News
Cara Lewis Awarded for the FastOA Initiative
October 4th, 2024
The Arthritis Foundation has awarded Cara Lewis as part of their Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial Network initiative called FastOA. To carry out this initiative, the Human Adaptation Lab (HAL) at Boston University will be evaluating hip morphology and movement in young female athletes (18 to 30 years old).
UROP Funding Awarded to Lab Member Jake Ferriero
Congratulations to Jake! Jake has been awarded UROP funding for this fall. He will be investigating how gait speed affects hip joint forces. In order to do this, he is expanding his knowledge of Visual3D as well as learning OpenSim, a musculoskeletal modeling software.
Lab Member Kara Ryan Completes One UROP and Begins Another
Kara completed her summer UROP evaluating how position affected the hip rotation range of motion. She has been awarded UROP funding for this fall to continue working on this project and expand the analysis to our larger FAI dataset. Congratulations to Kara!
Posture and Resisted Side Stepping: Form Matters
In a recently published study, Cara Lewis and collaborators illustrate how muscle activity changes with posture in resisted side stepping.
Understanding the Differences Between Single Leg Squat and Step Down Tasks
In a recent publication, Cara Lewis, assistant professor in Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, explains that there are differences in movement patterns between the single leg squat task and step down task.
It’s All About Posture: Study Shows Reduced Hip Pain with Postural Correction
Cara Lewis recently published her research on "Postural Correction Reduces Hip Pain in Adult with Acetabular Dysplasia: A Case Report".