What type of people, diseases, and body systems do Speech Language Pathologists work with??ok, now that i understand the vital signs, what diseases and disabilities do they work with? they work with the respiratory, neuro, and digestive, but ive heard that they must know about ALL body systems, even cardiovascular!! could somebody list ALL of the conditions that theymust deal with (not just stutter, cleft, and stroke...)? do they work with all types of diseases sometimes (like resirator/icu and post operative)?
p.s. I AM TALKING ABOUT IN A HOSPITAL!! NOT A SCHOOL! just to clear that up...
Thank you all
Posted by cmb5283
They work with any patients with temporary or permanent problems. This could be from any type of car accident, brain injury, loss of oxygen, throat or mouth surgery and more. Any person who has trouble breathing, swallowinng, speaking, eating, or drinking can have a speech pathologist on their medical team. Infants with sucking or breathing problems, people with cerebral palsy and more.
Good luck.
Posted by knicname
They work with stroke victims; people with autism; stutterers, cleft palate; tongue amputations; children & adults with developmental disabilities;post polio syndrome; neuromuscular diseases ( MS, Lou Gehrig's Disease; myasthenia gravis, cerebral palsy,etc); people with vocal pitch problems (like having very soft voice, high voice, scratchy voice,etc); post-surgery patients with voice & lung diseases (like vocal chord, esophageal,jaw, throat cancer); head injury & accident survivors.
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