SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND REHABILITATION
Restoring communication and swallowing after an injury or illness
Our team are experienced at 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.
Rehabilitation Services
We can provide:
swallowing assessments in 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
LSVT Loud voice treatment
Client Information Handouts
These downloadable information sheets provide an update on current research, and information on how we work with different communication and swallowing disorders. You are welcome to print and share!
Articles about rehabilitation
News and advice relating to speech pathology rehabilitation
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