Speech Therapy Therapies To Break The Chains Of Disabilities | Page 6
• Speech therapy is the only available treatment for dysarthria . It is important to note that even though results differ depending on the severity of the symptoms , this treatment has improved in many cases the ability to speak . Therapy sessions can include exercises for slowing down speech , improving muscle strength , tongue and lips mobility and breathing exercises . Writing or as of more recently , using technology such as iPads and augmentative reality can also be used as tools in helping improve intelligibility .
• A small group study published in the American Journal of Speech- Language Pathology reveals the benefits of speech therapy in patients who had weekly sessions . The treatment consisted of a 60- minute warm-up session followed by 60 minutes of therapy session for a month . Following treatment , patients demonstrated substantial speech improvements .
• There have been dozens other studies aiming to shed more light on the positive implications of speech therapy . In spite of being the one single treatment that patients can access , a significant part of those studies are either single , experimental cases , or observational among small groups . You can imagine how significant this unmet need is in the dysarthria community and how important is now than ever to raise awareness about research into the benefits of speech therapy .
Dysarthria : Did You Know There Is Only One Treatment Option Available ?
• Speech therapy is the only available treatment for dysarthria . It is important to note that even though results differ depending on the severity of the symptoms , this treatment has improved in many cases the ability to speak . Therapy sessions can include exercises for slowing down speech , improving muscle strength , tongue and lips mobility and breathing exercises . Writing or as of more recently , using technology such as iPads and augmentative reality can also be used as tools in helping improve intelligibility .
• A small group study published in the American Journal of Speech- Language Pathology reveals the benefits of speech therapy in patients who had weekly sessions . The treatment consisted of a 60- minute warm-up session followed by 60 minutes of therapy session for a month . Following treatment , patients demonstrated substantial speech improvements .
• There have been dozens other studies aiming to shed more light on the positive implications of speech therapy . In spite of being the one single treatment that patients can access , a significant part of those studies are either single , experimental cases , or observational among small groups . You can imagine how significant this unmet need is in the dysarthria community and how important is now than ever to raise awareness about research into the benefits of speech therapy .