Research Project
Cameron Hicks
Current Appointments
Research AssistantCameron Hicks is a PhD candidate and Research Assistant at Neuroscience Research Australia and works as a project officer for the Australia and New Zealand Fall Prevention Society. He previously trained as an Exercise Physiologist working in Residential Aged Care Facilities before moving into Fall Prevention Research. His PhD focusses on determining optimal balance and gait assessments for predicting falls in community-dwelling older people.
Publications
2025 May
Virtual reality obstacle avoidance training can be enhanced by physical feedback via perturbations: A proof-of-concept study
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104442
2024, 01 Oct
Two simple modifications to the World Falls Guidelines algorithm improves its ability to stratify older people into low, intermediate and high fall risk groups
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae192
2024 Oct
Clinician acceptability of the ReacStep reactive balance training program for fall prevention
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.2133
2024 Apr
A custom-built step exergame training programme to prevent falls in people with multiple sclerosis: A multicentre randomised controlled trial
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1177/13524585241229360
2024 Jan
Exergame and cognitive training for preventing falls in community-dwelling older people: a randomized controlled trial
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02739-0
2023, 12 May
smart±step exergame and seated computer brain training for preventing falls in community-dwelling older people: a 12-month randomised controlled trial.
View full preprint on https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-2852524/v1
2023 May
Training reactive balance using trips and slips in people with multiple sclerosis: A blinded randomised controlled trial
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2023.104607
2021 Sep
Ladder Use in Older People: Type, Frequency, Tasks and Predictors of Risk Behaviours
View full journal-article on https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/18/9799
2020 Dec
Reduced strength, poor balance and concern about falls mediate the relationship between knee pain and fall risk in older people
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1487-2
2020 Mar
Identifying Key Risk Factors for Dizziness Handicap in Middle-Aged and Older People
View full journal-article on http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2019.08.016