Anat Lubetzky, PT, PhD, CSCS is an Associate Professor at New York University, Department of Physical Therapy the director of Steinhardt PhD program in Rehabilitation Sciences and a mentor at Steinhardt PhD program in Physical Therapy. Dr. Lubetzky obtained her physical therapy training and an MSc in physical therapy from Tel Aviv university, Israel and her PhD in Rehabilitation Science from the University of Washington in Seattle in 2014. Her work has been funded by the NIH and the Hearing Health Foundation.
Research in Dr. Lubetzky's lab incorporates interdisciplinary expertise to study sensory integration for postural control, and develop instrumented assessments of postural control, and accessible applications of virtual reality for better understanding of balance problems as well as balance assessment and rehabilitation. People with hearing loss are an increased risk for falls and this relationship ought to receive more public health attention. Dr. Lubetzky’s line of research aims to understand the mechanistic factors underlying this relationship and to identify the optimal approach to mitigate the risk. Dr. Lubetzky’s group has been studying the contribution of sounds to postural control given hearing or vestibular loss in different context, aiming to apply the knowledge gained to balance rehabilitation of people with vestibular disorders and fall prevention in people with hearing loss.
Selected Publications
For a complete list of publications see:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1Z9itIOLyciAo/bibliography/public/
- A. V. Lubetzky, Y. Wu, D. Lin, A. F. Olsen, A. Yagnik, D. Harel, A. Roginska. A detailed inquiry of the differences between headphones and loudspeakers influences on dynamic postural task performance. Exp Brain Res. 2024 Dec 23;243(1):32.
- A. V. Lubetzky, M. Cosetti, D. Harel, K. Scigliano, M. Sherrod, Z. Wang, A. Roginska, J. Kelly. Frequency Analyses of Postural Sway Demonstrate the Use of Sounds for Balance Given Vestibular Loss. Gait Posture. 2024 Dec 14:117:129-135. Online ahead of print.
- A. V. Lubetzky, J.L. Kelly, K. Scigliano, B. Morris, K. Cheng, D. Harel, M. Cosetti. The relationship between unilateral hearing loss, balance function and falls is not informed by vestibular status. Otolo Neurotol. 2024 Dec 11. Online ahead of print.
- M. Cosetti, L. Arie, J. Kelly, A. V. Lubetzky. Dual Task iTUG to Investigate Increased Fall Risk among Older Adults with Bilateral Hearing Loss. Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Dec 5;46(1):104536. Online ahead of print.
- A. Soroka, A. V. Lubetzky, O. Murphy, A. Weisman, E. Ashkenazi, Y. Floman, S. Shabat, M. Moffat, Y. Masharawi. The clinical status of patients with lumbar spinal stenosis reflects their individual decision to undergo or defer lumbar spinal surgery. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2024 Dec 18. Online ahead of print.
- Y. Wu, D. D. Lin, A. Roginska, A. Olsen, L. Arie, A. Yagnik, A. V. Lubetzky. Assessing Dynamic Balance in Virtual Reality: Sound Design and Implementation of the Audio System. The 2024 5th International Conference on Audio for Virtual and Augmented Reality.
- O’Keeffe R., Mehta N., Shahar Y., Mehrdad S., A. V. Lubetzky, Atashzar F. Measuring Changes in Cortical Processes during VR-aided Physical Exercise - an EEG-based Approach. The 2024 46th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society.
- D. Harel, A. V. Lubetzky. Portable technology for postural control measurement: Comparing head position with center of pressure data. Technol Healthcare. 2024;32(5):2965-2979.
- L. Arie, A. Roginska, Y. Wu, D. Lin, A. F. Olsen, D. Harel, A. V. Lubetzky. Type of Auditory cues and Apparatus influence how Healthy Young Adults Integrate Sounds for Dynamic Balance. Exp Brain Res. 2024 May;242(5):1225-1235.
