This week I am continuing my look at the condition of Cerebral Palsy (CP). Last week's post discussed some of the basic facts surrounding the condition and the overall affect CP can have on an individual. This week I am narrowing the focus and will look at how speech therapy can benefit a child who has been diagnosed with CP. According to the ...

Over the next few months I am going to begin researching and exploring a variety of disorders and disabilities we commonly see within the Early Intervention population. Almost like a refresher course for those therapists who graduated before the year 2000, myself included! Today's focus will be on Cerebral Palsy, what it is and the facts ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD, is a prevalent diagnosis in patients admitted to nursing homes. The Global Initiative for COPD, or GOLD, defines COPD as a disease that: is characterized by airflow limitation that is not fully reversible; is usually progressive; and is associated with an abnormal inflammatory response of the ...

One of the more difficult experiences a family faces is choosing to place a loved one in a Skilled Nursing Facility for long-term care. SLPs in long-term care meet families almost daily who are experiencing worry, fear, guilt, anxiety, and possibly even anger - at themselves, at loved ones, and at other causes of the need to seek long-term ...

Hiatal hernia is a diagnosis commonly seen by SLPs in adult and geriatric settings, and can often be hidden by other complaints and symptoms of disorders that affect swallowing, leading to the hiatal hernia being undiagnosed. A hiatal hernia specifically refers to the protrusion of part of the stomach through the esophageal opening, or hiatus, ...

''Modeling and instructing the client to use easy voluntary prolongations at the beginning of phrases facilitates easy onset of voice, continuous voice production, and reduces laryngeal tension as well as allows for a reduction of subglottal air pressure prior to voice production.'' - Dr. Peter Ramig Fluently, by Balbus Speech, is a real time ...

Acquired stuttering, often referred to as neurogenic stuttering or acquired neurogenic stuttering, refers to speech dysfluencies that occur acutely and are most commonly due to stroke, traumatic brain injury, diseases such as meningitis  AIDS, tumors, or neurogenetic conditions such as Parkinson's Disease. Acquired stuttering has been ...

  Nurses often refer patients for dysphagia therapy due to the new onset of a cough, and increase in coughing, or because the patient complains of pain or difficulty when swallowing, such as a tight feeling in the throat, or food ''stuck'' in throat. While these complaints are commonly associated with dysphagia caused by impaired structure ...

There are no words for what happened. As my family and friends know, I am passionate about autism/ASD for those affected by it and their families. I have lived in that world and I not only know it well but I respect it. If the man who committed this unspeakable crime of slaughter in Newtown, CT, on Dec. 14, 2012, was on the autism spectrum, it ...

In time for holidays, I have a gift  recommendation for yourself, or for any any family you know that has a loved one diagnosed with dementia.  The Past is Now My Future by Lanny D. Butler, MS, OTR and Kari K. Brizendine, PT is an excellent resource for professionals, caretakers, and persons with dementia diagnosed in the early stages. ...