A speech therapist plays an essential role in the healing process after a stroke. They help patients recover their ability to communicate effective in addressing common problems after stroke, such as the difficulty in speaking, understanding language and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia). The role of speech therapists begins in intensive care units in acute care, since they prevent food or water from entering the lungs due to difficulties swallowing.
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Key approach areas or ST
- Language understanding: Understand commonly spoken languages.
- Articulation of words: weakness in the tongue and inner muscles of the mouth that leads to the inability to the correct pronunciation
- Swallowing difficulties: the weakness of the larynx and pharynx leads to the risk of pulmonary aspiration.
ST Treatment approaches
- Exercises to improve speech clarity include practicing particular sounds and mouth movements along with electrical stimuli of the mouth muscles.
- Activities for language understanding: use of family indications, visual suggestions and images to improve language understanding.
- Conversational practice: Have planned discussions to improve communication skills in everyday contexts.
- Exercises and stimulations of the larynx and pharynx to improve the mechanics of swallowing and reduce the risk of aspiration.
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