Speech-Language Pathology 

Phone: 419-526-8290

Therapists provide individualized care to clients on acute care units, behavioral health units, inpatient rehabilitation units, or an outpatient basis and in their homes.

Speech Therapy Services assess and treat children and adults with a variety of diagnoses which include:

• Degenerative Neurological diseases (Parkinson's, ALS, MS)
• Bell's Palsy and other facial/oral motor deficits
• Developmental delay for speech/language
• Laryngectomy
• Hearing impairment
• Stroke
• Stuttering
• Swallowing disorders
• Tracheostomy/ventilator dependent
• Voice disorders
• Traumatic brain injury
• Cognitive deficits 
• Head and neck cancer

Specialized services include:

• Cognitive Rehabilitation
• Speech and swallowing rehabilitation after stroke
• Blom-Singer Voice Prosthesis evaluation, fitting and modification
• Deep Pharyngeal Neuromuscular Stimulation (DPNS)
• Facial Muscle Exercise Program (FMEP) through electrical stimulation
• Modified barium swallow studies
• Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
• Neuromuscular Electric Stimulation of Swallowing (VitalStim)
• Lee Silverman Voice Treatment for patients with Parkinson's Disease
• Universal Newborn Infant Hearing Screenings
• Referrals for audiological services as needed
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication Device Training (AAC)
• Beckman Oral Motor Techniques 

For more information, call 419-526-8290, or send e-mail or visit:
American Speech and Hearing Association (www.asha.org)
National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (www.nidcd.nih.gov)

Pediatric Speech Therapy 

Phone: 419-520-2386

Good communication skills are one of the most important keys to life. We work to help your child become a successful communicator and an independent language learner. Our speech-language pathologists are also trained in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders. We offer pediatric Modified Barium Swallow studies (an X-ray of the swallow) at Shelby Hospital.

We tailor programs to your child's needs in the following areas:

• Apraxia of speech 
  
• Articulation/Speech production skills 
  
• Assistive technology/Augmentative communication 
  
• Auditory processing disorders 
  
• Autism 
  
• Expressive/Receptive language 
  
• Feeding/Swallowing/Oral motor skills 
  
• Fluency (stuttering, cluttering, etc.) 
  
• Genetic syndromes
  
• Pragmatic/Social skills

Does my child need speech therapy?
If you are concerned your child might need speech therapy, speak to his physician about referring him for an evaluation.

Speech Milestones for Children 

Pediatric Therapy 

Last updated November 30, 2011