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
Our speech pathologists are trained to deliver Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD).
Articles about rehabilitation
News and advice relating to speech pathology rehabilitation
‘COVID safe’ home visits
Wollongong Speech Pathology is gradually returning to face-to-face services! This article explains the steps we are taking to provide 'COVID safe' home visits. The same steps apply [...]
Communication Partner Training
They say that communication is a two-way street. There are always two or more people involved in an interaction. So when communication breaks down, maybe both people [...]
Speech Pathology Telepractice
Wollongong Speech Pathology is now offering speech pathology telepractice. In this article we explain what telepractice is, why we do it, and tips to make it most [...]