-based step training programme on balance, stepping, cognition and functional performance in people with multiple sclerosis--a randomized controlled trial', Multiple sclerosis (Houndmills, Basingstoke, England), 22, pp. 94 - 103, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1352458515579442

Farag I; Howard K; O'Rourke S; Ferreira ML; Lord SR; Close JCT; Vogler C; Dean CM; Cumming RG; Sherrington C, 2016, 'Health and social support services in older adults recently discharged from hospital: Service utilisation and costs and exploration of the impact of a home-exercise intervention', BMC Geriatrics, 16, pp. 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0254-x

Tiedemann A; Rissel C; Howard K; Tong A; Merom D; Smith S; Wickham J; Bauman A; Lord SR; Vogler C; Lindley RI; Simpson JM; Allman-Farinelli M; Sherrington C, 2016, 'Health coaching and pedometers to enhance physical activity and prevent falls in community-dwelling people aged 60 years and over: Study protocol for the Coaching for Healthy AGEing (CHAnGE) cluster randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 6, pp. e012277, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012277

Brodie MAD; Menz HB; Smith ST; Delbaere K; Lord SR, 2015, 'Good lateral harmonic stability combined with adequate gait speed is required for low fall risk in older people', Gerontology, 61, pp. 69 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000362836

Schoene D; Valenzuela T; Toson B; Delbaere K; Severino C; Garcia J; Davies TA; Russell F; Smith ST; Lord SR; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 2015, 'Interactive cognitive-motor step training improves cognitive risk factors of falling in older adults - A randomized controlled trial', Plos One, 10, pp. e0145161, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0145161

Ejupi A; Brodie M; Gschwind YJ; Lord SR; Zagler WL; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Kinect-Based Five-Times-Sit-to-Stand Test for Clinical and In-Home Assessment of Fall Risk in Older People', Gerontology, 62, pp. 118 - 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000381804

Becker C; Lord SR; Studenski SA; Warden SJ; Fielding RA; Recknor CP; Hochberg MC; Ferrari SL; Blain H; Binder EF; Rolland Y; Poiraudeau S; Benson CT; Myers SL; Hu L; Ahmad QI; Pacuch KR; Gomez EV; Benichou O, 2015, 'Myostatin antibody (LY2495655) in older weak fallers: A proof-of-concept, randomised, phase 2 trial', Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, 3, pp. 948 - 957, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(15)00298-3

Allen NE; Song J; Paul SS; Sherrington C; Murray SM; O'Rourke SD; Lord SR; Fung VSC; Close JCT; Howard K; Canning CG, 2015, 'Predictors of Adherence to a Falls Prevention Exercise Program for People with Parkinson's Disease', Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, 2, pp. 395 - 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mdc3.12208

Brodie MA; Lord SR; Coppens MJ; Annegarn J; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Eight-week remote monitoring using a freely worn device reveals unstable gait patterns in older fallers', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 62, pp. 2588 - 2594, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2015.2433935

Brodie MA; Wang K; Delbaere K; Persiani M; Lovell NH; Redmond SJ; Del Rosario MB; Lord SR; Wang K, 2015, 'New methods to monitor stair ascents using a wearable pendant device reveal how behavior, fear, and frailty influence falls in octogenarians', IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 62, pp. 2595 - 2601, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2015.2464689

Clemson LM; Jang H; Willis K; Sherrington C; Lord S, 2015, 'QUALITATIVE STUDY TO EXPLORE UPTAKE AND ACCEPTABILITY OF STEPPING ON FALL PREVENTION PROGRAM AMONG OLDER PEOPLE FROM CALD BACKGROUNDS', GERONTOLOGIST, 55, pp. 641 - 642, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000374222703122&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Van Vliet R; Hoang P; Lord S; Gandevia S; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Multiple sclerosis severity and concern about falling: Physical, cognitive and psychological mediating factors', Neurorehabilitation, 37, pp. 139 - 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/NRE-151246

Tuerk C; Zhang H; Sachdev P; Lord SR; Brodaty H; Wen W; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Regional Gray Matter Volumes Are Related to Concern about Falling in Older People: A Voxel-Based Morphometric Study', Journals of Gerontology Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 71, pp. 138 - 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glu242

Farag I; Howard K; Hayes AJ; Ferreira ML; Lord SR; Close JT; Vogler C; Dean CM; Cumming RG; Sherrington C, 2015, 'Cost-effectiveness of a home-exercise program among older people after hospitalization', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16, pp. 490 - 496, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2015.01.075

Butler AA; Lord SR; Taylor JL; Fitzpatrick RC, 2015, 'Ability Versus Hazard: Risk-Taking and Falls in Older People', Journals of Gerontology Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 70, pp. 628 - 634, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glu201

Brodie MAD; Beijer TR; Canning CG; Lord SR, 2015, 'Head and pelvis stride-to-stride oscillations in gait: Validation and interpretation of measurements from wearable accelerometers', Physiological Measurement, 36, pp. 857 - 872, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/36/5/857

Voukelatos A; Merom D; Sherrington C; Rissel C; Cumming RG; Lord SR, 2015, 'The impact of a home-based walking programme on falls in older people: The easy steps randomised controlled trial', Age and Ageing, 44, pp. 377 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afu186

Brodie MAD; Canning CG; Beijer TR; Lord SR, 2015, 'Uncontrolled head oscillations in people with Parkinson's disease may reflect an inability to respond to perturbations while walking', Physiological Measurement, 36, pp. 873 - 881, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/36/5/873

Brodie MA; Lovell NH; Redmond SJ; Lord SR, 2015, 'Bottom-up subspace clustering suggests a paradigm shift to prevent fall injuries', Medical Hypotheses, 84, pp. 356 - 362, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2015.01.017

Sibley KM; Howe T; Lamb SE; Lord SR; Maki BE; Rose DJ; Scott V; Stathokostas L; Straus SE; Jaglal SB, 2015, 'Recommendations for a core outcome set for measuring Standing balance in adult populations: A consensus-based approach', Plos One, 10, pp. e0120568, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120568

McLoughlin JV; Lord SR; Barr CJ; Crotty M; Sturnieks DL, 2015, 'Dorsiflexion assist orthosis reduces the physiological cost and mitigates deterioration in strength and balance associated with walking in people with multiple sclerosis', Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 96, pp. 226 - 232.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2014.09.005

McLoughlin J; Barr C; Crotty M; Lord SR; Sturnieks DL, 2015, 'Association of postural sway with disability status and cerebellar dysfunction in people with multiple sclerosis: A preliminary study', International Journal of MS Care, 17, pp. 146 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2014-003

Kvelde T; Lord SR; Close JCT; Reppermund S; Kochan NA; Sachdev P; Brodaty H; Delbaere K, 2015, 'Depressive symptoms increase fall risk in older people, independent of antidepressant use, and reduced executive and physical functioning', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 60, pp. 190 - 195, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2014.09.003

Fairhall N; Sherrington C; Kurrle SE; Lord SR; Lockwood K; Howard K; Hayes A; Monaghan N; Langron C; Aggar C; Cameron ID, 2015, 'Economic Evaluation of a Multifactorial, Interdisciplinary Intervention Versus Usual Care to Reduce Frailty in Frail Older People', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16, pp. 41 - 48, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2014.07.006

Fairhall N; Kurrle SE; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Lockwood K; John B; Monaghan N; Howard K; Cameron ID, 2015, 'Effectiveness of a multifactorial intervention on preventing development of frailty in pre-frail older people: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e007091, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007091

Delbaere K; Valenzuela T; Woodbury A; Davies T; Yeong J; Steffens D; Miles L; Pickett L; Zijlstra GAR; Clemson L; Close JCT; Howard K; Lord SR; Valenzuela Arteaga T, 2015, 'Evaluating the effectiveness of a home-based exercise programme delivered through a tablet computer for preventing falls in older community-dwelling people over 2 years: Study protocol for the Standing Tall randomised controlled trial', BMJ Open, 5, pp. e009173, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009173

Canning CG; Sherrington C; Lord SR; Close JCT; Heritier S; Heller GZ; Howard K; Allen NE; Latt MD; Murray SM; O'Rourke SD; Paul SS; Song J; Fung VSC, 2015, 'Exercise for falls prevention in Parkinson disease: A randomized controlled trial', Neurology, 84, pp. 304 - 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000001155

Nilsagard Y; Gunn H; Freeman J; Hoang P; Lord S; Mazumder R; Cameron M, 2015, 'Falls in people with MS - An individual data meta-analysis from studies from Australia, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States', Multiple Sclerosis Journal, 21, pp. 92 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1352458514538884

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