Dr. Surangika Imanthi Wadugodapitiya

Education & Qualifications

• PhD (Biomechanics) Niigata University, Japan
• Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) Rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy
• Bachelor of Physiotherapy (B. PT)

Academic Appointments (Selected)

• Senior Lecturer (Grade II) Dept. of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya 2015 – to date
• Lecturer (Probationary) Dept. of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya 2009 – 2015
• Temporary Lecturer Dept. of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya 2007 – 2009

Research Interests

Research Publications (Recent)

• Wadugodapitiya, S., Sakamoto, M., Kaito, S., Morise, Y., Tanaka, M. and Kobayashi, K., (2019). In Vivo Stiffness Characteristics of the Medial Collateral Ligament with Varying Knee Flexion Angles using Strain Ultrasound Elastography. Advanced Experimental Mechanics, 4:147-152.
• Kondo, T., Sakamoto, M., Kobayashi, K. and Wadugodapitiya, S., (2019). A Dynamic Method of Measuring the Length of the Patellar Tendon using Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Advanced Experimental Mechanics, 4:157-162.
• Wadugodapitiya, S., Sakamoto, M., Kaito, S., Morise, Y., Tanaka, M. and Kobayashi, K., (2019). Ultrasound elastographic assessment of the stiffness of the anteromedial knee joint capsule at varying knee angles. Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering, 30(2): 219-230. doi: 10.3233/BME-191046
• Wadugodapitiya, S.I., Weerasinghe, V.S., Suraweera, H.J. and Kudagammana, S.T., (2015). A descriptive study on the assessment of functional motor disability in children with cerebral palsy. International Journal of Physiotherapy, 2(4): 640-645.
• Harpreet Singh and Surangika Wadugodapitiya, (2015) Genu Recurvatum in stroke patients - etiology based treatment. Physiotimes, 6(4):22-24.
• Ishanka weerasekara., Surangika Wadugodapitiya., Esther Liyanage, Thusharika Dissanayak, Indrajith Liyanage, Dulan Kodikara and Shyama Banneheka., (2014) Influence of English on academic performance of Physiotherapy students. International journal of multidisciplinary research and development; 1(7):169-172.

Conference Presentations

• Surangika Wadugodapitiya, Makoto Sakamoto, Masaei Tanaka, Yuta Sakagami, Yusuke Morise, Koichi Kobayashi. In vivo stiffness measurement of the collateral ligaments if the knee using strain ultrasound elastography. International conference on advanced technology in experimental mechanics, Niigata, Japan. 7-11th October 2019.
• Surangika Wadugodapitiya, Makoto Sakamoto, Masaei Tanaka, Yusuke Morise, Yuta Sakagami, Koichi Kobayashi. Evaluation of stiffness characteristics of the soft tissues around the knee joint as an outcome parameter in physical therapy using strain ultrasound elastography. 13th International society of physical and rehabilitation medicine world congress, Kobe, Japan. 9-13th June 2019.
• Surangika Wadugodapitiya, Makoto Sakamoto, Masaei Tanaka, Yuta Sakagami, Yusuke Morise, Koichi Kobayashi. In vivo elastic characteristics of the medial collateral ligament with varying knee flexion angle. 13th International Symposium on Advanced Science and Technology in Experimental Mechanics, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 30th Oct – 2nd Nov 2018.
• Tatsuya Kondo, Makoto Sakamoto, Koichi Kobayashi, Surangika Wadugodapitiya. A dynamic measuring method of length of the patellar tendon using cine magnetic resonance imaging. 13th International Symposium on Advanced Science and Technology in Experimental Mechanics, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 30th Oct – 2nd Nov 2018.
• S.I. Wadugodapitiya, V.S. Weerasinghe, H.J. Suraweera, S.T. Kudagammana, Improvement in gait pattern in children with diplegic cerebral palsy following low dose botulinum toxin injection and physiotherapy in Sri Lanka: 4th Asia-Oceanian Conference of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand. 11 – 13th Dec 2014.
• S.I. Wadugodapitiya, V.S. Weerasinghe. Relationship between parameters of motor functions in children with cerebral palsy: 4th Asia-Oceanian Conference of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand. 11 – 13th Dec 2014.

Curriculum Vitae

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