Speech and Language Therapy, Sheltering Arms Hospital, Mechanicsville

Two of the greatest human needs are the ability to communicate with others and the ability to eat and drink safely. If you are having difficulty with either of these it can impact all aspects of your life. Speech-language pathologists help by determining the nature and extent of your impairment and designing a unique treatment plan to meet your individual needs and goals.

Sheltering Arms speech-language pathologists (SLPs) provide the most current and thorough treatment programs to help you recover as efficiently and comprehensively as possible.

VitalStim Speech Therapy Treatment

One of the therapy techniques offered at Sheltering Arms is VitalStim. If you are struggling with a swallowing difficulty, this neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy approved by the FDA may make the difference between being able to eat or depending on a feeding tube. VitalStim therapy uses small electrical currents to stimulate the muscles used for swallowing. SLPs will work with you to retrain these muscles. The repetition of the electrical currents and training sessions helps re-educate the muscles to begin swallowing again.