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Measuring fall risk and predicting who will fall: Clinimetric properties of four fall risk assessment tools for residential aged care (with Anna L. Barker, Jennifer C. Nitz, and Terry P. Haines), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2009)
Background: The purpose of this prospective cohort study was to describe the clinimetric evaluation of...
Controlling balance decline across the menopause using a balance-strategy training program: A randomized, controlled trial (with S. Fu and J. Nitz), Climacteric (2009)
Objective: To evaluate effectiveness and long-term benefits of a specific balance-strategy training program in sedentary...
Clinimetric evaluation of the physical mobility scale supports clinicians and researchers in residential aged care (with Anna L. Barker, Jennifer C. Nitz, and Terry P. Haines), Health Sciences & Medicine papers (2008)
Objective
To investigate the interrater agreement and the internal construct validity of the Physical...
Rationale and design of the PRSM study: Pulmonary rehabilitation of self management for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), what is the best approach? (with Angela T. Chang, Terry Haines, Claire Jackson, Ian Yang, Jennifer Nitz, and Bill Vicenzino), Contemporary clinical trials (2008)
Background:
Pulmonary rehabilitation is only accessible by a small proportion of individuals with COPD....
Comparison of sensorimotor disturbance between subjects with persistent whiplash associated disorder and subjects with acoustic neuromas (with Julia Treleaven, Ross Darnell, Ben Panizza, David Brown-Rothwell, and Gwendolen Jull), Archives of physical medicine & rehabilitation (2008)
Objective
To determine if differences exist in reported symptoms and in outcomes of sensorimotor...
Falling is not just for older women: Support for pre-emptive prevention intervention before 60 (with Jennifer C. Nitz), Climacteric (2008)
Objective
This study aimed to report falls and identify factors that might predict a...
Linking stability to demographics, strength and sensory system function in women over 40 to support pre-emptive preventive intervention (with Sandra Brauer and Jennifer Nitz), Climateric (2008)
Objective
To investigate differences in demographics, strength and sensory system function of 254 women...
Age-related changes in strength and somato-sensation during mid-life support rationale for targeted preventive intervention programs (with Sandra G. Brauer and Jennifer Nitz), Annals of the New York Academy of Science (2007)
Age-related changes in strength and somatosensation have a negative impact on balance with advanced age....
Timed stance performances reflect differences in age, prevalence of co-morbidities, medication use, fall’s history and activity level: Early screening for balance loss is indicated (with Sandra G. Brauer and Jennifer C. Nitz), Australasian journal on ageing (2007)
Objectives:
To determine if 10-second trials of bilateral and one-legged stance measures detected balance loss...
Changes in activity level in women age 40 to 80 years (with Jennifer C. Nitz), Climacteric (2007)
Objectives
The purpose of this study was to report habitual physical activity levels in...
Balance, mobility and gaze stability deficits remain following surgical removal of vestibular schwanomma (acoustic neuroma): An observational study (with Natalie Johnson, Julia Treleaven, Gwendolen Jull, Benedict Panizza, and David Brown-Rothwell), Australian journal of physiotherapy (2006)
Question
Are there residual deficits in balance, mobility, and gaze stability after surgical removal...
The relationship of cervical joint position error to balance and eye movement disturbances in persistent whiplash (with Julia Treleaven and Gwendolen Jull), Manual therapy (2006)
Cervical joint position error (JPE) has been used as a measure of cervical afferent input...
Smooth pursuit neck torsion test in whiplash associated disorders - Relationship to self reports of neck pain and disability, dizziness and anxiety (with Julia Treleaven and Gwendolen Jull), Journal of rehabilitation medicine (2005)
Objective:
The smooth pursuit neck torsion test is thought to be a measure of...
Is signal analysis important for measuring standing balance in chronic whiplash? (with Julia Treleaven, Robert Murison, Gwendolen Jull, and Sandy Brauer), Gait and posture (2005)
Dizziness and or unsteadiness, associated with episodes of loss of balance, are frequent complaints in...
Standing balance in persistent WAD – Comparison between subjects with and without dizziness (with Julia Treleaven and Gwendolen Jull), Journal of rehabilitation medicine (2005)
Objective:
Dizziness and unsteadiness, associated with altered balance, are frequent complaints in subjects suffering persistent...
The effect of depression on balance decline in mature women (with Jennifer C. Nitz and Meredith Ogilvie), Hong Kong physiotherapy journal (2005)
Depression has been identified as a risk factor for falls, and a change in balance...
A theoretical framework for the assessment and treatment of balance and mobility deficits, Physiotherapy practice in residential aged care (2004)
Extract:
This chapter aims to:
Review the theoretical elements that contribute to balance...
Retraining balance using task-focussed work-stations, Physiotherapy practice in residential aged care (2004)
Extract:
This chapter aims to:
Present a task-oriented approach to retraining balance and...
Normal values of balance tests in women aged 20 - 80 (with Rosemary C. Isles, Marie Steers, and Jennifer C. Nitz), Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2004)
Objectives:
To determine normal values for four commonly used clinical functional balance tests from community-dwelling...
The late effects of poliomyelitis in Queensland (with Mary Lynch), Australasian epidemiologist (2004)
This paper reports an investigation of new health problems reported by Queensland residents with a...
The efficacy of a balance strategy training circuit for community based elders who have had a fall (with Jennifer C. Nitz), Age and ageing (2004)
Background:
Older people participate in exercise programmes to reduce the risk of falls but no...
The relationship between ankle dorsiflexion range, falls and activity level in women aged 40 to 80 years (with Jennifer Nitz), NZ journal of physiotherapy (2004)
Ankle joint flexibility is necessary if functional tasks such as walking quickly, negotiating stairs and...
The efficacy of a work-station intervention program to improve functional ability and flexibility in ageing clients with Cerebral Palsy: A pilot study (with Rosemary Isles, Ruth Barker, and Jennifer Nitz), Disability and rehabilitation (2003)
Purpose:
Health care workers associated with the long-term care of ageing clients with Cerebral...
Medial-lateral postural stability and balance in community dwelling women over 40 years of age (with Jennifer C. Nitz and Rosemary C. Isles), Clinical rehabilitation (2003)
Objective:
To document the change in medial–lateral balance in women aged between 40 and 80 years....
Changes in postural stability in women aged 20 to 80 years (with Sandra Brauer and Jennifer Nitz), Journal of gerontology: Medical sciences (2003)
Background.
A study of postural stability was undertaken to identify the relationship between vision...
Shoulder pain, range of movement and functional recovery after acute tetraplegia (with Susan K. Salisbury and Jennifer Nitz), Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation (2003)
Objectives:
To investigate (1) the prevalence and course of shoulder pain in acute tetraplegia and...