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 | Sarah Olson, MPT, FAAOMPTSarah Olson specializes in orthopaedics and manual therapy for sports and spinal injuries. With an extensive athletic background, she enjoys working with patients for a fast return to work and/or sport. She graduated with honors from Boston University with a BS in health sciences in 1998, and a master's degree in physical therapy in 2000. During that time she was able to do clinical affiliations in a variety of locations including Sydney, Australia, New Mexico, California, and Michigan, focusing on Orthopedic physical therapy. A native of Ann Arbor, Michigan, she moved back to Michigan for several years, working for Concentra Medical Center. There she worked exclusively with occupational injuries, focusing on function and ergonomics for patients injured in the workplace. She also performed ergonomic training and injury prevention for corporations and their employees. Sarah's special interests include backpacking, hiking, mountain climbing, extreme skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, running, traveling, and kayaking. She has hiked sections of the Appalachian and Pacific Crest Trails and has climbed several of the areas volcanoes including Rainier, Baker, Adams, and St. Helens. She has run a marathon as well as numerous half marathons, and her winters involve skiing at Crystal mountain twice weekly as well as trips to ski resorts such as Jackson Hole, Whistler, Big Mountain, and Big Sky. She is currently an instructor for the Ola Grimsby Institute, involved in post graduate educational courses, seminars and residency training programs. She serves as a clinical instructor for university physical therapy students, as well as post graduate residency students of the OGI. A lifetime student, Sarah is currently enrolled in a one year course on Scientific Therapeutic Exercise Progression (S.T.E.P.), and is working on her doctorate research project, "Segmental facilitation in the lower extremities". Education:
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