Allan M. Glanzman, PT, DPT, PCS
Areas of expertise: Neuromuscular disorders, Rehabilitation of children with neuromuscular disorders
Locations: Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care
About Allan M. Glanzman, PT, DPT, PCS
Titles
Clinical Specialist IV in Physical Therapy
Physical Therapist
Certifications
APTA Advanced Credentialed Clinical Instructor
Board Certified Pediatric Clinical Specialist (PCS)
Physical Therapist (PT)
Leadership and Memberships
American Physical Therapy Association
Editorial and Academic Positions
2004-present, Adjunct lecturer, Arcadia University, Glenside, PA
2008-present, Faculty, Pediatric Physical Therapy Residency
2021-present, Editorial board, Children
2017-present, Editorial board, Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics
Research Interests
Outcome measures for children with neuromuscular disorders Contracture management and Serial casting Rehabilitation of children with neuromuscular disorders
Education & training
Undergraduate Degree
BA in Biology - Clark University, Worcester, MA
Graduate Degree
Master of Physical Therapy - Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, PA
Doctor of Physical Therapy - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
Selected Publications
2017
Finkel RS, Mercuri E, Darras BT, Connolly AM, Kuntz NL, Kirschner J, Chiriboga CA, Saito K, Servais L, Tizzano E, Topaloglu H, Tulinius M, Montes J, Glanzman AM, Bishop K, Zhong ZJ, Gheuens S, Bennett CF, Schneider E, Farwell W, De Vivo DC; ENDEAR Study Group. Nusinersen versus Sham Control in Infantile-Onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy. N Engl J Med. 2017 Nov 2;377(18):1723-1732.
Mazzone ES, Mayhew A, Montes J, Ramsey D, Fanelli L, Young SD, Salazar R, De Sanctis R, Pasternak A, Glanzman A, Coratti G, Civitello M, Forcina N, Gee R, Duong T, Pane M, Scoto M, Pera MC, Messina S, Tennekoon G, Day JW, Darras BT, De Vivo DC, Finkel R, Muntoni F, Mercuri Revised upper limb module for spinal muscular atrophy: Development of a new module. E. Muscle Nerve. 2017 Jun;55(6):869-874.
2016
De Sanctis R, Coratti G, Pasternak A, Montes J, Pane M, Mazzone ES, Young SD, Salazar R, Quigley J, Pera MC, Antonaci L, Lapenta L, Glanzman AM, Tiziano D, Muntoni F, Darras BT, De Vivo DC, Finkel R, Mercuri E. Developmental milestones in type I spinal muscular atrophy. Neuromuscul Disord. 2016 Nov;26(11):754-759.
Pasternak A, Sideridis G, Fragala-Pinkham M, Glanzman AM, Montes J, Dunaway S, Salazar R, Quigley J, Pandya S, O'Riley S, Greenwood J, Chiriboga C, Finkel R, Tennekoon G, Martens WB, McDermott MP, Fournier HS, Madabusi L, Harrington T, Cruz RE, LaMarca NM, Videon NM, Vivo DC, Darras BT; Muscle Study Group (MSG) and the Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinical Research Network for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (PNCRN). Rasch analysis of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-computer adaptive test (PEDI-CAT) item bank for children and young adults with spinal muscular atrophy. Muscle Nerve. 2016 Dec;54(6):1097-1107.
2015
Montes J, Glanzman AM, Mazzone ES, Martens WB, Dunaway S, Pasternak A, Riley SO, Quigley J, Pandya S, De Vivo DC, Kaufmann P, Chiriboga CA, Finkel RS, Tennekoon GI, Darras BT, Pane M, Mercuri E, Mcdermott MP; Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinical Research Network, Muscle Study Group, SMA Europe. Spinal muscular atrophy functional composite score: A functional measure in spinal muscular atrophy. Muscle Nerve. 2015 Dec;52(6):942-7.
2011
Glanzman AM, Flickinger JM, Dholakia KH, Bönnemann CG, Finkel RS. Serial casting for the management of ankle contracture in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Pediatr Phys Ther. 2011 Fall;23(3):275-9
Glanzman AM, McDermott MP, Montes J, Martens WB, Flickinger J, Riley S, Quigley J, Dunaway S, O'Hagen J, Deng L, Chung WK, Tawil R, Darras BT, Yang M, Sproule D, De Vivo DC, Kaufmann P, Finkel RS; Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinical Research Network for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (PNCR); Muscle Study Group (MSG). Validation of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP INTEND). Pediatr Phys Ther. 2011 Winter;23(4):322-6.
Glanzman AM, O'Hagen JM, McDermott MP, Martens WB, Flickinger J, Riley S, Quigley J, Montes J, Dunaway S, Deng L, Chung WK, Tawil R, Darras BT, De Vivo DC, Kaufmann P, Finkel RS; Pediatric Neuromuscular Clinical Research Network for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (PNCR); Muscle Study Group (MSG). Validation of the Expanded Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale in spinal muscular atrophy type II and III. J Child Neurol. 2011 Dec;26(12):1499-507.
2010
Glanzman AM, Mazzone E, Main M, Pelliccioni M, Wood J, Swoboda KJ, Scott C, Pane M, Messina S, Bertini E, Mercuri E, Finkel RS. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Infant Test of Neuromuscular Disorders (CHOP INTEND): test development and reliability. Neuromuscul Disord. 2010 Mar;20(3):155-61
Publications
2023
Exploration of Gross Motor Function in Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome.
Gavazzi F, Glanzman AM, Woidill S, Formanowski B, Dixit A, Isaacs D, Kornafel T, Ballance E, Pierce SR, Modesti N, Barcelos I, Cusack SV, Jan AK, Flores Z, Sherbini O, Vincent A, D'Aiello R, Lorch SA, DeMauro SB, Jawad A, Vanderver A, Adang L.J Child Neurol. 2023 Jul 27
Gavazzi F, Patel V, Charsar B, Glanzman A, Erler J, Sevagamoorthy A, McKenzie E, Kornafel T, Ballance E, Pierce SR, Teng M, Formanowski B, Woidill S, Shults J, Wassmer E, Tonduti D, Magrinelli F, Bernard G, Van Der Knaap M, Wolf N, Adang L, Vanderver A.J Child Neurol. 2023 Jul 17
Stimpson G, Ramsey D, Wolfe A, Mayhew A, Scoto M, Baranello G, Muni Lofra R, Main M, Milev E, Coratti G, Pane M, Sansone V, D'Amico A, Bertini E, Messina S, Bruno C, Albamonte E, Mazzone ES, Montes J, Glanzman AM, Zolkipli-Cunningham Z, Pasternak A, Duong T, Dunaway Young S, Civitello M, Marini-Bettolo C, Day JW, Darras BT, De Vivo DC, Finkel RS, Mercuri E, Muntoni F; International SMA Consortium (iSMAc).J Clin Med. 2023 Feb 28;12(5)
Gardner M, Musey N, Glanzman AM.Pediatr Phys Ther. 2023 Jan 1;35(1):42.
Sadjadi R, Kelly K, Glanzman AM, Montes J, Linsenmayer M, Tellez M, Bartlett A, Heintzman S, Kolb SJ, Arnold WD, El-Sheikh B.Muscle Nerve. 2023 Mar;67(3):239-243.
Abstracts (includes Posters and Scientific Presentations)
2023
Evaluation of Lower Limb Joint Hypermobility in SMA and its Relationship to Function
Elizabeth Harding, Cara H Kanner, Amy Pasternak, Allan M Glanzman, Sally Dunaway Young, Zarazuela Zolkipli-Cunningham, John W Day, Richard S Finkel, Basil T Darras, Darryl C De Vivo, Ashwini K Rao, Jacqueline Montes Cure SMA Orlando, FL 2023
The SMA Functional Composite Score (SMA-FC): Revalidation with inclusion of the Revised Upper Limb Module
Amy Pasternak, Michael P. McDermott, Jacqueline Montes, Allan M. Glanzman, Giorgia Coratti, Sally Dunaway Young, Tina Duong, William B. Martens, John W. Day, Zarazuela Zolkipli-Cunningham, Eugenio Mercuri, Darryl C. De Vivo and Basil T. Darras Cure SMA Orlando, FL 2023
SERIAL CASTING FOR CONTRACTURE IN SMA A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY AND DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY
Allan Glanzman, Mallory Gardner, Nathalie Musey, Jean Flickinger, Jennifer Jones, Susan Matisanz, Elizabeth Kitchula, Sabrina Yum, John Brandsema Cure SMA Orlando, FL 2023
Gross Motor Function in Pediatric Onset TUBB4A-related Leukodystrophy: GMFM-88 Performance and Validation of GMFC-MLD Use in TUBB4A
Francesco Gavazzi, MD, PhD*, Virali Patel, BS*, Brittany Charsar, MD, PhD*, Jacqueline A. Erler, BA, Allan M. Glanzman, PT, Emma McKenzie, PT2, Tracy Kornafel, PT, Elizabeth Ballance, PT, Ann Harrington, PT, PhD, Samuel R. Pierce, PT, PhD, Michelle Teng, PhD, Dan Williams, PhD, Brielle Formanowski, MS, Sarah Woidill, MS, Justine Shults, PhD, MS, Evangeline Wassmer, MD, Davide Tonduti, MD, PhD, Magrinelli Francesca, MD, PhD, Geneviève Bernard MD, MSc, FRCPc, Marjo S. van der Knaap, MD, PhD, Nicole I. Wolf, MD, PhD, Laura Adang, MD, PhD, Adeline Vanderver, MD American Neurological Association Meeting, Philadelphia, PA 2023
2022
Revised upper limb module in type II and III spinal muscular atrophy: 24-month changes.
Coratti G, Carmela Pera M, Montes J, Scoto M, Pasternak A, Bovis F, Sframeli M, D'Amico A, Pane M, Albamonte E, Antonaci L, Lia Frongia A, Mizzoni I, Sansone VA, Russo M, Bruno C, Baranello G, Messina S, Dunaway Young S, Glanzman AM, Duong T, de Sanctis R, Stacy Mazzone E, Milev E, Rohwer A, Civitello M, Darras BT, Bertini E, Day J, Muntoni F, De Vivo DC, Finkel RS, Mercuri E.Neuromuscul Disord. 2022 Jan;32(1):36-42.
Adaptive test for neuromuscular disorders: Design of a wheelchair-based assessment
T. Duong,W. Tang,L. Nelson,D. Parker,A. Pasternak,S. Dunaway Young,R. Muni-Lofra,E. Maczek,J. Michell-Sodhi,D. Moat,S. Chatfield,P. Appleton,J. Day,A. Glanzman,A. Mayhew, Oct 2022 | 32 , pp.S61-S61, P.47
Measurement of Gross Motor Function in Aicardi-Goutières Syndrome (AGS) an observational study. Francesco Gavazzi, MD PhD Agrani Dixit, BA David Isaacs, BS Guy Helman, MD PhD Tracy Kornafel, PT Samuel Pierce, PT, DPT Amanda Jan, BS Zaida Flores, BS Omar Sherbini MPH Ariel Vincent, BS Russ D’Aiello, MS Brielle Formanowski, MS Abbas Jawad, PhD Allan M. Glanzman, PT, DPT, PCS Adeline Vanderver, MD Laura Adang, MD, PhD, MSTR. American Neurological Association oct. 22-25, 2022, Annals of Neurology 92 , pp.S166-S166 Chicago, IL.
A Consensus in Serial Casting for SMA - Where are we now? Laurey Brown, Katie Hoffman, Terri Carry, Allan Glanzman, Leslie Nelson, Sara Beyler, Matt Civitello, Courtney Dias, Brigid Driscoll, Tina Duong, Jean Flickinger, Jennifer Jones, Carolyn Kelley, Elizabeth Maczek, Dionne Moat, Jackie Montes, RobertMuni-Lofra, Amy Pasternak, Melanie Valle, Kristin Krosschell Cure SMA, Anaheim, CA 2022
The SMA Functional Composite Score (SMA-FC): Revalidation with inclusion of the Revised Upper Limb Module
Amy Pasternak, Michael P. McDermott, Jacqueline Montes, Allan M. Glanzman, Giorgia Coratti8, Sally Dunaway Young, Tina Duong, William B. Martens, John W. Day, Zarazuela Zolkipli-Cunningham, Eugenio Mercuri, Darryl C. De Vivo, and Basil T. Darras . Cure SMA, Anaheim, CA 2022
Updates on the Development of the Spinal Muscular Atrophy – Person-Reported Outcome (SMA-PRO): A Caregiver and Self-Proxy Performance Measure for Children and Adults with SMA. Amy Pasternak, Elizabeth Maczek, Maria Fragala-Pinkham, Alexis Levine, Courtney Dias1,, Kristina Nedeljkovic , Jacqueline Montes, Allan Glanzman, Sally Dunaway Young, Nuran Dilek and Basil T. Darras . Oct 2022 Neuro Ms disorders 32 , pp.S63-S63 & Cure SMA, Anaheim, CA 2022
PREDICTORS OF MOBILITY, BALANCE, AND LOWER EXTREMITY FUNCTION IN ADULT CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE TYPE IA
Estilow, T; Glanzman, A; Bray, P; Cornett, K; Zuccarino, R; Skorupinska, M; Pipis, M; Record, C; O'Donnell, L; Sowden, J; Pisciotta, C; Pareyson, D; Reilly, M ; Shy, M; Scherer, S; Burns, J; Herrmann, D; Eichinger, K;
Jul 2022 JOURNAL OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM 27 , pp.S44-S44
2021
Development of a Mitochondrial Myopathy-Composite Assessment Tool.
Flickinger J, Fan J, Wellik A, Ganetzky R, Goldstein A, Muraresku CC, Glanzman AM, Ballance E, Leonhardt K, McCormick EM, Soreth B, Nguyen S, Gornish J, George-Sankoh I, Peterson J, MacMullen LE,
Vishnubhatt S, McBride M, Haas R, Falk MJ, Xiao R, Zolkipli-Cunningham Z.JCSM Clin Rep. 2021 Oct;6(4):109-127.
Gavazzi F, Adang L, Waldman A, Jan AK, Liu G, Lorch SA, DeMauro SB, Shults J, Pierce SR, Ballance E, Kornafel T, Harrington A, Glanzman AM, Vanderver A.Pediatr Neurol. 2021 Dec;125:34-39
Lopes Abath Neto O, Medne L, Donkervoort S, Rodríguez-García ME, Bolduc V, Hu Y, Guadagnin E, Foley AR, Brandsema JF, Glanzman AM, Tennekoon GI, Santi M, Berger JH, Megeney LA, Komaki H, Inoue M, Cotrina-Vinagre FJ, Hernández-Lain A, Martin-Hernández E, Williams L, Borell S, Schorling D, Lin K, Kolokotronis K, Lichter-Konecki U, Kirschner J, Nishino I, Banwell B, Martínez-Azorín F, Burgon PG, Bönnemann CG.Brain. 2021 Oct 22;144(9):2722-2731.
Nusinersen Treatment in Adults With Spinal Muscular Atrophy.
Duong T, Wolford C, McDermott MP, Macpherson CE, Pasternak A, Glanzman AM, Martens WB, Kichula E, Darras BT, De Vivo DC, Zolkipli-Cunningham Z, Finkel RS, Zeineh M, Wintermark M, Sampson J, Hagerman KA, Young SD, Day JW.Neurol Clin Pract. 2021 Jun;11(3):e317-e327.
Validation of the telemedicine application of the Gross Motor Function Measure-88, Francesco Gavazzi, Laura Adang, Amanda Jan, Scott Lorch, Sara DeMauro, Justine Shults, Tracy Kornafel, Allan M. Glanzman, Adeline Vanderver. Presented as a poster at the 2021 Child Neurology Society Annual Meeting, Boston, MA
Nusinersen in Later-onset Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Walking Distance and Fatigue in CS2/12 and SHINE Participants Montes J,1 Dunaway Young S,2 Mazzone E,3 Pasternak A,4 Glanzman A,5 Finkel RS,6 Darras BT,4
Muntoni F, Mercuri E, De Vivo DC, Foster R, Bohn J, Chin R, Johnson NB, Paradis AP, on behalf of the CS2- CS12 and SHINE Study Groups CureSMA Congress | 7-11 June 2021
Validation of the telemedicine application of the Gross Motor Function Measure. Francesco Gavazzi, Laura Adang, Amanda Jan, Zaida Flores, Scott Lorch, Sara DeMauro, Justine Shults, Tracy Kornafel, Allan M. Glanzman, Adeline Vanderver, CNS 2021.
Books
Chapters
2023
Neuromuscular Disorders
Glanzman AM, Kruger Jones J. Campbell’s Physical Therapy for Children, Palisano RJ, Schreiber J and Orlan M 2023
2021
Neuromuscular Disorders in Childhood, Physical Therapy Intervention
Allan M. Glanzman, Jennifer Jones and Jean M. Flickinger. Pediatric Physical Therapy fifth edition, Jan Tecklin Ed 2021.
2020
Genetic and Developmental Disorders
Allan M. Glanzman, Ann Harrington, Jamila Aberdeen, Ian M. Leahy. Pathology Implications for the Physical Therapist fourth edition, Goodman CC and Fuller KS 5th Ed 2020.
Cerebral Palsy and Pediatric Stroke
HEATHER L. ATKINSON, ALLAN M. GLANZMAN. Pathology Implications for The Physical Therapist fourth edition, Goodman CC and Fuller KS Ed 2020.
2017
Neuromuscular Disorders, Glanzman AM, Kusler A, and Stuberg WA. Campbell’s Physical Therapy for Children, Palisano RJ, Vander Linden DW and Orlan M 2017
2015
Neuromuscular Disorders in Childhood, Physical Therapy Intervention, Glanzman AM, Flickinger JF. Pediatric Physical Therapy fifth edition, Jan Tecklin Ed 2015.
Genetic and Developmental Disorders, Glanzman AM. Pathology Implications for the Physical Therapist fourth edition, Goodman CC and Fuller KS Ed 2015.
Cerebral Palsy, Glanzman AM. Pathology Implications for The Physical Therapist fourth edition, Goodman CC and Fuller KS Ed 2015.