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Effective exercise for the prevention of falls: a systematic review and meta-analysisCatherine Sherrington
Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J Am Geriatr Soc 56:2234-43. 2008..To determine the effects of exercise on falls prevention in older people and establish whether particular trial characteristics or components of exercise programs are associated with larger reductions in falls...
Exercise therapy for prevention of falls in people with Parkinson's disease: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluationColleen G Canning
Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
BMC Neurol 9:4. 2009..In addition we will establish the cost effectiveness of the exercise program from the health provider's perspective...- Frailty Intervention Trial (FIT)Nicola Fairhall
Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney Australia
BMC Geriatr 8:27. 2008..We aim to establish the effects of this intervention on frailty, mobility, hospitalisation and institutionalisation in frail older people... - Minimising disability and falls in older people through a post-hospital exercise program: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluationCatherine Sherrington
Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
BMC Geriatr 9:8. 2009..The cost-effectiveness of the exercise program from the health and community service provider's perspective will be established. In addition, predictors for adherence with the exercise program will be determined... - A simple tool predicted probability of falling after aged care inpatient rehabilitationCatherine Sherrington
The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney NSW 2050, Australia
J Clin Epidemiol 64:779-86. 2011..To develop and internally validate a falls prediction tool for people being discharged from inpatient aged care rehabilitation... - Development of a tool for prediction of falls in rehabilitation settings (Predict_FIRST): a prospective cohort studyCatherine Sherrington
The George Institute for International Health, Missenden Road, Sydney NSW 2050, Australia
J Rehabil Med 42:482-8. 2010..To develop and internally validate a simple falls prediction tool for rehabilitation settings... 
Mobility-related disability three months after aged care rehabilitation can be predicted with a simple tool: an observational studyCatherine Sherrington
The George Institute for International Health, Sydney, NSW, 2050, Australia
J Physiother 56:121-7. 2010..What is the prevalence of mobility-related disability 3 months after discharge from inpatient aged care rehabilitation? Can a clinical tool predict which individuals will experience mobility-related disability 3 months after discharge?..- Physical exercise after hip fracture: an evidence overviewC Sherrington
Musculoskeletal Division, George Institute For Global Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Eur J Phys Rehabil Med 47:297-307. 2011..The Cochrane reviews covering this field also do not draw firm conclusions. However, several individual trials have had promising findings and indicate some benefits of exercise after hip fracture... - Evidence of detraining after 12-week home-based exercise programs designed to reduce fall-risk factors in older people recently discharged from hospitalConstance M Vogler
Department of Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 93:1685-91. 2012..To measure the extent to which improved sensorimotor function and balance resulting from a 12-week exercise intervention were retained 12 weeks after exercise cessation in older adults recently discharged from hospital... - The effects of an exercise program on fall risk factors in people with Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled trialNatalie E Allen
Neurological Rehabilitation Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Mov Disord 25:1217-25. 2010..Further investigation of the impact of exercise on falls in people with PD is warranted... - Mobility training after hip fracture: a randomised controlled trialAnne M Moseley
The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia
Age Ageing 38:74-80. 2009..to compare the effects of two different exercise programmes after hip fracture... - Reproducibility of measures of leg muscle power, leg muscle strength, postural sway and mobility in people with Parkinson's diseaseSerene S Paul
Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Gait Posture 36:639-42. 2012..Further research into the clinical measurement of postural sway in people with PD is warranted, especially in individuals with dyskinesia... - Amount of exercise in the first week after stroke predicts walking speed and unassisted walkingKatharine Scrivener
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital, Bankstown, NSW, Australia
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 26:932-8. 2012..Predicting walking outcomes poststroke is a challenge for clinicians... - Exercise and Sports Science Australia position statement on exercise and falls prevention in older peopleAnne Tiedemann
Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, Australia
J Sci Med Sport 14:489-95. 2011..Qualified exercise professionals are well placed to implement the research evidence and to prescribe and supervise specific exercise aimed at preventing falls in both healthy older community-dwelling people and those with co-morbidities... - Exercise intervention to prevent falls and enhance mobility in community dwellers after stroke: a protocol for a randomised controlled trialCatherine M Dean
Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia
BMC Neurol 9:38. 2009..This randomised controlled trial will investigate whether exercise can reduce fall rates and increase mobility and physical activity levels in stroke survivors... - Implementing falls prevention research into policy and practice in Australia: past, present and futureStephen R Lord
Falls and Balance Research Group, Neuroscience Research Australia, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Sydney, Australia
J Safety Res 42:517-20. 2011..Falls in older Australians are a significant public health issue with one in three older people falling one or more times each year... - Do exercise interventions designed to prevent falls affect participation in life roles? A systematic review and meta-analysisNicola Fairhall
Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
Age Ageing 40:666-74. 2011..The aim was to evaluate the extent to which measurement of participation has been reported in trials of fall prevention interventions and to determine the effect of exercise interventions on participation in life roles... - Balance and falls in Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of the effect of exercise and motor trainingNatalie E Allen
Neurological Rehabilitation Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Mov Disord 26:1605-15. 2011..166). Exercise and motor training can improve the performance of balance-related activities in people with Parkinson's disease. However, further research is required to determine if falls can be prevented in this population... - Reducing risk of falling in older people discharged from hospital: a randomized controlled trial comparing seated exercises, weight-bearing exercises, and social visitsConstance M Vogler
Department of Aged Care and Rehabilitation, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 90:1317-24. 2009..To compare the efficacy of seated exercises and weight-bearing (WB) exercises with social visits on fall risk factors in older people recently discharged from hospital... - Effect of a multifactorial interdisciplinary intervention on mobility-related disability in frail older people: randomised controlled trialNicola Fairhall
Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Ryde, 2112, Australia
BMC Med 10:120. 2012..Our objective was to assess the impact of a multifactorial intervention on mobility-related disability in frail older people... - Reported quality of randomized controlled trials of physiotherapy interventions has improved over timeAnne M Moseley
Centre for Evidence Based Physiotherapy, Musculoskeletal Division, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Clin Epidemiol 64:594-601. 2011..To describe the change with time of the reported methodological quality of randomized controlled trials of physiotherapy interventions... - There was evidence of convergent and construct validity of Physiotherapy Evidence Database quality scale for physiotherapy trialsLuciana Gazzi Macedo
Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
J Clin Epidemiol 63:920-5. 2010..To evaluate the convergent and construct validity of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale used to rate the methodological quality of randomized trials in physiotherapy... - Exercise to prevent falls in older adults: an updated meta-analysis and best practice recommendationsCatherine Sherrington
Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for Global Health, The University of Sydney, Australia
N S W Public Health Bull 22:78-83. 2011.... - Predictors of adherence to a structured exercise program and physical activity participation in community dwellers after strokeAnne Tiedemann
The George Institute for Global Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Stroke Res Treat 2012:136525. 2012..Conclusions. The results suggest that better physical functioning and health status are predictors of average steps taken per day in stroke survivors and that predicting adherence to group exercise in this group is difficult... - Treating frailty--a practical guideNicola Fairhall
Rehabilitation Studies Unit, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Ryde, Sydney 2112, Australia
BMC Med 9:83. 2011..We provide an evidence-based framework that can be used to guide the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of frail older people... - Many randomized trials of physical therapy interventions are not adequately registered: a survey of 200 published trialsRafael Zambelli Pinto
The George Institute for Global Health and Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia
Phys Ther 93:299-309. 2013..Previous surveys suggest that most trials are registered. However, these surveys examined only trials in journals with high impact factors, which may bias the results... - Impaired weight transfer persists at least four months after hip fracture and rehabilitationElizabeth Jean Nightingale
Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney, Australia
Clin Rehabil 24:565-73. 2010..To determine whether choice stepping reaction time performance is impaired in people after hip fracture and whether different aspects of choice stepping performance improve with rehabilitation... - A randomized controlled trial of weight-bearing versus non-weight-bearing exercise for improving physical ability after usual care for hip fractureCatherine Sherrington
Prince Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 85:710-6. 2004..To compare the effects of weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing home exercise programs and a control program on physical ability (strength, balance, gait, functional performance) in older people who have had a hip fracture... - What is the role of falls?Jacqueline C T Close
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, UNSW, Randwick, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Best Pract Res Clin Rheumatol 19:913-35. 2005..More data are needed to support the role of prevention of falls in preventing fractures, as well as comparative cost-effectiveness data with other evidence-based approaches to preventing fractures in an older population... - Core journals that publish clinical trials of physical therapy interventionsLeonardo Oliveira Pena Costa
Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for International Health, PO Box M201, Missenden Rd, Sydney, New South Wales 2050, Australia
Phys Ther 90:1631-40. 2010.... - Exercise dose and mobility outcome in a comprehensive stroke unit: description and prediction from a prospective cohort studyKatharine Scrivener
Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital, Sydney, Australia
J Rehabil Med 44:824-9. 2012..To describe the dose of lower limb exercise completed during admission to a stroke unit, establish predictors of dose and explore the relationship between dose and walking outcomes... - CENTRAL, PEDro, PubMed, and EMBASE are the most comprehensive databases indexing randomized controlled trials of physical therapy interventionsZoe A Michaleff
The George Institute for Global Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Phys Ther 91:190-7. 2011.... - Indexing of randomised controlled trials of physiotherapy interventions: a comparison of AMED, CENTRAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, hooked on evidence, PEDro, PsycINFO and PubMedAnne M Moseley
The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
Physiotherapy 95:151-6. 2009..To compare the comprehensiveness of indexing the reports of randomised controlled trials of physiotherapy interventions by eight bibliographic databases (AMED, CENTRAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, Hooked on Evidence, PEDro, PsycINFO and PubMed)... - Computerized tracking to train dexterity after cerebellar tumour: a single-case experimental studyLouise Ada
Discipline of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Brain Inj 23:702-6. 2009..In a child with pure ataxia after tumour removal, does dexterity training at the right elbow improve dexterity at the right elbow? Does improvement in dexterity transfer to improvement in upper limb activity?.. - Cochrane reviews used more rigorous methods than non-Cochrane reviews: survey of systematic reviews in physiotherapyAnne M Moseley
Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for International Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
J Clin Epidemiol 62:1021-30. 2009.... - Home environment risk factors for falls in older people and the efficacy of home modificationsStephen R Lord
Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales, Randwick, Sydney, New South Wales 2031, Australia
Age Ageing 35:ii55-ii59. 2006..The effectiveness may depend on the provision of concomitant training for improving transfer abilities and other strategies for effecting behaviour change... - The development and validation of a brief performance-based fall risk assessment tool for use in primary careAnne Tiedemann
Musculoskeletal Division, The George Institute for International Health, PO Box M201, Missenden Rd, NSW 2050, Australia
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 65:896-903. 2010..To report the development, external validity, reliability, and feasibility of a falls risk assessment tool for use in primary care... - Older fallers attended to by an ambulance but not transported to hospital: a vulnerable population at high risk of future fallsAnne Tiedemann
The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales Neuroscience Research Australia, University of New South Wales The George Institute for Global Health, University of Sydney, New South Wales Neuroscience Research Australia, University of New South Wales Neuroscience Research Australia, University of New South Wales Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales
Aust N Z J Public Health 37:179-85. 2013..Implications : Onward referral for preventive interventions may reduce future falls and ambulance service calls... - Motor and cognitive impairments in Parkinson disease: relationships with specific balance and mobility tasksSerene S Paul
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Neurorehabil Neural Repair 27:63-71. 2013..Balance and mobility problems are common for people with Parkinson disease (PD)... - Rating the quality of trials in systematic reviews of physical therapy interventionsMark R Elkins
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Cardiopulm Phys Ther J 21:20-6. 2010..The issue of appraisal of quality is then discussed further, with a demonstration of how one validated tool for quality appraisal-the PEDro scale-can be used to evaluate a randomized trial in cardiopulmonary physical therapy... - Exercise and motor training in people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review of participant characteristics, intervention delivery, retention rates, adherence, and adverse events in clinical trialsNatalie E Allen
Clinical and Rehabilitation Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, P O Box 170, Lidcombe, Sydney, NSW 1825, Australia
Parkinsons Dis 2012:854328. 2012.... - Cluster randomised trial of a targeted multifactorial intervention to prevent falls among older people in hospitalRobert G Cumming
School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
BMJ 336:758-60. 2008..To determine the efficacy of a targeted multifactorial falls prevention programme in elderly care wards with relatively short lengths of stay... - Group exercise can improve participants' mobility in an outpatient rehabilitation setting: a randomized controlled trialCatherine Sherrington
School of Physiotherapy, University of Sydney and Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
Clin Rehabil 22:493-502. 2008..To establish the effects of group exercise on mobility and strength... - Many participants in inpatient rehabilitation can quantify their exercise dosage accurately: an observational studyKatharine Scrivener
Department of Physiotherapy, Bankstown Lidcombe Hospital, NSW, Australia
J Physiother 57:117-22. 2011..Are inpatients undergoing rehabilitation who appear able to count exercises able to quantify accurately the amount of exercise they undertake?.. - Reliability of the PEDro scale for rating quality of randomized controlled trialsChristopher G Maher
School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, New South Wales 1825, Australia
Phys Ther 83:713-21. 2003..This report describes 2 studies designed to investigate the reliability of data obtained with the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale developed to rate the quality of RCTs evaluating physical therapist interventions... - Evidence for physiotherapy practice: a survey of the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)Anne M Moseley
Centre for Evidence Based Physiotherapy, Department of Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 1680, Australia
Aust J Physiother 48:43-9. 2002..0 for trials published between 1995 and 1999. There is a substantial body of evidence about the effects of physiotherapy. However, there remains scope for improvements in the quality of the conduct and reporting of clinical trials... - Physical activity improves strength, balance and endurance in adults aged 40-65 years: a systematic reviewManuela L Ferreira
The University of Sydney, Australia
J Physiother 58:145-56. 2012..Can physical activity in adults aged 40-65 years enhance strength and balance and prevent falls?.. - Bradykinesia, muscle weakness and reduced muscle power in Parkinson's diseaseNatalie E Allen
The University of Sydney, Australia
Mov Disord 24:1344-51. 2009..The absence of bradykinesia in the PD group when lifting heavy loads warrants further investigation... - Challenges for evidence-based physical therapy: accessing and interpreting high-quality evidence on therapyChristopher G Maher
School of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, PO Box 170, Lidcombe, New South Wales 1825, Australia
Phys Ther 84:644-54. 2004..These strategies and others discussed in the article might facilitate implementation of evidence-based physical therapy...