Biography
Sara Maher has 10 years of clinical experience in orthopedic settings. She specializes in the industrial setting, spending the last 6 years working at Detroit Diesel Corporation. In this setting she not only is active in orthopedics, but is able to spend a portion of each day in the many facets of occupational health, such as work site assessment, ergonomic consultations, and job shadowing.

DPT curriculum content responsibilities
Dr. Maher teaches Clinical Medicine, Electrotherapeutic and Modality Interventions, Integumentary Examination and Evaluation, and Research Practicum.

Research Interests
Dr. Maher’s principle research interests include therapeutic interventions related to occupational heath, modalities, and orthopedics. She is also interested in topics related to physical therapist education.

Research Publications and Presentations 

• Kava KS, Larson CA, Stiller CH, Maher SM.  Trunk endurance exercise and the effect on instrumental performance: a preliminary study comparing pilates exercise and a trunk and proximal upper extremity endurance exercise program.  Music Performance Research.  2010;3(1):1-30.
• Maher S., Kondratek M, Krauss J, Creighton D, Qu X.  Postgraduate Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Responses to Peer Practice of Cervical Manipulation.  J Phys Ther Ed.  2010;24(2):35-44.
• Maher S., Creighton D, Kondratek M, Krauss J, Qu X.  The effect of tibio-femoral traction mobilization on passive knee flexion motion impairment and pain: A case series.  J Manual Manipulative Ther.  2010;18(1):29-36
• Maher, S.  Author response on "Is low-level laser therapy effective in the management of lateral epicondylitis?"  Phys Ther.  2007:87(2):225-226.
• Maher, S.  "Is low-level laser therapy effective in the management of lateral epicondylitis?"  Phys Ther.  2006:86(8):1161-1167.

Association Memberships

• American Physical Therapy Association
• Michigan Physical Therapy Association
• Vice-Chair, Academic Faculty Special Interest Group, American Physical Therapy Association