Therapy Care, Ltd. specializes in all forms
of speech therapy services including:
Alzheimer Treatment
- Therapy focuses on establishing compensatory
protocols for the patients daily functioning.
Aphasia Therapy
- Aphasia results from
damage to the left side of the brain. Therapy
includes affected areas of speaking, listening,
reading and writing.
Apraxia Therapy
- Apraxia is a motor speech
disorder. Therapy
focuses on improving the planning and coordination
of muscle movement necessary for speech.
Articulation Disorders
- Articulation disorders
are problems with making certain sounds past
a developmentally appropriate age. Therapy
focuses on teaching correct placement and production
of the error sounds.
Auditory Processing Disorders
- Auditory Processing
Disorder refers to how the central nervous
system uses auditory information. Therapy
is highly individualized and deficit specific.
Augmentative/Alternative Communication
- Therapy programs are designed from the most
simplistic forms of alternative communication
to complex devices.
Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Autism is a disorder
with deficits in communication, socialization,
play and behavior. Therapy
is highly individualized based on the needs of
each child.
Cancer Patient Rehabilitation
- Therapy specific to damage in the head and
neck area which may include laryngectomy or traumatic
brain injury.
Developmental Disability
- Therapy focuses on each
client’s individual
needs. Goals include current level of functioning
and the communication needs for daily living
environments.
Dysarthria Therapy
- Dysarthria is a motor
speech problem in which the facial muscles
become weakened or may not move. Therapy
is individualized based on the cause, type
and severity of the dysarthria.
Dysphagia Therapy
- Dysphagia is difficulty
swallowing. Therapy
is highly individualized based on the type of
dysphagia and age of client. Therapy with
adults focuses on strategies, food textures and
direct therapy. Therapy with children focuses
on improving tongue strength and coordination,
coordinating the suck, swallow, breath pattern
and improving the sucking and drinking ability.
Expressive Language Disorders
- Therapy focuses on the
individual delay or disorder. The goal
is to improve how thoughts and ideas are shared
with others.
Fluency Disorders
- Both stuttering and
cluttering affect the fluency of speech. Therapy
is individualized and focuses on teaching skills
or behaviors that lead to improved communication.
Hearing Impaired
- Therapy programs are created which are specific
to the degree of hearing loss.
Neurological Disease
- Includes multiple sclerosis
and other related diseases. Therapy focuses
on systems and skills affected by the course
of the disease.
Parkinson Disease Treatment
- Breathing control and
support skills necessary for basic daily communication
needs are targeted in therapy.
Phonological Disorders
- Phonological disorders
are errors that affect the sound patterns. Therapy
focuses on auditory bombardment and production
practice of the error patterns.
Pragmatic Language Disorders
- Pragmatics is the rules
for social language. Therapy
focuses on teaching the rules for conversation,
using language for different purposes and changing
language dependent on the situation.
Receptive Language Disorders
- Therapy focuses on the
individual delay or disorder. The goal is to improve the client’s
understanding of others.
Response to Intervention (RTI)
- RTI is a multitiered
approach to interventions. Our
speech-language pathologists play a large role
in creating these programs.
Sign Language
- Therapy programs are created specifically to
the degree of hearing loss, and consider the
cognitive level of function.
Traumatic Brain Injury
- Therapy is specific
to cognitive orientation and functioning within
the patient’s environment. Goals
are structured to return to the work or home
environment.
Voice Disorders
- Treatment for voice disorders is highly individualized
depending on the cause of the disorder and medical
intervention necessary.
Written Language Disorders
- Treatment varies depending
on the cause of the disorder. Therapy
focuses on literacy and functioning on the
job, in school or the community.
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