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Bridget J. Munro
Researcher at University of Wollongong
Publications - 93
Citations - 4909
Bridget J. Munro is an academic researcher from University of Wollongong. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Foot (unit). The author has an hindex of 36, co-authored 92 publications receiving 4351 citations. Previous affiliations of Bridget J. Munro include Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute & RMIT University.
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Sit-to-Stand Performance Depends on Sensation, Speed, Balance, and Psychological Status in Addition to Strength in Older People
TL;DR: The findings indicate that, in community-dwelling older people, STS performance is influenced by multiple physiological and psychological processes and represents a particular transfer skill, rather than a proxy measure of lower limb strength.
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The effect of technique change on knee loads during sidestep cutting.
Alasdair R. Dempsey,David Lloyd,Bruce Elliott,Julie R. Steele,Bridget J. Munro,Kylie A Russo. +5 more
TL;DR: Sidestep cutting technique had a significant effect on loads experienced at the knee, such as foot wide, torso leaning in the opposite direction to the cut and torso rotating in the same direction as the cut, which place an athlete at higher risk of injury.
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Optimizing footwear for older people at risk of falls.
TL;DR: Older people should wear shoes with low heels and firm slip-resistant soles both inside and outside the home, based on findings of a systematic literature review.
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The Effect of an Individualized Fall Prevention Program on Fall Risk and Falls in Older People: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
Stephen R. Lord,Anne Tiedemann,Kirsten Chapman,Bridget J. Munro,Susan M. Murray,M Gerontology,Gymnast Recreat Ther,Catherine Sherrington +7 more
TL;DR: Whether an individualized falls prevention program comprising exercise, visual, and counseling interventions can reduce physiological falls risk and falls in older people is investigated.
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Effects of walking surfaces and footwear on temporo-spatial gait parameters in young and older people.
TL;DR: The results indicate that shoes with elevated heels or soft soles impair walking stability in older people, especially on wet floors, and that high-collar shoes of medium sole hardness provide optimal stability on level dry, irregular and wet floors.