Melanie Barker is a Santa Monica, California based female physical therapist who is specialized in Geriatrics Physical Therapy. Active license number of Melanie Barker as Geriatrics Physical Therapist is PT36875 in California. Melanie Barker evaluate and treat people with health problems resulting from injury or disease. She help elderly patients to achieve or maintain high levels of physical health as they age by focusing on ailments like arthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, and joint soreness.
Geriatrics Physical Therapist evaluate each patient and design a custom activity and exercise plan that will allow the patient to remain as physically fit and active as possible. Once the activity plan has been implemented, the geriatric physical therapist monitors the patient's progress and changes the plan as needed. Geriatric physical therapists usually work in nursing homes or outpatient facilities and can work with patients individually or in group settings.