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Step training improves reaction time, gait and balance and reduces falls in older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Okubo, Yoshiro, Schoene, Daniel, Lord, Stephen R

“…To examine the effects of stepping interventions on fall risk factors and fall incidence in older people. Electronic databases (PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL,…”
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Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Sherrington, Catherine, Michaleff, Zoe A, Fairhall, Nicola, Paul, Serene S, Tiedemann, Anne, Whitney, Julie, Cumming, Robert G, Herbert, Robert D, Close, Jacqueline C T, Lord, Stephen R

“…Previous meta-analyses have found that exercise prevents falls in older people. This study aimed to test whether this effect is still present when new trials…”
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Adherence to Technology-Based Exercise Programs in Older Adults: A Systematic Review by Valenzuela, Trinidad, Okubo, Yoshiro, Woodbury, Ashley, Lord, Stephen R, Delbaere, Kim

“…Exercise participation and adherence in older people is often low. The integration of technology-based exercise programs may have a positive effect on…”
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A randomized controlled pilot study of home-based step training in older people using videogame technology by Schoene, Daniel, Lord, Stephen R, Delbaere, Kim, Severino, Connie, Davies, Thomas A, Smith, Stuart T

“…Stepping impairments are associated with physical and cognitive decline in older adults and increased fall risk. Exercise interventions can reduce fall risk,…”
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Interactive Cognitive-Motor Step Training Improves Cognitive Risk Factors of Falling in Older Adults - A Randomized Controlled Trial by Schoene, Daniel, Valenzuela, Trinidad, Toson, Barbara, Delbaere, Kim, Severino, Connie, Garcia, Jaime, Davies, Thomas A, Russell, Frances, Smith, Stuart T, Lord, Stephen R

“…Interactive cognitive-motor training (ICMT) requires individuals to perform both gross motor movements and complex information processing. This study…”
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Effect of Reactive Balance Training Involving Repeated Slips and Trips on Balance Recovery Among Older Adults: A Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial by Okubo, Yoshiro, Sturnieks, Daina L, Brodie, Matthew A, Duran, Lionne, Lord, Stephen R

“…Abstract Background This study examined whether reactive balance training (exposures to slips and trips) could improve balance recovery and reduce…”
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Falls in Parkinson's Disease Subtypes: Risk Factors, Locations and Circumstances by Pelicioni, Paulo H S, Menant, Jasmine C, Latt, Mark D, Lord, Stephen R

“…People with Parkinson's disease (PD) can be classified into those with postural instability and gait difficulty (PIGD subtype) and those manifesting tremor as…”
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Rivastigmine for gait stability in patients with Parkinson's disease (ReSPonD): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial by Henderson, Emily J, Dr, Lord, Stephen R, Prof, Brodie, Matthew A, PhD, Gaunt, Daisy M, MSc, Lawrence, Andrew D, Prof, Close, Jacqueline C T, Prof, Whone, A L, FRCP, Ben-Shlomo, Y, Prof

“…Summary Background Falls are a frequent and serious complication of Parkinson's disease and are related partly to an underlying cholinergic deficit that…”
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Single and dual task tests of gait speed are equivalent in the prediction of falls in older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Menant, Jasmine C, Schoene, Daniel, Sarofim, Mina, Lord, Stephen R

“…Highlights • Single and dual task gait speed were equivalent in predicting falls in older people. • This did not change in subgroups of fitter, frailer and…”
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Effective Exercise for the Prevention of Falls: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sherrington, Catherine, Whitney, Julie C., Lord, Stephen R., Herbert, Robert D., Cumming, Robert G., Close, Jacqueline C. T.

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine the effects of exercise on falls prevention in older people and establish whether particular trial characteristics or components of…”
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Discriminative Ability and Predictive Validity of the Timed Up and Go Test in Identifying Older People Who Fall: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Schoene, Daniel, Wu, Sandy M.-S., Mikolaizak, A. Stefanie, Menant, Jasmine C., Smith, Stuart T., Delbaere, Kim, Lord, Stephen R.

“…Objectives To investigate the discriminative ability and diagnostic accuracy of the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) as a clinical screening instrument for…”
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A multifactorial interdisciplinary intervention reduces frailty in older people: randomized trial by Cameron, Ian D, Fairhall, Nicola, Langron, Colleen, Lockwood, Keri, Monaghan, Noeline, Aggar, Christina, Sherrington, Catherine, Lord, Stephen R, Kurrle, Susan E

“…Frailty is a well known and accepted term to clinicians working with older people. The study aim was to determine whether an intervention could reduce frailty…”
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Visual risk factors for falls in older people by Lord, Stephen R

“…Poor vision reduces postural stability and significantly increases the risk of falls and fractures in older people. Most studies have found that poor visual…”
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A Randomized, Controlled Trial of tai chi for the Prevention of Falls: The Central Sydney tai chi Trial by Voukelatos, Alexander, Cumming, Robert G., Lord, Stephen R., Rissel, Chris

“…OBJECTIVES: To determine the effectiveness of a 16‐week community‐based tai chi program in reducing falls and improving balance in people aged 60 and older…”
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Depressive Symptomatology as a Risk Factor for Falls in Older People: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Kvelde, Tasha, McVeigh, Catherine, Toson, Barbara, Greenaway, Mark, Lord, Stephen R., Delbaere, Kim, Close, Jacqueline C.T.

“…Objectives To conduct a systematic literature review and meta‐analysis to evaluate studies that have addressed depressive symptoms as a risk factor for falls…”
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Perturbation-based balance training: Principles, mechanisms and implementation in clinical practice by McCrum, Christopher, Bhatt, Tanvi S., Gerards, Marissa H. G., Karamanidis, Kiros, Rogers, Mark W., Lord, Stephen R., Okubo, Yoshiro

“…Since the mid-2000s, perturbation-based balance training has been gaining interest as an efficient and effective way to prevent falls in older adults. It has…”
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Daily-Life Walking Speed, Quality and Quantity Derived from a Wrist Motion Sensor: Large-Scale Normative Data for Middle-Aged and Older Adults by Chan, Lloyd L Y, Lord, Stephen R, Brodie, Matthew A

“…Walking is crucial for independence and quality of life. This study leverages wrist-worn sensor data from UK Biobank participants to establish normative…”
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Prefrontal cortical activation measured by fNIRS during walking: effects of age, disease and secondary task by Pelicioni, Paulo H S, Tijsma, Mylou, Lord, Stephen R, Menant, Jasmine

“…Cognitive processes are required during walking to appropriately respond to environmental and task demands. There are now many studies that have used…”
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Impaired Response Selection During Stepping Predicts Falls in Older People—A Cohort Study by Schoene, Daniel, PhD, Delbaere, Kim, PhD, Lord, Stephen R., DSc

“…Abstract Background Response inhibition, an important executive function, has been identified as a risk factor for falls in older people. This study…”
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The effects of optic flow on postural stability: Influence of age and fall risk by Phu, Steven, Persiani, Michela, Tan, Brandon, Brodie, Matthew, Gandevia, Simon, Sturnieks, Daina L., Lord, Stephen R.

“…Optic flow provides dynamic information relating to body position and motion with respect to visual frames of reference. This study investigated the effects of…”
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