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Michael E. Lehr, DSc, DPT, OCS, COMT, CSCS, FAAOMPT

Associate Professor, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program

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mlehr@messiah.edu

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717-796-1800 ext. 2575

Interest and areas of expertise

Dr. Lehr’s areas of interest and expertise are in orthopedic and sports physical therapy, teaching and learning, manual therapy for the foot and ankle, movement assessment techniques, and musculoskeletal injury prevention strategies. Dr. Lehr has had extensive higher education teaching experience as a core faculty member in an entry level doctoral physical therapy program. Clinically, he still maintains clinical practice in the outpatient setting. He is an accomplished scholar with numerous peer reviewed scholarly products over the last decade at the national and international level, and has been lead instructor for many continuing education courses related to his area of expertise.

Education

Andrews University, DSc in Physical Therapy (Concentration in Orthopedic Manual Therapy)
Temple University, t-DPT
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, Masters in Physical Therapy
Lock Haven University, BS in Health Science

Advanced Certifications
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy
Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist
Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

Classes I teach

Areas of foundational clinical skills, orthopedic manual therapy, therapeutic exercise/ interventions, clinical reasoning and research.