Meet Melissa Volkert

Melissa, a New Jersey native, is a Board Certified Occupational Therapist. She is one of the unique occupational therapists in the area by having a subspecialty in neurological rehabilitation, particularly with traumatic brain injury, stroke, and vision therapy. Melissa joined Vail-Summit Physical Therapy in 2011. 

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For patients in the Frisco clinic, Melissa’s services include: assessment of daily life activities, return-to-work and community integration with focus on cognitive, vision, sensory processing, and psycho-social interventions. She also completes baseline and post-concussion Impact testing, home safety and driving evaluations for older adults or those with mobility or cognitive impairments, wheelchair seating evaluations.

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Melissa is also the Lead Occupational Therapist in St. Anthony Summit Medical Center providing acute care services to orthopedic-trauma, general medical, and post-surgical patients. She helps facilitate the Summit County Brain Injury Support Group supported through the Brain Injury Alliance of Colorado, Vail-Summit Physical Therapy, and St. Anthony Summit Medical Center.