Speech Pathology and Rehabilitation
Restoring communication and swallowing after an injury or illness
Our team has experience providing speech pathology rehabilitation following stroke, traumatic brain injury, surgery, and cancer. We also offer rehab services to maximise communication or swallowing skills for those with degenerative conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Huntington’s disease, and dementia. We offer rehab to adults and adolescents (>13 years).
Rehabilitation needs a team approach. We will work with you, your family, and other health professionals, to help you to achieve your goals.
We can provide:
- swallowing assessment at your home
- swallowing rehabilitation, including direct therapy, feeding equipment, positioning, education, and texture modification
- communication assessment at home, work, or in the community
- communication rehabilitation, that is individualised to achieve your goals
- communication partner training
- contribution to team meetings
- reports to other health professionals
Articles about rehabilitation
News and advice relating to speech pathology rehabilitation
Speech pathology and Parkinson’s disease
As many as 50-90% of individuals with Parkinson’s disease will develop speech and voice disorders (see ‘dysarthria’ and ‘dysphonia’ below). It is common for a person with [...]
Adult Stuttering Treatment
Have you watched the movie "The King's Speech"? If you have not, it’s based on the true story of King George VI, who had a severe stutter. The [...]
Communication accessibility is communication for all
In Speech Pathology Week 2018, we call for greater action towards national communication accessibility. This is the message we send with this year’s theme: Communication Access Is Communication [...]