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Speech Therapy
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 with:
Cognition
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Attention
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Memory
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Task Initiation/ Organization
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Problem solving and Reasoning
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Executive Function Skills
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Long-COVID
Myofunctional Therapy
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Correcting position of tongue and oral musculature for proper breathing
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Speech
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Feeding
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Swallowing
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Assessment of tongue and lip tie Treatment of pre- and post-frenectomy
Speech Production
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Articulation
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Apraxia
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Fluency
Swallowing
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Oral dysphagia
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Pharyngeal dysphagia
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Vital Stim
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Long-COVID
Expressive/Receptive Language
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Word Finding (Aphasia)
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Dysarthria
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Reading comprehension
Voice and Resonance
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Tracheostomy care
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LSVT LoudLong COVID
Additional Specialty Services
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A research proven treatment to improve communication in patients with Parkinson’s disease or other neurological deficits.
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Focuses on improving the loudness of individuals who talk too softly.
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Can improve loudness, articulation, ability to be heard and understood by others, facial expressions, intonation, rate, and prosody.
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Intense schedule - 4 treatment sessions / week, 60 mins each, for 4 weeks.
Vital Stim
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Used for patients with dysphagia, or difficulty swallowing.
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Specifically designed for the swallowing mechanism and musculature
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Uses electrodes attached to the neck and a neuromuscular electrical stimulation sends a gentle current to stimulate motor nerves, causing the muscles to contract
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Electrode placement is unique to the patient depending on deficits and muscle groups needing rehab