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Speech Therapy

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Speech Therapy specializes in the evaluation, assessment, and treatment of cognitive, speech, language, voice, and swallowing impairments associated with a wide array of injuries and diseases. The Fusion Therapy speech pathologists base their customized treatment from the most current evidence-based practice along with their knowledge of anatomy, neuropathology, and a treatment plan unique to you or your loved one.

What Can Speech Therapy Help Treat? 

Cognition

  • Attention

  • Memory

  • Task Initiation/ Organization

  • Problem solving and Reasoning

  • Executive Function Skills

  • Long-COVID

Speech Production

  • Articulation 

  • Apraxia 

  • Fluency 

Swallowing

  • Oral dysphagia

  • Pharyngeal dysphagia

  • Vital Stim

  • Long-COVID

Myofunctional Therapy

Voice and Resonance

Expressive/Receptive Language

  • Correcting position of tongue and oral musculature for proper breathing

  • Speech

  • Feeding

  • Swallowing

  • Assessment of tongue and lip tie Treatment of pre- and post-frenectomy

  • Tracheostomy care

  • LSVT LoudL

  • Word Finding (Aphasia)

  • Dysarthria

  • Reading comprehension

Additional Specialty Services

LSVT Loud
  • A research proven treatment to improve communication in patients with Parkinson’s disease or other neurological deficits.

  • Focuses on improving the loudness of individuals who talk too softly.

  • Can improve loudness, articulation, ability to be heard and understood by others, facial expressions, intonation, rate, and prosody. 

  • Intense schedule - 4 treatment sessions / week, 60 mins each, for 4 weeks. 

Vital Stim
  • Used for patients with dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing. 

  • Specifically designed for the swallowing mechanism and musculature

  • Uses electrodes attached to the neck and a neuromuscular electrical stimulation sends a gentle current to stimulate motor nerves, causing the muscles to contract

  • Electrode placement is unique to the patient depending on deficits and muscle groups needing rehab

The Fusion Difference

  • Additional services with specialized certifications in PT, OT, and Speech

  • Focus on activities of daily living and functions needed to carry-out daily roles at home, school, or work

  • Hands-on family training 

  • Assistance with ordering orthotics or individualized equipment

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