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Speech Therapy

What is Speech Therapy?

The Speech/Language Pathologist (SLP) is the expert in restoring and  improving communication and swallowing strategies as a result of speech, language, voice or swallowing disorders.  These professionals evaluate and assess limitations in eating and/or drinking, communication and cognition, and utilize evidence-based strategies to develop a treatment plan to meet the specific goals of each patient. 


Treatment Plan:


The treatment plan utilizes evidence-based interventions to facilitate the accomplishment of patient goals including:

  • Training compensatory strategies for swallow safety to reduce the risk of cough or pneumonia during eating or drinking activities
  • Strengthening to improve swallow efficacy and/or improved intelligibility in conversational speech.
  • Improving communication skills to empower the patient to interact with others effectively

Interventions include:


Each patient is educated on how best to self-manage his/her limitations related to the disease process including:
  • Use of assistive memory devices
  • Strategies for auditory comprehension
  • Word retrieval as indicated

Specialty Services Include:

VitalStim® Therapy
Deep Pharyngeal Nerve Stimulation (DPNS)