Dr. Sara Scholtes, DPT, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Contact

Campus Office:
Phone: 406.243.5189
Fax: 406.243.2795
Email: sscholtes@umontana.edu

Mailing Address:
School of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science
32 Campus Drive #4680
The University of Montana Missoula, MT 59812-4680

Education & Training

• PhD – Washington University in St. Louis, 2009
• DPT – Washington University in St. Louis, 2004
• BA – Luther College, 2001

Reseach & Professional Interests

• Better understanding of movement impairments in people with musculoskeletal pain problems, particularly of the lower extremity

Teaching Activities

• PT 516/519 – Musculoskeletal Evaluation
• PT 529/528 – Biomechanics and Therapeutic Exercise
• PT 575 – Physical Therapy Interventions III
• PT 578 – Physical Therapy Interventions IV
• PT 576 – Synthesis

Key Publications

1. Publications
   1. Scholtes SA, Gombatto SP, Van Dillen LR.  Differences in lumbopelvic motion between people with and people without low back pain during two lower limb movement tests.  Clin Biomech.  2009;24:7-12.
   2. Gombatto SP, Norton BJ, Scholtes SA, Van Dillen LR.  Differences in symmetry of lumbar region passive tissue characteristics between people with and people without low back pain.  Clin Biomech.  2008;23:986-995.
   3. Scholtes SA, Van Dillen LR.  Gender-related differences in prevalence of lumbopelvic region movement impairments in people with low back pain.  J Orthop Sports Phys Ther.  2007;37:744-753.

   Presentations

   • The effect of within-session instruction on lumbopelvic motion during an active limb movement: Preliminary results.  Poster presentation, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 2009.
   • Differences in lumbopelvic motion between people with and people without low back pain during active hip lateral rotation in prone. Marilyn Gossman Seminar, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2008. 
   • Gender differences in timing of lumbopelvic movement during the clinical test of active knee flexion. Poster presentation, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Nashville, TN, 2008.
   • Differences in lumbopelvic movement during knee flexion in prone between people with and without low back pain. Poster presentation, World Congress on Low Back and Pelvic Pain, Barcelona, Spain, 2007.
   • Effects of a fitness class on adolescents with cerebral palsy.  Oral presentation, Allied Health and Nursing Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2007.
   • A system for measuring passive tissue stiffness and extensibility of the hip.  Poster presentation, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, Boston, MA, 2007.
   • A pilot study of the effect of impairment-based exercise on kinematics with trunk lateral bending in people with low back pain.  Poster presentation, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2006.
   • Gender-related differences in prevalence of lumbar region impairments in people with low back pain:  A secondary analysis.  Poster presentation, APTA Combined Sections Meeting, San Diego, CA, 2006.

Personal Interests