Speech and Swallowing Therapy
Advanced evaluation and customized treatment of adult diagnoses including
- Dysphagia-difficulty swallowing
- Voice disorders
- Motor speech disorders
- Modified barium swallow studies
- Problems associated with stroke including:
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Dysarthria: Slurred speech or speech that is slow and difficult to understand
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Apraxia: Neurological disorder causing difficulty controlling the muscles that create speech
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Aphasia: The inability to comprehend and/or communicate through speech, writing or signs
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Cognition/communication
Pediatric services include complete evaluation and treatment, as well as comprehensive parent/caregiver education and training.
- Oral motor impairment
- Articulation disorders
- Phonological disorders
- Language delays
- Feeding disorders
- Voice disorders
Other specialty services include:
- Specialized voice program and retraining with Visipitch
- AAC (alternative augmentative communication ) devices evaluation and training
For more information about Methodist Hospital's outpatient speech therapy services, call (916) 423-6041.
