Peer Reviewed Publications

Ortiz, A., Rosario-Canales, M., Rodriguez-Lafontaine, A., Seda, A., Figueroa, C., Venegas- Rios, H. “Reliability and Concurrent Validity Between Two Dimensional and Three-Dimensional Evaluation of Knee Valgus During Drop Jumps”. Open Access J of Sports Med. [In Press]. July 2016.

Peer Reviewed Scientific Presentations

Font, A., Seda, A., Cruz, C., Martinez, W., Rodriguez, J., Orellano, E. Experiencia Interprofesional entre Estudiantes del Programa Doctor en Terapia Física y el Programa de Maestría en Terapia Ocupacional como parte del Currículo Educativo. March 21, 2023; San Juan, PR.

Rosario MG, Rodríguez A, Figueroa C, Seda A., Ortiz A. Comparison between 2-Dimensional and 3-d Motion Systems for the Assessment of Knee-Injury Predisposing Factors. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 44(1): A180. 2014.

Lebrón, C., Figueroa, C., Rodríguez, A., Seda, A., Ortiz, A., & Rosario, M. Comparison Between 2D and 3D Motion Systems for the Assessment of a Drop Jump Maneuver. 34th Annual Research and Education Forum, UPR - RCM. April 9-11, 2014; San Juan, PR.

Vélez, J., Figueroa, C., Rodríguez, A., Seda, A., Ortiz, A., & Rosario, M. Comparison Between 2D and 3D Motion Systems for the Assessment of Knee
Injury Predisposing Factors. 34th Annual Research and Education Forum, UPR –
RCM. April 9-11, 2014; San Juan, PR.

Rosario, M.G., Ortiz, A., Seda, A., Figueroa, C.N., & Rodriguez, A. Concurrent Validity Between 2D and 3D Motion Systems for the Evaluation of Dynamic Knee Valgus During a Drop Jump Task. Combined Sections Meeting, Physical Therapy Association. February 3-6, 2014; Las Vegas, NV.

Rosario, M., Seda, A., Figueroa, C., Rodríguez, A., Dunbart, D., & Ortiz, A. 
Validity Between 2D and 3D Systems for the Evaluation of Walking Tasks. 33rd 
Annual Research and Education Forum, UPR - RCM. March 13-15, 2013; 
San Juan, PR.

Figueroa, C., Rodríguez, A., Seda, A., Ortiz, A., & Rosario, M. Concurrent Validity between 2D and 3D Motion Systems for the Evaluation of Dynamic Knee Valgus. 33rd Annual Research and Education Forum, UPR - RCM. March 13-15, 2013; San Juan, PR.

Rodriguez, A., Figueroa, C.N., Seda, A., Rosario, M.G., & Ortiz, A. Concurrent Validity Between 2D and 3D Motion Systems for the Evaluation of Dynamic Knee Valgus During a Drop Jump Task. Combined Sections Meeting, Physical Therapy Association. January 21-24, 2013; San Diego, CA.

Professional Presentations

A Conference for 3rd year students of the Doctor in Physical Therapy program of the Medical Sciences Campus - University of Puerto Rico, University of Puerto Rico – Medical Science Campus, April 18, 2018, Conference: Seda A. - Clinical Case of ACL Injury. 

1st Physical Therapy Symposium: Orthopedic Rehabilitation Approach, University of Puerto Rico – Medical Science Campus, December 15, 2018, Conference: Seda A. - Iliotibial Band Syndrome and Physical Therapy Intervention.

31th Annual Meeting: Update in Essential Rehabilitation Topics, Sheraton Hotel in Miramar, San Juan Puerto Rico, June 22, 2019, Puertorrican Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Association, Conference: Seda A. - Soft Tissue Mobilization for Lower Extremity Injuries.

Activity of the Association of Doctoral Students in Physical Therapy, University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Campus, September 9, 2020, Department of Physical Therapy - Schools of Health Professions, Conference: Seda A. - Learn How to Specialize in Physical Therapy.

44th Annual Convention of Puertorrican Physical Therapy Association, Toa Baja Convention Center, October 30, 2021, Puerto Rican Physical Therapy Association – APF, Conference: Seda A., Rivera E. - Clinical Application of Therapeutic Exercises.
 
Upper Extremities Symposium, Royal Sonesta Hotel, April 9, 2022, Puerto Rican Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Conference: Seda A. - Clinical Management in Physical Therapy after Rotator Cuff Repair.

Physical Therapy Highlights for the Adult Care and their Caretake Symposium, May 18, 2022 and June 15, 2022, ZOOM Platform, Conference: Seda A. - Injury Prevention and Management of Minor Back Injuries in the Older Adult and Caregiver.

45 Annual Convention of Physical Therapy in Puerto Rico, Palmas del Mar, October 22, 2022, Puerto Rican Physical Therapy Association – APF, Conference: Seda A., Rivera E. - Therapeutic Resistance Exercises in the Orthopedic/Sports Setting: From Evidence to Practice.

Activity of the Association of Doctoral Students in Physical Therapy, University of Puerto Rico - Medical Sciences Campus, November 11, 2022, Department of Physical Therapy - Schools of Health Professions, Conference: Seda A. - Learn How to Specialize in Physical Therapy.

Health Fair for Senior Citizens, Plaza las Américas Shopping Center, May 20, 2023, Puerto Rican Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology (SPOT), Conference: Seda A. - Four Types of Exercises that can Improve the Health and Physical Capacity of Older Adults.

Capo-Lugo CE. Transformation Does Not Come From Comfort—It Comes From the Courage to Disrupt. Journal of Physical Therapy Education. 2025 Mar 1;39(1):1-2.

Alnojeidi AH, Capo-Lugo CE, Sturgeon JA, Trost Z. Associations of ethnic identity, religiosity, discrimination, and injustice appraisal with pain‐related outcomes in arab americans with chronic back pain. The Journal of Pain. 2025 Feb 15:105337.

Resnik LJ, Magel JS, Beneciuk JM, Pinto D, Capo-Lugo CE, Evans E, Handlery R. Ten Years of Health Services Research and Training: The Cohstar Fellowship Program. In2025 Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) 2025 Feb 13. APTA.

Papa EV, Patel RM, Windsor N, Capo-Lugo C. Becoming JEDI warriors in physical therapy research: a multifaceted approach. Physical Therapy. 2024 Oct;104(10):pzae102.

Capo-Lugo CE, McLaughlin KH, Ye B, Daley K, Young D, Lavezza A, Friedman M, Hoyer EH. Using Nursing Assessments of Mobility and Activity to Prioritize Patients Most Likely to Need Rehabilitation Services. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2023 Apr 5.

Alhirsan S, Capó-Lugo CE, Hurt CP, Uswatte G, Qu H, Brown DA. The Immediate Effects of Different Types of Augmented Feedback on Fast Walking Speed Performance and Intrinsic Motivation After Stroke. Archives of Rehabilitation Research and Clinical Translation. 2023 Jun 1; 5(2):100265.

Kim S, Rizzo JR, Forber-Pratt AJ, Capo-Lugo CE, Heyn PC. The utopia of disability inclusion in rehabilitation sciences: an insider’s perspective. Journal of Allied Health. 2022; 51(4):285-291.

Capo-Lugo CE. Rehabilitating the Patient, the Self, and the Profession: The Journey of an Afro-Latina in Physical Therapy. Journal of Allied Health. 2022; 51(4):243-249.

Capo-Lugo CE, McLaughlin KH, Ye B, Daley K, Young DL, Lavezza A, Hoyer E, Friedman M, Hoyer E. Revealing the tension: the relationship between high fall risk categorization and low patient mobility. Journal of American Geriatrics Society. 71 (5), 1536-1546.

Loyd C, Zhang Y, Weisberg T, Boyett J, Huckaby ER, Grundhoefer J, Otero S, Roberts L, Giordano‐Mooga S, Capo‐Lugo C, Smith CH. A systematic review and meta‐analysis: Assessment of hospital walking programs among older patients. Nursing Open. 2023 Apr;10(4):1942-53.

Alnojeidi AH, Capo-Lugo C, Sturgeon JA, Trost Z. Injustice Through Cultural Lens: A Pilot Qualitative Exploration of Pain-Related Injustice Appraisals Among Arab-Americans With Chronic Low Back Pain. The Journal of Pain. 2021 Oct 27.

Capo-Lugo CE, Askew RL, Boebel M, DeLeo C, Deutsch AD, Heinemann A. A comparative approach to quantifying provision of acute therapy services. Medicine. 2021 Oct 8;100(40):e27377. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027377. PMID: 34622841

Alhirsan SM, Capó-Lugo CE, Brown DA. Effects of different types of augmented feedback on intrinsic motivation and walking speed performance in post-stroke: A study protocol. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications. 2021 Nov 11:100863.

Askew RL, Capo-Lugo CE, Sangha R, Naidech A, Prabhakaran S. Trade-Offs in Quality-of-Life Assessment Between the Modified Rankin Scale and Neuro-QoL Measures. Value in Health. 2020 Oct 1;23(10):1366-72.

Askew RL, Capo-Lugo CE, Naidech A, Prabhakaran S. Differential effects of time to initiation of therapy on disability and quality of life in patients with mild and moderate to severe ischemic stroke. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2020 May 22.

Capo-Lugo CE, Askew RL, Muldoon K, Maas M, Liotta E, Prabhakaran S, Naidech A. Longer Time Before Acute Rehabilitation Therapy Worsens Disability After Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation. 2020 May 1;101(5):870-6.

Kim S, Capo-Lugo CE, Reed WR, Vora A, Ehsanian R, Krishnan S, Hu X, Galantino ML, Mortera MH, Beattie A, Sasson N. Using a Survey to Characterize Rehabilitation Professionals' Perceptions and Use of Complementary, Integrative, and Alternative Medicine. The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine. 2020 Apr 17.

Young DL, Kumble S, Capo-Lugo CE, Littier H, Lavezza A, Hoyer E, Friedman M, Needham DM, Rogers D, Martin SC, Minnier T. Measuring Mobility in Low Functioning Hospital Patients: An AM-PAC Replenishment Project. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2020 Mar 12.
   
Capo‐Lugo CE, Shumock K, Young D, Klein L, Cassell A, Cvach M, Lavezza A, Friedman M, Bhatia E, Brotman DJ, Hoyer EH. Association between Ambulatory Status with Call Bell use in Hospitalized Patients–A Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of nursing management. 2019 Oct 12.

Capo-Lugo CE, Hoyer E, Young D. Letter to the Editor: Selecting the best measure for hospital-acquired deconditioning. Journal of rehabilitation medicine. 2019 Oct.

Capó-Lugo CE, Kisala PA, Boulton AJ, Choi SW, Heinemann AW, Tulsky DS. Measuring Self-Reported Physical Function in Individuals With TBI: Development of the TBI-QOL Mobility and Upper Extremity Item Banks and Short Forms. The Journal of head trauma rehabilitation. 2019 Sep 1;34(5):340-52.

Capo-Lugo CE, Askew RL, Naidech A, Prabhakaran S. Patients With Greater Stroke Severity and Premorbid Disability Are Less Likely to Receive Therapist Consultations and Intervention During Acute Care Hospitalization. Physical therapy. 2019 Aug 7;99(11):1431-42.

Schwartz J, Capó-Lugo CE, Akinwuntan AE, Roberts P, Krishnan S, Belagaje S, Kovic M, Burns S, Hu X, Danzi M, Devos H, Page SJ. Classification of mild stroke: A mapping review. PM&R. 2019.

Capó-Lugo, CE, Kho, A. N., O’Dwyer, L. C., & Rosenman, M. B. (2017). Data sharing and data registries in physical medicine and rehabilitation. PM&R, 9(5), S59-S74.

Hurt, C. P., Wang, J., Capó-Lugo, CE, & Brown, D. A. Effect of progressive horizontal resistive force on the comfortable walking speed of individuals post-stroke. JNER. 2015, 12(1), 12.

Wang J, Hurt CP, Capó-Lugo CE, Brown DA.  Characteristics of horizontal force generation for individuals post-stroke walking against progressive resistive forces. Clinical Biomechanics. 2014. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2014.11.006

Ortiz A, Capó-Lugo CE, Venegas-Rios HL. Biomechanical deficiencies in women with semitendinosus-gracilis ACL reconstruction during drop jumps.  Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.  2014.  DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmrj.2014.07.003

Capó-Lugo CE, Mullens CH, Brown DA.  Maximum walking speeds obtained using treadmill and overground robot system in persons with post-stroke hemiplegia.  JNER.  2012,9:80.