What is speech therapy, exactly?

What is speech therapy, exactly?

A speech therapist, also known as a speech-language pathologist (SLP), treats a variety of cognitive and communicative function deficiencies, as well as swallowing issues.

Speech therapists assist people who have communication difficulties, both in terms of how they speak and how they understand communication. SLPs also work with issues such as chewing and swallowing, articulation, auditory processing, and social skills.

Our highly trained therapists at Maximum Rehabilitation Services in Chicago, IL, Evergreen Park, IL, and Munster, IN can help individuals improve their speaking and listening abilities, whether it is to retrain cognitive skills like remembering and finding words, or to raise the loudness and/or quality of their voice to help you be more social and communicate better.

After a brain injury, stroke, or brain tumor, or in conjunction with degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease, speech therapy is used to improve chewing and swallowing in order to preserve the pleasures of eating.