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Carlos J Cruz

Carlos J Cruz, PhD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Department: HP-PHYSICAL THERAPY
Business Phone: (352) 273-5971
Business Email: cruzcarlos@ufl.edu

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Accomplishments

  1. NAPSter Fellow (Attendee)

    North American Pain School (NAPS)

  2. New Investigator Recognition Award

    Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)

  3. Scientific Program Committee Member

    United States Associtiation for the Study of Pain (USASP)

Publications

Academic Articles

  1. Hypertension is associated with knee osteoarthritis pain in an age-dependent manner

    Journal
    Experimental Gerontology.
    Volume/Issue
    212
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.exger.2025.112938.
    Publisher’s Site

  2. Pipeline Validation for Rodent Gait Analysis Using deeplabcut.

    Journal
    Journal of biomechanical engineering.
    Volume/Issue
    147(11)
    [DOI]
    10.1115/1.4069390.
    [PMID]
    40802266.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  3. Comorbid hypertension and osteoarthritis exacerbates joint remodeling and gait compensations in female rats with milder effects observed in males.

    Journal
    Osteoarthritis and cartilage open.
    Volume/Issue
    7(3)
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.ocarto.2025.100649.
    [PMID]
    40735537.
    PubMed Publisher’s Site

  4. Gait assessment in a female rat Sprague Dawley model of disc-associated low back pain.

    Journal
    Connective tissue research.
    Volume/Issue
    65(5):407-420
    [DOI]
    10.1080/03008207.2024.2395287.
    [PMID]
    39287332.
    2 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  5. Vagotomy accelerates the onset of symptoms during early disease progression and worsens joint-level pathogenesis in a male rat model of chronic knee osteoarthritis.

    Journal
    Osteoarthritis and cartilage open.
    Volume/Issue
    6(2)
    [DOI]
    10.1016/j.ocarto.2024.100467.
    [PMID]
    38655014.
    1 citation PubMed Publisher’s Site

  6. Hypertension contributes to exacerbated osteoarthritis pathophysiology in rats in a sex-dependent manner.

    Journal
    Arthritis research & therapy.
    Volume/Issue
    25(1)
    [DOI]
    10.1186/s13075-022-02966-9.
    [PMID]
    36635774.
    12 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  7. Neuromodulation as a Potential Disease-Modifying Therapy for Osteoarthritis.

    Journal
    Current rheumatology reports.
    Volume/Issue
    25(1):1-11
    [DOI]
    10.1007/s11926-022-01094-2.
    [PMID]
    36435890.
    11 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

  8. Autonomic Nervous System Dysregulation and Osteoarthritis Pain: Mechanisms, Measurement, and Future Outlook.

    Journal
    Current rheumatology reports.
    Volume/Issue
    24(6):175-183
    [DOI]
    10.1007/s11926-022-01071-9.
    [PMID]
    35420372.
    30 citations PubMed Publisher’s Site

Education

  1. PhD, Biomedical Engineering

    University of Florida

  2. BS, Chemical Engineering

    University of South Florida

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 273-5971
Emails:
Business:
cruzcarlos@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Mailing:
P.O. Box 103628
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610
Business Street:
P.O. Box 103628
 GAINESVILLE FL 32610