As a speech therapist who provides treatment for tongue thrust and oral posture, I don’t just listen to what people say—I watch how their bodies behave at rest. While watching a documentary featuring Sean Combs, (among all the other much more disturbing themes) one...
Those who know me well know I love to watch documentaries. As a speech therapist, I watch documentaries through a different lens. While most viewers focus on performance, leadership, and grit, I pay close attention to how brain injury, cognition, and communication...
I love watching documentaries. As a speech therapist, I can't help but watch documentaries through a different lens. While most viewers focus on performance, leadership, and grit, I pay close attention to how brain injury, cognition, and communication are portrayed....
Why Savannah Needs Time Off Work to Heal Her Voice Nodules and Polyp As a voice therapist and owner of Live Well Speech Therapy in Provo, Utah, I work with professionals whose careers depend on their voices—teachers, professors, healthcare workers, sales...
Following a stroke or a traumatic brain injury, an individual may not recognize emotions in others as easily. This is often referred to as impaired emotion recognition. Emotions are communicated by facial expressions, vocal inflections and volume, body language, and...
When people think of speech therapy, they often imagine exercises focused on articulating "s" and "r". However, manual touch therapy for voice and swallowing is an increasingly recognized approach that uses hands-on techniques to help individuals with dysphagia...
Last Thursday I attended the monthly Parkinson's Disease Support Group (takes place every third Thursday at 6:00 at p.m. at Utah Specialty Hospital, 306 West River Bend Lane, Provo). Dan Adams and Brett Walker from PhotoPharmics explained the science behind an...
The Connection Between Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Communication How Untreated Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Can Lead to Difficulties in Conversation and Social Interaction Hearing is essential to daily communication, allowing us to connect with loved ones, engage in...
Introduction There's a common misconception that speech therapy is exclusively for children, but the reality is far more diverse. Adults also face speech challenges that can significantly impact their communication and quality of life. Adult Speech Challenges...
Speak Parkinson's disease is a neurological condition that affects millions of people worldwide, impacting movement, balance, and speech. Among the challenges faced by individuals with Parkinson's, communication difficulties can be particularly frustrating and...
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