Speech Therapy Blog
Specialist articles on adult speech therapy, neurorehabilitation and vocal pathology
Neurological Dysphagia after Brain Injury: Causes and Speech Therapy
After a stroke or brain injury, something as natural as swallowing can become dangerous. Learn what neurological dysphagia is, why it happens, and how speech therapy can restore safe eating and drinking.
Apraxia of Speech after Brain Injury: Symptoms & Treatment
Apraxia of speech is a motor planning disorder that makes it hard to coordinate the movements needed to speak — even though the person knows exactly what they want to say. Learn the symptoms, how it differs from aphasia and dysarthria, and how speech therapy helps.
Dysarthria after Brain Injury: Symptoms and Speech Therapy
Dysarthria makes speech slurred or unclear after a stroke, TBI or neurological disease. Learn what it is, how it differs from aphasia, and what evidence-based speech therapy can do to help you communicate again.
Functional Dysphonia: Causes, Symptoms and Speech Therapy Treatment
Hoarse, tired or strained voice for weeks with no clear cause? Functional dysphonia is more common than you think — and fully treatable. Learn what triggers it and how speech therapy can restore your voice, just in time for World Voice Day.
Vocal Nodules: Causes, Symptoms and Speech Therapy Treatment
Persistent hoarseness or a voice that tires quickly could be signs of vocal nodules. Find out what causes them, how they are diagnosed, and how speech therapy — not surgery — is the first-line treatment for most people.
Vocal hygiene: 10 essential habits to take care of your voice
The voice is the working tool of millions of professionals. Nodules, polyps, and dysphonia are largely preventable. Discover 10 evidence-based vocal hygiene habits to protect your voice.
Dysphagia: warning signs and when to see a speech therapist
Choking, coughing when drinking, or feeling that food "won't go down" are not normal. They can be signs of dysphagia — a swallowing disorder with serious consequences if left untreated.
Aphasia after stroke: what it is and how speech therapy can help
A stroke can take away the ability to speak and understand language. Aphasia has effective speech therapy treatment. Learn what it is, how it manifests, and why early intervention makes all the difference.