Stuttering can be an embarrassing and emotionally frustrating experience. It can begin at an early age and prove to be a challenging impediment for children in school. Speech therapists throughout the years have developed techniques to help...
Doctors are the primary medical professionals who determine when a patient needs placement alternatives to home discharge. However, doctors call on the expertise of the other medical professionals involved in the patient's care. Occupational...
About 5 to 10 percent of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, patients live for more than 10 years after being diagnosed with the disease, notes the ALS Association. The subsequent medical costs can add up to a significant sum. While there...
Physical, occupational and speech therapists all use range of motion therapy as a cornerstone of their treatment approach. Because adequate range of motion is integral to normal functioning, therapists strive to restore or at least increase...
Cleft lip and cleft palate are common defects in newborns. A cleft lip appears as an opening in the upper lip that extends upward toward the nose. A cleft palate is an opening in the roof of the mouth. The cleft is caused when parts of the face...
Cerebral palsy is a disorder or group of disorders that affects muscle tone, movement, motor skills, learning, hearing, seeing and thinking. Cerebral palsy can lead to a number of other health issues, including vision, hearing, and speech...
A left-hemisphere stroke often results in right-sided paralysis and a curiously extreme cautiousness on the part of the sufferer. It takes a lot of teaching and frequent encouragement to lead such a person through the steps of recovery. Caregivers...
As the population ages, the need to provide seniors with health care services will also rise. In Chicago, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are more than 280,000 residents over the age of 65. Many seniors want to remain in their homes,...
Children learn to speak as a part of the growth process of early childhood. Speech is more than just using words; it is verbalizing sounds that communicate a child’s needs and wants. The development of speech can be affected by delays in a...
A stroke is a serious and life-threatening occurrence in which blood is prevented from reaching the brain. It can cause severe damage to a patient's physical and mental capabilities. Fortunately, proper rehabilitation can help restore cognitive,...
Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by impairments in social interactions, communication and odd, restricted patterns of behavior. A decision about the best possible autism program for one particular child should always be made after...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurological disease that is fatal. An old term for the pons and medulla of the brainstem together is the bulb, or bulbar area of the brain, which controls the bulbar muscles in the throat,...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, is a disease that damages the nerves in brain responsible for normal voluntary muscle movement, reports MedlinePlus, a National Institutes of Health website. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, can...
The frontal lobes are located at the front of the brain and are responsible for planning movements, organizing thoughts and forming speech. When a stroke occurs in the frontal lobes, any or all of these areas may be affected. Stroke rehabilitation...
For all the oddities associated with Asperger's syndrome, it is not a mental illness. The syndrome is more commonly defined as a developmental disorder. A person with Asperger's often lacks social intuition or skills outside of themselves....
A learning disability is a neurological disorder that affects the way a person's brain interprets information. Common learning disabilities, according to LD Online, include dyslexia, also known as a reading disability or a reading disorder;...
A stroke is the reduction of blood flow to a certain part of the brain caused by a blocked blood vessel or a bleeding blood vessel in the brain. Because the brain heavily relies on oxygen and nutrients in blood to properly function, a reduction in...
Many different types of services are offered by acute-care hospitals. Some of these services must be done on an inpatient setting because of the degree of severity of the illness or treatment. On occasion, the patient may be admitted as an...
The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) reports that 89 percent of patients suffering from Parkinson's disease have speech problems that make it difficult or impossible to speak for themselves. There was no effective medical or...
Stroke is often closely related to the heart and its function as the brain's supplier of oxygen-rich blood. The stroke events that most people are familiar with happen to adults--older adults in particular. This is because heart disease becomes...
Nursing homes typically offer specialized rehabilitative or disease/trauma/injury care to the elderly, though some serve the mentally ill or developmentally disabled. Nursing homes offer a variety of services, from specialized care for people with...
The residual effects of a stroke depend upon the immediacy and effectiveness of treatment and rehabilitation, according to the Brain Foundation. Full recovery may be limited by the type and severity of impairment, the location of the stroke and...
Autism is a neurologic disorder that affects childhood development, causing impaired social interaction, repetitive movement and impaired communication. According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of autism set in before the age of three. For reasons...
Nearly a million people suffer brain injuries serious enough to require hospitalization, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke reports. Accidents, a common cause of brain injury, can lead to irreversible brain damage, but...
Neurological disorders affect the brain, spinal cord and nerves, which make up the nervous system. Body functions are managed by the nervous system, so damage to a part of the nervous system may cause difficulties with movement, thinking,...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is often known by its initials, ALS. Considered a neurodegenerative process, it's also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, which attacks voluntary nerve cells and causes weakness and lack of voluntary motor movement and...
A traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a neurological condition that occurs when the brain is damaged. This brain damage can occur through a forceful whack to the head, or an object penetrating the brain, such as a bullet. The brain controls...
Strokes are one of the nation's largest killers, with only cancer and heart disease claiming more lives in the United States each year, according to the American Heart Association. A stroke occurs when either a blood vessel bursts or is blocked by...
Adequate nutrition is important to stay healthy and fit. However, some medical conditions can affect a person's ability to consume food. In this case, a therapeutic diet may be needed to ensure the patient receives sufficient nutrition....
