TRIO Blog // Difficulty Swallowing

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 ...

The brain is a complex organ that controls our vision, our movement and even our thinking. After a stroke, an event that effects the brain, people may need the expertise of a Speech-Language Pathologist, also known as a speech therapist, to address deficits with speaking,...

After you or a loved one has experienced a stroke there is a sense of shock that is evident. Questions such as, will I walk again without an assistive device, will I be able to cook for myself, will I use the restroom alone, or  will...

What is Dysphagia? Simply stated, dysphagia is difficulty with chewing and swallowing. This means it make take extra time or effort to move food from your mouth to your stomach. The food could even go into your lungs eventually causing bacterial pneumonia. Symptoms of dysphagia can...