Can Speech Therapy Help Someone with ALS?

May is ALS Awareness Month. It is a neurodegenerative disease that affects not only the person who has it, but the entire family. I am currently working with a young woman in her 20’s with ALS. How/why am I involved as a speech therapist? How Speech Therapy...
Can Speech Therapy Help ALS Patients?

Can Speech Therapy Help ALS Patients?

How Speech Therapy Helps People Living with ALS Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Over time, individuals with ALS lose muscle...