Speech Therapy
Grace Rehabilitation Center, Inc.

Breaking Down Communication Disorders with Speech Therapy Services

Speech therapy utilizes qualified medical professionals who are trained to help people with speech and language problems to speak more clearly. These qualified medical professionals are called Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), who are often referred to as speech therapists. Therapy techniques are used to improve communication while articulation therapy and language intervention activities are employed depending on the patient’s need. The skilled speech language pathologists at Grace Rehab
are trained to give an extensive range of speech therapy services to meet the demands for patients of all ages.
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Conditions Addressed by Speech Therapy

Below are several variations of speech disorders that are routinely addressed by the experienced staff at
Grace Rehab.
  • Articulation disorders: A speech disorder involving difficulty in articulating specific types of sounds. These disorders often involve substituting one sound for another, slurring words, or indistinct speech.
  • Fluency disorders: A speech disorder involving frequent problems with the normal fluency, flow, speed, and rhythm of speech. Stuttering is a common type of fluency disorder.
  • Voice disorders: Voice disorders are medical conditions involving abnormal pitch, loudness or quality of the sound produced by the larynx and thereby affecting speech production. Causes of voice disorders may include infections, stomach acids that move into the throat, contracting a virus, cancer and other diseases that may paralyze the vocal cords.
  • Apraxia: A speech sound disorder characterized by an individual’s failure to articulate consistently and correctly.
  • Dysphasia: Difficulty swallowing
  • Aphasia: The inability to comprehend or formulate language because of damage to specific brain regions.

Speech Therapy for Children

For over twenty years, Grace Rehabilitation Center has been a leading provider of Speech therapy for children in the region. Grace Rehabs highly trained and skilled speech language pathologists have made a difference in the lives of many. Our personalized care and devotion to children has been at the heartbeat of what makes Grace Rehab a trusted provider. Our SLPs use strategies tailored for each child’s particular challenge. When therapy helps a child learn to speak more clearly, the child feels more confident and less frustrated about speaking to others. Children benefit socially, emotionally and
academically from speech therapy.

Speech Therapy for Adults

Speech therapy can be a life changing decision for adults. Speech therapy for adults begins with assessment to determine their needs and the best treatment option. There are many reasons why an
adult might require speech pathology. Those suffering from Parkinson’s Disease, stuttering, stroke, oral cancer and memory loss can benefit from Speech therapy. As with children, an adult may feel ashamed and less confident when they lack the ability to communicate properly. The staff at Grace Rehab understands the importance of preserving an individual’s high quality of life and challenges our patients to give us a chance to make a difference.
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