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
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, 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, 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
2024, 01 Jun
Brain and brawn in balance: Central processing speed and muscle torque development speed are independently associated with the ability to recover balance with feet-in-place
View full journal-article on https://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1170615377
2024 Jun
Poor mobility and lower limb weakness are associated with three distinct depressive symptom trajectories over 6 years in older people
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.13273
2024, 10 May
Ladder Use Ability, Behavior and Exposure by Age and Gender
View full journal-article on https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics9030061
2024, 01 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://app.dimensions.ai/details/publication/pub.1168922810
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