Qualifications: BSc, MA, PhD

Current projects: 

NHMRC The role of vestibular impairment in falls in older people

NHMRC Prevention of Injuries in Older People Partnership Project - director

Key publications: 

Lord SR, Sherrington C, Menz HB, Close JCT. Falls in older people: risk factors and strategies for prevention. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Lord SR, Menz HB, Tiedemann A. A physiological profile approach to falls risk assessment and prevention. Physical Therapy 2003;83:237-252.PDF

Lord SR, Dayhew J. Visual risk factors for falls in older people. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2001; 49: 508-512.PDF

Lord SR, Fitzpatrick RC. Choice stepping reaction time: a composite measure of falls risk in older people. Journal of Gerontology 2001; 56A: M627-632.PDF

Lord SR, Ward JA, Williams P. Exercise effect on dynamic stability in older women: a randomised controlled trial. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1996;77:232-236.

Lord SR, Ward JA, Williams P, Anstey K. An epidemiological study of falls in older community-dwelling women: the Randwick falls and fractures study. Australian Journal of Public Health 1993;17:240-245.

Email: s.lord@unsw.edu.au

Qualifications: BAppSc, MPH, PhD

Current projects: 

NHMRC Prevention of Injuries in Older People Partnership Project

Key publications: 

Lord SR, Sherrington C, Menz HB. Falls in older people: risk factors and strategies for prevention. Cambridge University Press, 2001.

Sherrington C, Lord SR, Herbert RD. A randomised trial of weight-bearing versus non-weight-bearing exercise for improving physical ability in inpatients after hip fracture. Australian Journal of Physiotherapy 2003;49:15-22. PDF

Herbert RD, Maher CG, Moseley AM, Sherrington C. Effective physiotherapy. British Medical Journal 2001; 323: 788-790.PDF

Sherrington C, Lord SR. Increased prevalence of fall risk factors in older people following hip fracture. Gerontology 1998; 44: 340-344.PDF

Sherrington C, Lord SR. Fall risk factors following hip fracture: a randomised controlled trial of home exercise. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1997;78:208-212.

Email: c.sherrington@unsw.edu.au

Qualifications: BSc(HumMovt), GradDipExercSc, PhD.

Current projects: 

NHMRC Prevention of Injuries in Older People Partnership Project - developing a falls screening tool suitable for general practitioners (MPH thesis)

Key publications: 

Lord SR, Murray SM, Chapman K, Munro B, Tiedemann A. Sit-to-stand performance depends on sensation, speed, balance, and psychological status in addition to strength in older people. Journal of Gerontology 2002;7:M539-43.

Lord SR, Menz HB, Tiedemann A. A physiological profile approach to falls risk assessment and prevention. Physical Therapy 2003;83:237-252.PDF

Tiedemann A, Sherrington C, Lord S. Physiological and psychological predictors of walking speed in older community dwelling people. Gerontology 2005; 51: 390-395.

Tiedemann A, Sherrington C, Lord S. Physical and psychological factors associated with stair negotiation performance in older people. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. In press.

Tiedemann A, Shimada H, Sherrington C, Murray S, Lord S. The comparative ability of eight functional mobility tests for predicting falls in community-dwelling older people. Age and Ageing, submitted.

Tiedemann A, Munro B, Lord SR. Hospital and non-hospital costs for fall-related injury in community dwelling older people. NSW Public Health Bulletin, submitted.

Email: a.tiedemann@unsw.edu.au

Qualifications: BA, BSc(Hons)

Current projects: 

NHMRC The role of vestibular impairment in falls in older people

Vestibular screening tests (Honours thesis)

Key publications: 

Menz HB, Lord SR, St George R, Fitzpatrick RC. Related Articles, Links Walking stability and sensorimotor function in older people with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2004 Feb;85(2):245-52.

Rebecca St George, Stephen R. Lord, Richard C. Fitzpatrick, Mark Rogers. Decision and movement components of choice stepping reaction time during dual tasks in relation to age and falls risk. J Gerontology, In press.

Email: r.stgeorge@unsw.edu.au

Conjoint Lecturer UNSW, School of Medical Sciences
 

Current projects: 

Understanding human balance: gait, stepping, slips and trips

Protective stepping

Vestibular contributions to the control of gait

Sensory integration in control of balance

Key publications: 

Sturnieks DL, Finch CF, Close JC, Tiedemann A, Lord SR, Pascoe DA. Exercise for falls prevention in older people: Assessing the knowledge of exercise science students. J Sci Med Sport. 2009 Feb 18. [Epub ahead of print]

Delbaere K, Sturnieks DL, Crombez G, Lord SR. Concern about falls elicits changes in gait parameters in conditions of postural threat in older people. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2009;64(2):237-42.

Sturnieks DL, St George R, Lord SR. Balance disorders in the elderly. Neurophysiol Clin. 2008;38(6):467-78. Review.

Sturnieks, DL, Besier, TF, Hamer, PW, Ackland, TR, Mills PM,  Lloyd, DG. Knee extensor strength and knee adduction moments following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2008;40(6):991-7.

Sturnieks, DL, Lord, SR, StGeorge, R, Fitzpatrick, R. Effects of spatial and non-spatial memory tasks on choice stepping reaction time in young and old adults. Journal of Gerontology. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2008;63(10):1063-8.

Sturnieks DL, Besier TF, Mills PM, Ackland TR, Maguire KF, Stachowiak GW, Podsiadlo P, Lloyd DG. Knee joint biomechanics following arthroscopic partial meniscectomy. J Orthop Res. 2008;26(8):1075-80.

Sturnieks DL, Wright JR, Fitzpatrick RC.  Detection of simultaneous movement at two human arm joints. J Physiol. 2007 Dec 15;585(Pt 3):833-42.

Sturnieks DL. Calling on all exercise scientists to participate in broader efforts to prevent falls in older adults. J Sci Med Sports, 2006 Jun;9(3):195-8.

Lord SR, Sturnieks DL. The physiology of falling: assessment and prevention strategies for older people. J Sci Med Sport. 2005 Mar;8(1):35-42.

Sturnieks DL, Tiedemann A, Chapman K, Munro B, Murray SM, Lord SR. Physiological risk factors for falls in older people with lower limb arthritis. J Rheumatol. 2004;31(11):2272-9. PDF

Besier, T F, Sturnieks, DL, Alderson, J, Lloyd, DG (2003). Repeatability of a marker cluster model using optimized joint centres. Journal of Biomechanics, 36(8), 1159-1168.

 

Book Chapters

Sturnieks D and Tiedemann A Falls. In: Kris Heggenhougen and Stella Quah (Eds) International Encyclopedia of Public Health, Vol 2. San Diego: Academic Press; 2008. pp. 563-569.

Sturnieks DL, Lord SR. Biomechanical studies for understanding falls in older adults. In Hong Y and Bartlet R (Eds) Routledge Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science. New York: Routledge; pp.495-509.

 

Email: d.sturnieks@powmri.edu.au

Qualifications: MBBS

Current projects: 

Strength training following hip fracture (PhD thesis)

Key publications: 

Vogler CM, Szonyli G. Laryngeal dystonia secondary to neuroleptic medications. Medical  Journal of Australia 2001;175(8):444-555.

Email: ccmvog@aol.com

Qualifications: MBBS, MD, FRCP, FRACP.

Current projects: Understanding the fear of falling; Risk factors for falls in cognitively impaired populations; Predictors of in-patient falls; Age related motor slowing

Key publications: 

Lord SR, Sherrington C, Menz HB, Close JCT. Falls in older people: risk factors and strategies for prevention. 2nd edition. Cambridge University Press, 2007.

Close JCT, Ellis M, Hooper R, Glucksman E, Jackson SHD, Swift CG. Prevention of Falls in the Elderly Trial – PROFET. Lancet 1999; 353:93-97

Dhesi JK, Moniz C, Close JC, Jackson SH, Allain TJ. A rationale for vitamin D prescribing in a falls clinic population. Age & Ageing. 2002;31(4):267-71.

Close JC, Hooper R, Glucksman E, Jackson SH, Swift CG. Predictors of falls in a high risk population: results from the prevention of falls in the elderly trial (PROFET). Emergency Medicine Journal. 2003;20(5):421-5.

Whitney JC, Lord SR, Close JCT. Streamlining assessment and intervention in a falls clinic using the Timed Up and Go Test and Physiological Profile Assessments. Age Ageing. 2005 November 1, 2005;34(6):567-71.

Snooks HA, Halter M, Close JCT, Cheung W, Moore F, Roberts SE. Emergency care of older people who fall: a missed opportunity. Qual Saf Health Care. 2006; 15 (6): 390-392

Boufous S, Finch C, Lord S, Close J, Gothelf T, Walsh W. The epidemiology of hospitalised wrist fractures in older people, New South Wales, Australia. Bone. 2006; 39:1144–1148

Email: j.close@unsw.edu.au

Qualifications: Master of Physiotherapy, PhD

Current projects: Understanding fear of falling and risk taking in older people

Key publications: 

Delbaere K, Crombez G, Van den Noortgate N, Willems T, Cambier D. The risk of being fearful or fearless of falls in older people: an empirical validation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 00(0): 000-000, 2006

Delbaere K, Van den Noortgate N, Bourgois J, Vanderstraeten G, Willems T, Cambier D. The Physical Performance Test as a predictor of frequent fallers. Clinical Rehabilitation, 20: 83-90, 2006

Delbaere K, Crombez G, Vanderstraeten G, Willems T, Cambier D. Fear-related avoidance of activities, falls and physical frailty. A prospective community-based cohort study. Age and Ageing, 33(4): 368-373, 2004

Delbaere K, Bourgois J, Witvrouw E, Willems T, Cambier D: Age-related changes in concentric and eccentric muscle strength in the lower and upper extremity. A cross-sectional study. Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 11: 145-151, 2003

Email: k.delbaere@unsw.edu.au

Dr Stuart Smith, Senior Research Officer

Qualifications:

Current projects: 

Key publications: 

Email: s.smith@powmri.edu.au