Speech Therapy
The outpatient adult speech therapy team at NRHN works with each patient to reach their individualized communication, cognitive or swallowing goals. Our Speech-Language Pathologists help them achieve the greatest amount of independence to live their best life.
Who can benefit from working with one of our speech therapists? People who are experiencing:
- Difficulty with language including trouble expressing themselves verbally, understanding language, writing or reading comprehension
- Cognitive deficits including memory, attention, problem solving difficulties
- Voice problems such as excessive or decreased loudness, hoarseness, pitch of voice, chronic laryngitis or vocal nodules
- Decreased speech intelligibility
- Difficulty swallowing such as frequent coughing or choking episodes when eating or drinking
- Stuttering
Speech-Language Pathologists at NRHN evaluate and treat patients with impairments in language, cognition, speech production, voice and swallowing resulting from:
- Stroke
- Brain injury (acquired or traumatic)
- Post-concussion syndrome
- Attention Deficit Disorder or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Parkinson’s Disease (LSVT® LOUD)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Spinal cord injury
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Laryngectomy
- Other neurological disorders including
- ALS
- Huntington’s Disease
- Alzheimer’s/Dementia
- Bell’s Palsy
- Guillian-Barre
Our approach to speech therapy for individuals includes:
- Evaluation through standardized and dynamic assessments
- Establishing goals based on deficits and patient objectives
- Education related to:
- The patient’s diagnosis
- Compensatory strategies
- Development of home exercise plan to ensure success with carry-over and maintenance of skills
To learn more about our speech therapy program or to find out if you or a loved one might benefit from working with one of our speech-language pathologists, please call 888-950-9939.