Aphasia is a condition that encompasses both expressive (verbal output) and receptive (understanding the words of others) language impairments due to stroke, brain tumor, or other traumatic brain injury. Expressive Aphasia Expressive language impairments may range from minimal word finding difficulties during conversational speech to severe impairment...

Speech Therapy is often considered to be a type of treatment that focuses on conditions that involve someone’s ability to speak. However, Speech Therapy helps to treat many health conditions and disorders such as: Dementia Brain Tumors Traumatic Brain Injury Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) or Stroke ...

The brain is a complex organ that controls our vision, our movement and even our thinking. After a stroke, an event that effects the brain, people may need the expertise of a Speech-Language Pathologist, also known as a speech therapist, to address deficits with speaking,...

Seven Things You Should Know About Stroke Recovery In most cases, you will find yourself in a hospital after a stroke, but in some cases, you may be able to go to a hospital-based therapy unit and be discharged immediately after your team of doctors believe...

Parkinson’s Speech Therapy Treatment Works!   Speech Language Pathologists do more than just help children say their “R’s” correctly! The essence of Speech Therapy is to help a person be the best communicator possible. Therefore, Parkinson’s Speech Therapy plays a vital role helping those with Parkinson’s Disease...

After you or a loved one has experienced a stroke there is a sense of shock that is evident. Questions such as, will I walk again without an assistive device, will I be able to cook for myself, will I use the restroom alone, or  will...