Research Project
Dr
Daina Sturnieks
Current Appointments
Senior Research Scientist (Conjoint)
Conjoint Senior Research Scientist, NeuRA
Key Research Areas
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Dr Sturnieks has a PhD in human biomechanics (UWA). She is Senior Lecturer 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
2023 Mar
Correlations between Reach, Lean and Ladder Tipping Risk
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1155535202
2022 Dec
The rising cost of falls – Health researchers are calling for action
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13157
2022, 01 Nov
Visuospatial working memory and obstacle crossing in young and older people
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1151071757
2022 Nov
139 Preventing falls with motor-cognitive training: a 12-month randomised controlled trial
View full conference-paper on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1153973959
2022 Oct
Situational factors that influence overreaching on a ladder during a gutter clearing task among older adults
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2022.103794
2022, 01 Jun
Impact of pathological conditions on postural reflex latency and adaptability following unpredictable perturbations: A systematic review and meta-analysis
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1147281617
2022, 30 May
Risk factors for falls in community-dwelling older people with mild cognitive impairment: a prospective one-year study
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1148297003
2022 Jan
Impact of ageing, fall history and exercise on postural reflexes following unpredictable perturbations: A systematic review and meta-analyses.
View full journal-article on http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/35104475
2021, 04 Nov
Biomechanics of Balance and Falling
View full book-chapter on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1142923063
2021, 04 Nov
Cognitive-Motor Interventions and Their Effects on Fall Risk in Older People
View full book-chapter on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1142923076
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