NHMRC Research Fellow (Clinical Career Development Award), 2007-2011

Professor, La Trobe University

Director, Musculoskeletal Research Centre, La Trobe University

BPod(Hons) La Trobe, PhD UNSW

David Myers University Medal - highest Honours year result in the Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria, 1993

Australian Postgraduate Award (PhD scholarship), 1998-2002

NHMRC Australian Clinical Research Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2003-2007

Young Tall Poppy Science award, Australian Institute of Policy and Science, 2006

NHMRC Clinical Career Development Award, 2007-2011

Australasian Journal on Ageing book award, 2008

British Medical Association book award, 2009

La Trobe University Excellence in Research Award, 2009

HonFCPod - Honorary Fellow, College of Podiatrists (UK), 2010-

Fulbright Senior Scholar, 2011 (link)

Honorary Senior Research Associate, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, University of New South Wales (link)

Honorary Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, UK

Member, Australian Podiatry Association (Vic)

Member, Australian Association of Gerontology

Member, World Association of Medical Editors

Member, Osteoarthritis Research Society International

epidemiology and management of foot disorders in older people

osteoarthritis of the foot and ankle

balance and gait changes with ageing in relation to falls

plantar pressure assessment

falls in people with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease

Epidemiology and management of foot disorders in older people (NHMRC Career Development Award)

Preventing falls and improving mobility in people with Parkinson's disease (Michael J Fox Foundation grant)

Randomised controlled trial of callus debridement in older people (La Trobe Faculty Grant)

Efficacy of intra-articular hyaluronan (Synvisc) for the treatment of osteoarthritis affecting the first metatarsophalangeal joint of the foot (hallux limitus): a randomised placebo controlled trial  (Genzyme Australia / La Trobe Faculty Grant)

Randomised controlled trial of a multifactorial podiatry intervention to improve balance and prevent falls in older people (NHMRC Primary Care Project Grant)

Home based rehabilitation to reduce falls and disability in Parkinson disease (NHMRC Project Grant)

The effectiveness of shoe insoles for the treatment of Achilles tendinopathy (Prescription Foot Orthotic Laboratory grant)

Falls risk before and after total knee replacement surgery (Arthritis Foundation of Australia / Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundation)

Prof Meg E. Morris

Melbourne School of Health Sciences, University of Melbourne

Prof Stephen R. Lord

Falls and Balance Research Group, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Sydney, Australia (link)

Prof Flavia M. Cicuttini, Dr Anita Wluka

Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University (link)

Dr Ellen Freiberger

Institut fur Sportwissenschaft und Sport, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat, Erlangen-Nurnberg, Germany (link)

Dr Karl Landorf, Dr Shannon Munteanu

Department of Podiatry, La Trobe University (link)

Prof Peter Croft, Dr Ed Roddy, Dr Kelvin Jordan

Arthritis Research UK Primary Care Centre, Keele University, UK

PhD thesis

Menz HB. Walking stability in young, old and neuropathic subjects. PhD thesis, School of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, 2002. Available to download (PDF) at UNSW Australian Digital Theses page (link).

 

Books

Lord SR, Sherrington C, Menz HB. Falls in older people: risk factors and strategies for prevention. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN: 0-521-58964-9 (link).

Lord SR, Sherrington C, Menz HB, Close JC. Falls in older people: risk factors and strategies for prevention (2nd ed). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. ISBN-13: 9780521680998 (link to publisher, link to Amazon). Winner of the Australasian Journal on Ageing book award, 2008.

Menz HB. Foot problems in older people: assessment and management. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier, 2008. ISBN 0080450326 / 9780080450322 (link to blog, link to Amazon). First prize, British Medical Association book competition, 2009.

Book chapters

Menz HB. Common foot problems that can impair performance of regular physical activity and exercise in older people: prevention and treatment. In: Morris ME, Schoo AMM (eds.) Optimizing exercise and physical activity in older people. Butterworth-Heinemann, 2003. ISBN: 0-750-65479-1. (link)

Menz HB. Foot care. In: Carmody S, Forster S (eds.) Aged Care Nursing: A Guide to Practice. AusMed Publications, 2003. ISBN: 0-9579876-4-1. Also available as audio CD. (link)

Lord SR, Menz HB, Sherrington C. Falls in older people. In: Geusens P, Sambrook PN, Lindsay R (eds.) Osteoporosis in clinical practice - a practical guide for diagnosis and treatment. (2nd ed.) Springer Verlag, 2004. ISBN: 1-85233-757-5. (link)

Menz HB, Lord SR. Optimizing gait in older people with foot and ankle disorders. In:  Hausdorff J, Alexander NB, (eds.).  Gait Disorders: Evaluation and Management. Marcel Dekker Publishing, 2005. ISBN: 0-82472-393-7 (link). 

Lord SR, Sherrington C, Menz HB. Ageing and falls. In: Haslam R, Stubbs D (eds.). Understanding and preventing falls. Taylor and Francis, 2005. ISBN: 0-41525-636-4. (link).

Menz HB. Foot problems in older people. In: Markides SK (ed). Encyclopedia of Health and Aging. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 2007. ISBN: 13-978-1-4129-0949-5. (link)

Morris ME, Huxham F, Menz HB, Dobson F, Piriyaprasarth P, Fok, P, Iansek R. Optimizing Movement and Preventing Falls in Parkinson’s Disease: Strategies for Patients and Care-Givers. In: Trail M. Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson’s disease. Slack, Inc., 2007. ISBN: 1-55642-771-9. (link)

Menz HB. Assessment of older people. In: Yates B (ed). Assessment of the lower limb. (3rd ed.). London: Elsevier, 2009. ISBN: 978-0-08-045107-7 (link).

Journal publications (follow link to PubMed)