Speech Therapy for

Swallowing disorders

Evaluation and treatment of swallowing difficulties

Specific Treatments Offered:

 

  • McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP) - Systematic exercise-based approach using exercise science principles

  • Myofascial Releast (MFR) - Manual therapy for fascial tissue to improve swallowing

  • Intensive Dysphagia Rehabilitation (IDR) - High-intensity exercise program

  • Compensatory Strategies - Safe swallowing techniques, posture modifications

  • Diet Texture Modifications - When necessary for safety

  • Cranial Nerve Examination - Assessment of swallowing mechanisms

 

What It Treats:

 

  • Coughing/choking while eating or drinking

  • Food "sticking" in throat

  • Recurring pneumonia or aspiration

  • Unintentional weight loss

  • Difficulty with specific textures

  • Post-stroke swallowing difficulties

  • Parkinson's-related symptoms

  • Head and neck cancer recovery

 

 

 

 

 

 

Includes:

Imaging recommendations (modified barium swallow studies), family education, safety protocols

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP) is a evidenced-based, systematic exercise therapy program for adults with swallowing problems.It is a high-intensity program that uses exercise-physiology and motor learning principles to safely and effectively advance oral intake of foods and liquids.

Speech Therapy for Adults

Synergy Therapy Solutions, can help you form new connections and reinforce the old ones. Brain injury or stroke shouldn't slow you down. The goals we develop will be formed around your real-life situations so progress continues.

After a stroke or brain injury, you may also experience changes in speech. Here are the common symptoms:

 

 

  • Speech that is difficult to understand
  • Slow or fast rate of speech
  • Substituting, distorting, or deleting speech sounds in words
  • Difficulty imitating sounds
  • Monopitch sounding speech
  • Difficulty with movement of the tongue, lips, or jaw
  • Short rushes of speech
  • Speaking in short phrases due to difficulty breathing
  • Reduced loudness
  • Abnormal voice quality