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What is Dysarthria? Dysarthria is a condition in which the strength of the muscles used to speak, including face, mouth, and tongue muscles, become weak; resulting in slurred speech, decreased breath support used for speech, or strained vocal quality. What causes Dysarthria? Dysarthria can be the result...

Dysphagia refers to any condition that involves the difficulty in chewing and/or swallowing food or liquids. Dysphagia is caused, in many cases, by conditions such as stroke, Parkinson’s Disease, and other neurological illnesses such ALS, MS, and Dementia. These conditions can weaken the muscles within...

Aphasia is a condition that encompasses both expressive (verbal output) and receptive (understanding the words of others) language impairments due to stroke, brain tumor, or other traumatic brain injury. Expressive Aphasia Expressive language impairments may range from minimal word finding difficulties during conversational speech to severe impairment...

Speech Therapy is often considered to be a type of treatment that focuses on conditions that involve someone’s ability to speak. However, Speech Therapy helps to treat many health conditions and disorders such as: Dementia Brain Tumors Traumatic Brain Injury Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) or Stroke ...

What is a Rotator Cuff Tear? One of the most common complaints from the middle-aged, is shoulder pain. A frequent source of that pain is a torn rotator cuff. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and tendons that lay over the head of the humerus...

Frozen Shoulder - A Common Shoulder Injury Condition   What exactly is Frozen Shoulder? Frozen Shoulder or Adhesive Capsulitis is inflammation and scarring of the capsule surrounding the shoulder joint. The shoulder, itself, is a ball-and-socket joint. The round head of the upper arm bone (humerus) fits into...