Research Project
A/Prof
Daina Sturnieks
Current Appointments
Associate Professor UNSW
Conjoint Senior Research Scientist, NeuRA
Key Research Areas
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Dr Sturnieks has a PhD in human biomechanics (UWA). She is Associate Professor in Anatomy at UNSW Medicine and Conjoint Senior Research Scientist at NeuRA. Her research focuses on understanding biomechanical, sensorimotor and neurocognitive contributions to balance and falls in older people and clinical groups, and randomised controlled trials of novel interventions to prevent falls involving balance, stepping and cognitive training. Dr Sturnieks is active in translating research findings into community, aged care and hospital settings and is Executive Board Member of the Australian and New Zealand Falls Prevention Society.
Publications
2025, 01 Feb
Exercise and Sports Science Australia updated position statement on exercise for preventing falls in older people living in the community
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1175841233
2025, 01 Jan
Treadmill belt accelerations may not accurately replicate kinematic responses to tripping on an obstacle in older people
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1184241137
2025 Jan
Cognitive functioning and falls in older people: A systematic review and meta-analysis
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2024.105638
2025
Falls
View full book-chapter on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1168534909
2024, 31 Dec
Promotion of Physical Activity by Health Professionals (PROMOTE-PA): protocol for effectiveness outcomes in a hybrid type I effectiveness-implementation cluster randomised controlled trial
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1174557759
2024, 01 Dec
Efficacy of obstructive sleep apnea treatment in reducing fall risk in older adults: Study protocol for a clinical trial
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1182104992
2024 Nov
Step exergame training to reduce falls in people with multiple sclerosis: the i-FIMS multi-centre randomised controlled trial
2024, 01 Oct
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
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1175268863
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://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1176143650
2024 Sep
Effect of cognitive training on cognitive function in community‐dwelling older people with mild‐to‐moderate dementia: A single‐blind randomised controlled trial
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13283
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