What is Speech Therapy Rehabilitation?

A Speech Therapist fulfills an important role in the team that assists in helping an individual to recover from a stroke, head injury or degenerative disorder. A Speech Therapist would offer assistance in the assessment, treatment and management of communication problems and swallowing difficulties and would offer information to family members about how best to assist their loved ones in  the process of recovery.

Who is in the Rehabilitation team?

A Speech Therapist works closely with other members of the rehabilitation team in order to assist in providing optimal care of an individual with the diagnosis of a stroke, traumatic brain injury or degenerative disorder. A team can include a physician, neurologist, nurse, physiotherapist, occupational therapist, psychologist, neuropsychologist, social worker, dietician and biokinetisist, to name a few. The primary members of the team are the individual affected and the family members.