Speech-Language Pathology
Speech-Language  Pathology provides evaluation and therapy services to patients from birth to older adults. We specialize in swallowing disorders, including  those  of infants and children as well as adults, utilizing state-of-the-art  radiological  techniques. We also provide speech and language therapy (especially after stroke or traumatic brain injury), voice therapy, and cognitive retraining.

Conditions Treated
We have expertise in treating swallowing disorders (dysphagia), speech disorders, language disorders, cognitive-linguistic disorders, developmental delays, voice disorders, chewing difficulties, alternative communication needs,  facial  muscle  weakness,  dysarthria,  apraxia,  aphasia, and communication needs associated with laryngeal cancer.

Elements of Treatment

• Newborn/Pediatrics (swallowing/feeding difficulties, delayed language, articulation deficits, phonological disorders, speech delays)
• Videofluoroscopic Swallow Studies
• Neurological Rehabilitation (stroke, brain injury)
• Alaryngeal Speech Training (electrolarynx, esophageal speech, voice prosthesis fitting and training)
• Speaking valves for tracheostomy patients and ventilator patients with tracheostomy
• Electrical stimulation for facial weakness from CVA, Bell’s Palsy, hypotonia (adult), and oral dysphagia
• Deep  Pharyngeal  Neuromuscular  Stimulation (DPNS) for pharyngeal dysphagia

Goals
Our goal is for patients to have the most natural and independent abilities to communicate, eat, drink, produce voice, and/or think in order to function in their everyday lives.