About the Director

Our Director, Melinda Bryan, PT, combines over fifteen years of practice experience with broad expertise as a Registered Physical Therapist, Certified Pilates Expert / Master Teacher Trainer, and ACE-certified personal trainer. Her background in dance and sports medicine makes her uniquely qualified to treat performers and athletes of all types.

Melinda has lectured nationally on the topic of performing arts medicine and is one of the first to use innovative Pilates techniques to help patients increase strength, flexibility, and endurance during rehabilitation. She has trained with the top Pilates masters such as Romana Kryzanowska, Sari Pace, Corola Trier, Kathy Grant and others.

Melinda is sought after as the Pilates fitness consultant by Hollywood’s most elite celebrities and stars. As owner and director of Performing Arts Physical Therapy and The Pilates Studio of Los Angeles, she teaches and certifies fitness professionals from all over the world with her traditional time tested Pilates system. Melinda’s combined knowledge in both the medical and fitness fields effectively helps all of her clients improve the quality of their life.

• BS: Cum Laude, Physical Therapy, Temple University

• Licensed:
  • Physical Therapist, California & Florida
• Certified:
  • Pilates Master Teacher
• Director:
  • Performing Arts Physical Therapy/The Pilates Studio® of Los Angeles Teacher Certification Program
• Academic affiliations:
  • UCLA
  • USC
  • Mt. St. Mary’s College
  • CSUN
  • Chapman College
  • Columbia University
• Member:
  • American Physical Therapy Association
  • Orthopedic and Private Practice
  • Performing Arts Special Interest Group
  • International Association of Dance Medicine and Science
  • International Dance Exercise Association
  • California Private Practice Special Interest Group
• National lecturer:
  • Performing Arts Medicine
• Company physical therapist for Jerome Robbins
• Broadway National Tour:
  • Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
  • The Lion King
  • Aida
• Physical therapy and Pilates training for:
  • Paul Taylor Dance Co.
  • New York City Ballet
  • Phantom of the Opera
  • Cats
  • A Chorus Line
  • Bring in ’Da Noise, Bring in ’Da Funk
  • Ragtime
  • Miss Saigon
  • Guys and Dolls
  • Sunset Boulevard
  • The Drowsy Chaperone
  • The Color Purple
  • The Producers

Melinda has appeared on popular TV shows and in numerous magazines, including The Today Show, Leeza, Glamour, Harper's Bazaar, Allure, Rosie, Ms.Fit, and Los Angeles Times. Her centers' team of therapists and instructors keep performing artists in shape and injury free. They provide on-site service for many dance companies and Broadway theatrical productions in Los Angeles, including Phantom of the Opera, Sunset Boulevard, Guys and Dolls, The Producers, and Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Aida, and The Lion King. Keeping with the tradition of being a leader in her field, she has created the first Pilates for Pregnancy and Pilates After Pregnancy fitness video programs. Look for other Pilates fitness and rehabilitation video programs and books by Melinda.

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