Sara Scholtes DPT, Ph.D, Assistant Professor (406) 243.5189 SB 104 sara.scholtes@umontana.edu

Education

PhD – Washington University in St. Louis, 2009

DPT – Washington University in St. Louis, 2004

BA – Luther College, 2001

Courses Taught

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

Research Interests

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

Selected 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.