Cara L. Lewis, PT, PhD

Scholarly, Research, and/or Practice Interests

• Dr. Lewis’ research focuses on musculoskeletal causes of hip pain and biomechanical analysis of human movement. She uses biomechanical tools to understand the development of hip pain in young active adults and to design targetted intervention programs for patients with hip pain.
• Dr. Lewis directs the Human Adaptation Lab where she uses a variety of tools to examine mechanisms of injury and movement adaptation: 3D motion capture, force plates, musculoskeletal modeling, electromyography (EMG), and imaging.

Courses Taught

• HP 151 Introduction to the Health and Rehabilitation Professions
• HP 565 Biomechanics of Human Movement
• PT 520 Functional Anatomy
• HP 737 Instrumentation for Analysis of Motion
• PT 490 Independent Study
• RS 890 Doctoral Seminar
• RS 910 Directed Readings

Scholarship

Recent Presentations (out of 90 total)

• “Investigating hip “instability”: perspectives and possible interventions.” Movement System Monthly. Virtual presentation translated into Japanese in real time. Mar 23, 2024.
• “Hip form and function: insights into the interplay between shape and movement.” Congdon School of Health Sciences Distinguished Lecture Series, High Point University, High Point, NC, Nov 8, 2023.
• “Introduction to Hip Kinematic Studies” ISHA Basis Research Webinar: Principles of Conducting Basic Science and Biomechanical Studies, virtual, Apr 15, 2023.
• “Post-hab: Rehabilitation following THR” 2023 HipOACS Meeting, Arthritis Foundation & Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, Feb 17-18, 2023.
• “Hip shape: a complex interaction of movement and morphology.” Cardiff University Symposium. Sept 19, 2022
• “Qualitative (functional movement patterns) versus quantitative (objective data) treatment of movement in hip pain.” HSS Rehabilitation Hip Preservation Certification course, virtual, Sept 16-17, 2022.

Recent Publications (out of 94 total)

Lists of published works: Google Scholar 

• Kiapour A, Mitchell C, Hosseinzadeh S, Emami A, Afacan O, Warfield S, Bixby SD, Stracciolini A, Novais E, Lewis CL, Kim YJ. Hip translation is associated with hip rotation and anatomy: A pilot quasi-static MRI study. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. Accepted April 1, 2024.
• Lewis CL, Shefelbine SA. Perspectives: Lost in translation: female athletes are not male athletes, especially at the hip. Journal of Orthopaedic Research. DOI: 10.1002/jor.25860
• Le H, d’Hemecourt P, Jackson S, Whitney K, Millis M, Wuerz T, Lewis CL, Kiapour A, Stracciolini A. Protocol and validity testing of femoroacetabular posterior translation with dynamic hip ultrasonography. Skeletal Radiology. 2024 Jan 13. DOI: 10.1007/s00256-024-04560-3 PMID: 38217703
• Grosklos M, Fanning J, Friedberg G, Lewis CL, Di Stasi S. Increased duration and intensity of physical activity are associated with increased pain in individuals with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2024 Apr;105(4):725-732. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2023.12.011
• Nurse C, Lewis CL, Shefelbine SJ. Frontal plane pelvic mechanics during high velocity running: association with hamstring injury history. Physical Therapy in Sport. 2023: 133-39. DOI: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.10.002
• Grosklos M, Lewis CL, Ceballos E, Perry J, Di Stasi S. Females with hip-related pain demonstrate reduced kinetics at the hip and ankle during terminal stance of gait. Gait & Posture. 2023 Jul 26. DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2023.07.284
• Sadeghian SM, Lewis CL, Shefelbine SJ. Can pelvic tilt cause cam morphology? A computational model of proximal femur development mechanobiology. Journal of Biomechanics. 2023 Jul 4;157:111707. DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111707
• Sadeghian SM, Li X, Arthurs O, Lewis CL, Shefelbine SJ. Neonatal hip loading in developmental dysplasia: finite element simulation of proximal femur growth and treatment. The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. 2023 Nov;19(4):418-27.
• Sara LK, Lewis CL. Rehabilitation phases, precautions, and mobility goals following total hip arthroplasty. The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. 2023 Aug 15:15563316231192980.
• Jochimsen KN, Kim JS, Jayabala P, Lawrence C, Lewis CL, Prather H, Bostrom MP. AF/HSS Workshop summary: Hip osteoarthritis is an important distinct research target, part 3 – Rehabilitation and exercise. The Musculoskeletal Journal of Hospital for Special Surgery. 2023 Nov;19(4):447-52. https://doi.org/10.1177/15563316231192098

Recent Peer-reviewed Abstracts (out of 134 total)

• Lewis CL, van Buuren MM, Perkins Z, Riedstra NS, Tang J, Felson D, Lewis CE, Segal NA, Nevitt M, Agricola R, Lynch JA, Lindner C, Bacon KL, Morgan EF. Association between SSM-defined hip shape and the development of hip osteoarthritis: the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. 2024 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis. Vienna, Austria, Apr 18-21, 2024.
• Sara LK, Lewis CL. Sagittal plane hip position affects magnitude of hip rotation range of motion. Poster presentation, American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting. Boston, MA, Feb 15-17, 2024.
• Ebisuzaki B, Pierce AT, Perkins ZE, Di Stasi S, Lewis CL. Relationship between hip joint loading and pain in individuals with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome. Poster presentation, American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting. Boston, MA, Feb 15-17, 2024.
• Sara LK, Felson DT, Rabasa G, LaValley M, Segal N, Lynch J, Lewis CE, Stefanik JJ, Lewis CL. Peak forces during walking and pain worsening of the knee: the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study. Poster presentation, American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting. Boston, MA, Feb 15-17, 2024.
• Thomas PY, Grosklos M, Friedberg G, Lewis CL, Fanning J, Di Stasi S. Pain variability is associated with self-reported function but not physical activity in femoroacetabular impingement syndrome. Platform presentation, American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting. Boston, MA, Feb 15-17, 2024.
• LaCross JA, Brizzolara KJ, Weber MD, Thompson MC, Lewis CL. Kinematic variability and outcome measures in females with acetabular dysplasia: a comparative analysis. Poster presentation, American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting. Boston, MA, Feb 15-17, 2024.
• Murthy T, Renfro S, Grover S, Perkins ZE, Lewis CL. Effect of plantar flexion moment reversal on ground reaction force and center of mass. Poster presentation, American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting. Boston, MA, Feb 15-17, 2024.
• Syu FY, Perkins ZE, Lewis CL. Differences in characteristics among females with hip pain using different strategies to increase walking speed. Poster presentation, American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting. Boston, MA, Feb 15-17, 2024.
• Hutchinson KJ, Lewis CL, Awad LN. Can cadence be used as a proxy measure for intensity when walking post-stroke? Platform presentation, American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting. Boston, MA, Feb 15-17, 2024.
• Price SK, Stefanik JJ, Willson JD, Lewis CL, Davis IS, Felson DT, Corrigan P. Changes in Knee Joint Contact Forces during Prolonged Walking in Adults with Knee Osteoarthritis. Poster presentation, American Physical Therapy Association’s Combined Sections Meeting. Boston, MA, Feb 15-17, 2024.

Full Lists of Publications

• Google Scholar
• NIH National Library of Medicine

Awards and Honors

• 2023 Reviewer of the Year, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
• 2022 Nominee, Supervisor of the Year, Boston University
• 2019 Nominee, Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Education

Licenses and Certifications

Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts: Physical Therapist 112159