Speech Therapy
Expert speech services close to home.
The Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics Rehabilitation Services Department offers all aspects of speech therapy. Our licensed and certified speech language pathologists all have master’s degrees in communication science. They provide assessment and treatment for an array of conditions.
What Does Speech Therapy Address?
Speech therapy is designed to assist those who struggle to speech, language, and vocal quality and more. Adults and children may be in need of speech therapy for multiple reasons such as those listed below:
- Difficulty with Speech Articulation
- Decreased Speech Intelligibility
- Difficulty Understanding and Expressing Language
- Stuttering
- Restrictive Eating or Food Avoidance in Children
- Difficulty Swallowing
- Changes in Vocal Quality
- Memory impairment
- Decreased Problem-Solving and Safety Awareness
Conditions that may benefit from Speech Therapy
- Autism
- Developmental Delays
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Speech and Language Delays
- Post Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery
- Vocal Abuse, Misuse and Trauma
- Neurological Disease
- Stroke
- Parkinson's Disease
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ASL)
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Head and Neck Cancer
Services Provided
There are many speech therapy services Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics offer. To best meet the needs of our patients our offerings for patients include the following:
- Comprehensive Speech, Language and Swallowing Evaluations
- Individualized Treatment Plans for Pediatric and Adult Patients
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication
- LSVT Loud
- Video Oropharyngeal Swallow Studies (VOSS)
- Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)
SPEAK OUT!
This therapy program is designed to address the voice and swallowing challenged commonly experienced by individuals living with Parkinson's Disease and Parkinson-plus Syndromes. SPEAK OUT! combines education for the patients family, individual speech therapy, daily home practice sessions, weekly speech and singing groups, and regular re-evaluations.
Meet Our Team of Speech Language Pathologists
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A physician’s order is required for all therapy services. Our staff will work with physicians to tailor a program to meet patients’ needs.