Allon Goldberg PT, PhD

2003-5: Postdoctoral Fellowship in Gerontology, Institute of Gerontology, University of Michigan

2003: PhD Physical Anthropology, WSU
1992: BSc Medicine (Hons)(Applied Anatomy), University of Cape Town, South Africa
1988: BSc (Physiotherapy), University of Cape Town, South Africa
 

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy, WSU
Faculty Fellow, Institute of Gerontology, WSU
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, WSU

Member of American Physical Therapy Association
Member of Gerontological Society of America

2008 Section on Education APTA Stanford Award: Presented to the author(s) whose manuscript published in any regular issue of the preceding year has been identified by the Journal of Physical Therapy Education Editorial Advisory Board as the article containing the most influential ideas for physical therapy education published in that year. Title of manuscript: Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Genomics: Implications for Physical Therapy Professional Education. Greenfield B, Goldberg A, Wolf SL, Curtis C. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 22(1): 4-14.

MANUSCRIPTS and BOOK CHAPTERS

2008: Standing Balance and Trunk Position Sense in Impaired Glucose Tolerance-related Peripheral Neuropathy. Goldberg A, Russell JW, Alexander NB. Journal of Neurological Sciences. 270: 165-171.

2008: The Ethical, Legal and Social Issues of Genomics: Implications for Physical Therapy Professional Education. Greenfield B, Goldberg A, Wolf SL, Curtis C. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 22(1): 4-14.

2006: Clinical gait and stepping performance measures in older adults. Alexander NB and Goldberg A. European Reviews of Aging and Physical Activity. 3:20-28.

2006: Gait and Mobility. Goldberg A and Alexander NB. In: Primary care Geriatrics: a Case-based approach. Ham R, Sloane P, Warshaw G, Bernard M, Flaherty E, eds. Publishers Mosby Elsevier, Philadelphia, PA. Chapter 18: 253-262

2005: Common Gait Disturbances: a Clinical Overview. Alexander NB and Goldberg A. In: Gait Disorders: Evaluation and Management. Hausdorff JM, Alexander NB eds. Publishers Taylor and Francis Group, Boca Raton, Florida. Chapter 8: 153-168.

2005: Gait Disorders: Search for multiple causes. Alexander NB and Goldberg A. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. 72 (7): 586-600.

2005: Position Paper: Genetics Education for the Physical Therapy Profession. Goldberg A. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 19(1): 8-14.

2005: Trunk Repositioning Errors are Increased in Balance-impaired Older Adults. Goldberg A, Hernandez M, Alexander NB. Journal of Gerontology: Medical Sciences. 60A (10): 1310-1314.

2004: Coadaptive evolution in cytochrome c oxidase: 9 of 13 subunits show accelerated rates of nonsynonymous substitution in anthropoid primates. Doan JW, Schmidt TR, Wildman DE, Uddin M, Goldberg A, Hüttemann M, Goodman M, Weiss ML, Grossman LI. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 33(3): 944-950.

2003: Adaptive evolution of cytochrome c oxidase subunit VIII in anthropoid primates. Goldberg A, Wildman DE, Schmidt TR, Hüttemann M, Goodman M, Weiss ML, Grossman LI. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. 100(10): 5873-8. 

ABSTRACTS PUBLISHED

2008: Integrating mental health care into occupational therapy practice with older adults. Lysack, C., Lichtenberg, P., Poteete, P., Cano, A., Conti, G., Goldberg, A., V Milligan, N., O’Connell, M., Pellerito, J., Pociask, F., & Schepens, S. Abstract Program No. 175-2 published on Abstract Viewer from the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, for the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.

2008: Dynamic balance tests predict balance confidence in community-dwelling older adults. Schepens, S & Goldberg, A. Abstract Program No. 397-3 published on Abstract Viewer from the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, for the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.

2008: Perceived health in community-dwelling older adults: Relationships to balance and balance confidence. Goldberg, A., & Schepens, S. Abstract Program No. 397-4 published on Abstract Viewer from the 61st Annual Scientific Meeting, for the Gerontological Society of America, National Harbor, MD.

2008: Reaction time to auditory and visual stimuli in the presence of cognitive distraction in young adults. Frangaj, V., Sawhney, A., Schepens, S. & Goldberg. A. Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, 32(4), p.210-219.

2008: The effect of lumbar extensor fatigue compared to plantar flexor fatigue on trunk position sense. Khan A., Oetjens, C., Smith, D., Schepens, S., & Goldberg, A. (2008). Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy, 32(4), p.210-219. 

2008: Falls and balance confidence in older adults: The role of trunk position sense. Goldberg, A., & Schepens, S. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 56(4), p.S142. (Program abstracts).

2008: Maximum step length test is a valid and reliable measure of balance and mobility capabilities in older adults. Goldberg, A., Schepens, S., & Wallace, M. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 56(4), p.S142. (Program abstracts).

2007: Is the short version of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale a valid measure of balance confidence, and is it related to balance impairment and falls in older adults? Schepens, S., Goldberg, A., & Wallace, M. Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy Vol. 30(3), p.150. (Program abstracts).

2007: Novel measures of balance and balance confidence: Relationships to fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults. Goldberg, A., Schepens, S., & Wallace, M Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy Vol. 30(3), p.149-50. (Program abstracts).

2007: The effect of fatigue-induced hip-flexor muscle weakness on reaction and movement time in young adults. Goldberg, A., Allen, D., Cissell, M., Schepens, S., & Talley, S. Journal of Neurological Physical Therapy Vol. 31(4), p.196. (Program abstracts).

2007: A comparison of the effect of ankle plantar flexor versus lumbar extensor muscle fatigue on postural sway. Samsair S, Zavala A, Schepens S, Talley S, Goldberg A. Journal of Neurological Physical Therapy. Vol 31, pp196-7 (Program abstracts)

2007: Maximum step length test is a valid and reliable measure of balance and mobility capabilities in older adults. Goldberg A, Schepens S, Wallace M. Electronic version. Physical Therapy. (Program abstracts PO-RR-26-TH) Retrieved January 9, 2008 from
http://www.apta.org/AM/abstracts/pt2007/abstractsPt.cfm?m_id=15024

2007: Tests of stepping in relation to falls in community-dwelling older adults. Smolinski A, Varga L, Pardo V, Schepens S, Goldberg A. The Gerontologist. Vol 47, Special Issue I: pp 353 (Program abstracts).

2007: Falls and balance confidence in older adults: the role of trunk position sense. Goldberg A and Schepens S. The Gerontologist. Vol 47, Special Issue I: pp 353 (Program abstracts).

2007: Balance confidence and assistive device use in older adults who fall. Schepens S and Goldberg A. The Gerontologist. Vol 47, Special Issue I: pp 352 (Program abstracts).

2007: Is the short version of the Activities-specific Balance Confidence scale a valid measure of balance confidence, and is it related to balance impairment and falls in older adults? Schepens S, Goldberg A, Wallace M. Journal of American Geriatrics Society. Vol. 55 Issue s1 page S142 (Program abstracts).

2007: Novel measures of balance and balance confidence: relationships to fear of falling in community-dwelling older adults. Goldberg A, Schepens S, Wallace M. Journal of American Geriatrics Society. Vol. 55 Issue s1 page S 88 (Program abstracts).

 

Director Mobility Research Laboratory

Balance and mobility issues in older adults and in people with neurogenetic disease
Genomics education for physical therapists