Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy

Speech therapy treats conditions that affect your speech, voice, swallowing and other related disorders. Our therapists provide services to improve your ability to swallow, speak and communicate. Therapy can:

  • Strengthen muscles of the throat and neck
  • Improve tongue movements for better speech
  • Improve vocabulary and grammar
  • Increase understanding of directions

Our Speech Therapy departments have expertise in the diagnosis and treatment in the following areas:

  • Dysphagia (swallowing disorders)
  • Aphasia (expressive and/or receptive language disorders)
  • Cognitive-linguistic deficits and voice disorders
  • Modified Barium Swallow studies
  • VitalStimâ„¢ a non-invasive therapy utilizing electrical stimulation to retrain the muscles that is used in conjunction with traditional swallow therapy