Stuttering refers to an interruption in the flow and ease of speech. Examples include sound, syllable, or word repetitions, hesitations, prolongation of sounds, or a stoppage of air or voice in the middle of speaking. Stuttering is sometimes referred to as a dysfluency disorder and can affect the rate, rhythm, and overall clarity of speech. … Continued
Essential tremor (ET) is a neurological condition affecting more than 10 million Americans. It ranks as the most common tremor condition. This blog will go into more detail about what causes essential tremor, the symptoms associated with it, and how LSVT LOUD can treat it. We will also share a personal success story of how … Continued
Enjoying a favorite food or sharing a meal with loved ones is one of life’s great pleasures. While eating and swallowing is a daily routine event, that does not mean it is a simple process. Swallowing is actually very complex, involving dozens of muscles and the coordination of several neural pathways to take the … Continued
Many of us take for granted how deeply we rely on our voice to convey our personality and our true sense of self. Through our pitch, tone, vocal quality, intonation patterns, and volume we communicate confidence, emotion, and in many ways, our identity. For example, the vocal cords (aka vocal folds) are hard at work … Continued
It is never fun to look back in life and play the “what if” game. If you have an untreated communication disorder or swallowing condition, you may question if you should have sought treatment earlier. You may also wonder if it is too late to seek therapy. In the field of speech therapy, this is … Continued
Take a moment to picture those activities you enjoy the most in life. Many of them are likely centered around eating, enjoying favorite foods, or gathering with friends and loved ones for events and occasions that involve special meals. Most of us have never stopped to consider the complex neurological and motor activities that make … Continued
If or when a patient can return to work after a stroke is a common, but appropriate, question for many stroke patients and their loved ones. While a stroke can affect many aspects of your everyday routine, it can also have a severe impact on speech and language — two components of communication which are … Continued
The use of speech is one of the greatest gifts to have in life. It is one of the most powerful ways we connect with others-sharing the breadth of our knowledge, the depth of our feelings, and the array of our ideas — sophisticated or comical — with those around us. When a speech disorder … Continued
Imagine living your life knowing what you want to say or write but being unable to do so. People who have survived stroke, traumatic brain injury, or other neurological injuries and have aphasia deal with these types of communication difficulties every day. You can imagine the difficulty and frustration experienced by both the person with … Continued
Surviving a stroke has far-reaching impacts that can touch almost every facet of life. Depending on which areas of the brain were affected during the stroke, you may experience speech and language problems known as aphasia. Aphasia is an acquired, neurological language disorder that can affect spoken language, comprehension of language, written expression, or reading comprehension. Since we use language in some form every … Continued
