If you answered no, then you may want to consider doing so to help you and your patient with aphasia get the most out of therapy. Why? It has been scientifically proven that treatment intensity and duration are the key ingredients to improving cognitive function, especially language for people ...
Building a successful speech therapy telepractice sounds tough. In Grillo’s 2018 guide Building a Successful Voice Telepractice Program, we found 4 key factors to consider that relate to setting up a speech telepractice that we elaborate upon that can help a speech therapist achieve success when t...
The short answer is yes. But why? Telepractice is the practice of therapeutic services via telephone and or internet communication devices. Worldwide, speech and language pathologists have begun to see the benefits of adapting telepractice services to their treatment plans. Through the integrat...
Adults are able to utter about 120 words per minute and may make a speech error once out of every thousand words. If an adult experiences a stroke, they may develop a condition known as aphasia, which greatly reduces their ability to produce and understand language. Sometimes, people with aphasia ma...
Aphasia commonly occurs after someone experiences a stroke. When a closed head injury occurs in the left hemisphere, a person may lose the ability to produce and understand language. Commonly, people think of aphasia as Broca’s aphasia, where a person may have difficulty producing language. Howeve...
Language is one of the ways we communicate. It is one that when it is lost it is greatly missed. Kyra's background and work with executive function skills with the smart but struggling learner, has led her to a better understanding of the connection between the two. Language is complex and understan...
If you answered no, then you may want to consider doing so to help you and your patient with aphasia get the most out of therapy. Why? It has been scientifically proven that treatment intensity and duration are the key ingredients to improving cognitive function, especially language for people ...
Aphasia is a loss of language, not a loss of intellect. Over 2 million Americans are living with aphasia as a result of a stroke, brain injury, or neurodegenerative disease. In this video, you can learn about the different kinds of aphasia and how they impact language. You can also show this vide...
Experiencing a stroke can result in many different kinds of cognitive conditions. The most well-known condition resulting from a stroke is called aphasia. Aphasia is the loss of language. Aphasia is a condition that can cause someone to not be able to communicate or comprehend language. In this blo...
Speech-language pathologists (SLP’s) play a huge role in stroke rehabilitation. Strokes often cause aphasia. Aphasia can present as a loss of language or as having difficulty comprehending speech. SLP’s may help patients with stroke not only speak but understand language again. Here are 3 ways S...
Aphasia is a devastating result of a stroke that can impair a person’s ability to produce and understand language. Aphasia is life-changing, and routine tasks become challenging. Communication is a socially dependent skill and relies heavily on the language section of the brain. Because of this, m...
Aerobic exercise has been studied extensively for its physical, mental, and cognitive health benefits. Of interest is how often physical therapists ma
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Mary Ann has a voluminous amount of information to share for SLPs who work with TBI patients. In this mini segment, she discusses how and why she uses
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SLPs are involved in the recovery process of clients with different medical conditions. In acquired brain injury through a motor vehicle accident, dam
Christine CampbellAdults are able to utter about 120 words per minute and may make a speech error once out of every thousand words. If an adult experiences a stroke, th
Dustin LuchmeeAphasia commonly occurs after someone experiences a stroke. When a closed head injury occurs in the left hemisphere, a person may lose the ability to
Dustin Luchmee
With dyslexia being labeled as a learning disability, there are many misconceptions and myths about dyslexia. With recent research, there is more info
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Holidays may mean a break from formal therapy sessions, but you can help your clients build their language skills even over the holiday season. Here a
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Alzheimer’s disease is a debilitating neurological disease that occurs when plaques build up within the brain tissue. As the disease progresses, cogni
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Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a gradual loss of language ability associated with dementia. There are 3 variants of PPA that impact speech and l
Dustin LuchmeeLanguage is one of the ways we communicate. It is one that when it is lost it is greatly missed. Kyra's background and work with executive function sk
Dustin LuchmeeIf you answered no, then you may want to consider doing so to help you and your patient with aphasia get the most out of therapy. Why? It has bee
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Language is a complex cognitive skill that involves many regions of the brain. Stroke, brain injury, disease, developmental disabilities, and aging ca
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Language is a cognitive skill that we all use to communicate and interact with the world around us. Words are connected in meaningful patterns to form
Dustin LuchmeeBuilding a successful speech therapy telepractice sounds tough. In Grillo’s 2018 guide Building a Successful Voice Telepractice Program, we found 4 ke
Dustin Luchmee
We use language every day to communicate thoughts, feelings, and ideas. When the ability to produce or comprehend language is lost, people find the
Dustin LuchmeeAphasia is a loss of language, not a loss of intellect. Over 2 million Americans are living with aphasia as a result of a stroke, brain injury, or neu
Dustin LuchmeeExperiencing a stroke can result in many different kinds of cognitive conditions. The most well-known condition resulting from a stroke is called aph
Dustin Luchmee
Language is what helps us express ourselves and understand the world around us. When the language section of our brain gets injured, it can cause a lo
Dustin LuchmeeSpeech-language pathologists (SLP’s) play a huge role in stroke rehabilitation. Strokes often cause aphasia. Aphasia can present as a loss of language
Dustin Luchmee
Language is a cognitive skill that binds people together. Language allows people to communicate complex thoughts and emotions with one another. While
Dustin LuchmeeAphasia is a devastating result of a stroke that can impair a person’s ability to produce and understand language. Aphasia is life-changing, and routi
Dustin LuchmeeThe short answer is yes. But why? Telepractice is the practice of therapeutic services via telephone and or internet communication devices. Worldw
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What is Language? While many complex definitions exist, language is the way that people communicate. In a language, words are connected in me
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