Department of Physiotherapy

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

Department of Physiotherapy

Faculty of Allied Health Sciences

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Dr. Surangika Imanthi Wadugodapitiya


Official Address :

Department of Physiotherapy ,
Faculty of Allied Health Sciences,
University of Peradeniya,
Augusta Hill, Sri Amarawansa Mawatha
Peradeniya,
Sri Lanka


Email :

headphysiotherapy@pdn.ac.lk


Telephone :

+94-81-3999623

           




Education Qualification

  • PhD (Biomechanics) at Niigata University, Japan.

  • Master of Philosophy (M. Phil) on rehabilitation of children with cerebral palsy)

  • Bachelor of Physiotherapy (B. PT)

Appointments (Selected)

  • Senior Lecturer (Grade II) at the Dept. of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, from 2015 to till date

  • Lecturer (Probationary) at the Dept. of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, from 2009 to 2015

  • Temporary Lecturer at the Dept. of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, from 2007 to 2009

Member & Awards


    Member

  • Member of Sri Lanka Medical Council

  • Senior student counselor, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Peradeniya, (Academic years 2011/2012 and 2014/2015).



    • Awards

  • Monbugakusho Japanese government scholarship for Doctoral studies (2016)

Research Interests

  • In-vivo analysis of elastic properties of soft tissues
  • Use of strain ultrasound elastography in routine physiotherapy clinical setting
  • Evaluation of the outcomes of treatment methods used to people/children with disability
  • Falls prevention in TIA and minor strokes

Research Publication(Recent)

    Research Gate |

  • 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. Presentation no P1-140.

  • 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 (13th ISEM'18). Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 30th Oct – 2nd Nov 2018. Presentation no A07052.

  • 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 (13th ISEM'18). Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 30th Oct – 2nd Nov 2018, Presentation no A07065

  • Makoto Sakamoto, Surangika Wadugodapitiya, Yusuke Morise, Koichi Kobayashi, Kaito Sugita, Masaei Tanaka. Stiffness of the knee joint capsule using ultrasound elastography. The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Japan. 09th-12th Sep 2018. doi.org/10.1299/jsmemecj.2018.J0240104

  • Surangika Wadugodapitiya, Vajira weerasinghe, padmini Dahanayake, RGL Shiroma, Hilary Suraweera, Thushara Kudagammana, Tharaka Dassanayake. Outcome of functional motor disability in ankle dorsiflexion in children with cerebral palsy following low dose botulinum toxin A injection. Annual meeting of Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, Odaiba, Japan. 8 – 9th Nov 2018. Presentation no P1-15-07.

  • Surangika Wadugodapitiya, Makoto Sakamoto, Kaito Sugita, Yusuke Morise, Masaei Tanaka, Koichi Kobayashi. Evaluation of stiffness of anteromedial knee joint capsule by ultrasound real-time elastography. 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland. 7-12th July 2018. Presentation no 1082.

  • Yusuke Morise, Kaito Sugita, Surangika Wadugodapitiya, Kiyoko Kazama, Yuji Tanabe, Koichi Kobayashi, Makoto Sakamoto. Three-dimensional joint articulating motion of metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb. 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland. 7-12th July 2018. Presentation no 2161.

  • 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 (AOCPRM 2014), Bangkok, Thailand. 11 – 13th Dec 2014. Abstract book, pg 247.

  • 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 (AOCPRM 2014), Bangkok, Thailand. 11 – 13th Dec 2014. Abstract book, pg 246

  • Priyadarshani, N.S.N., Rajini, S.R.D., Rajiya, M.B.F., Thiagarajah, U., Weerakkody, W.H.M.P., Wickramasinghe T.B., Wadugodapitiya, S.I. & Tennakoon, S. Practice of home ergonomics among rural and urban women of Matale, Sri Lanka: Peradeniya University International Research Sessions 2014 (i PURSE), Abstract book, pg 254.

  • Wadugodapitiya, S.I., Weerasinghe, V.S. & Dassanayake, T.L (2013). Assessment of functional motor disability in children with Cerebral Palsy: Neuroaxis 2013, Delhi, India. 30th Sep 2014. Abstract book, pg 59.

  • Wadugodapitiya, S.I., Weerasinghe, V.S., Suraweera, H.J., Kudagammana, S.T. & Dassanayake, T.L., (2012). Outcome of functional motor disability in ankle dorsiflexion in children with cerebral palsy following low dose botulinum toxin A injection: 3rd Biennial Conference of the South Asian Association of Physiologists (SAAP3), Abstract Book, pg 105.

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