SPEECH THERAPY AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY

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Welcome To
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TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)
To help people suffering from the consequences of
TBI, at Kick Start Therapy we bring you provides
speech therapy by HCAI registered Speech-Language
pathologists. Lets walk you through how our
speech therapy can help TBI patients to recover
over time!
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SPEECH THERAPY AFTER TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)

• Traumatic Brain Injury or TBI is a neurological
  condition that is caused by an injury to the
  brain where there has been a severe
  bump/blow/jolt to the head or an object
  penetrating has pierced the skull to impact parts
  of the brain, causing brain damage and disruption
  to normal brain functioning.
• This can include memory loss, physical deficits
  such as imbalance, loss of coordination, muscle
  weakness, changes in speech, language and
  swallowing, as well as alternatives to mental
  state such as confusion, slowed thinking, and
  reduced concentration.

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Speech Therapy for TBI patient at Kick Start

• At Kick Start Therapy we have HCAI registered
  Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP), who are
  highly experienced in working with individuals
  with handling traumatic brain injury through the
  uses of a variety of speech therapy techniques
  (e.g,, like exercises for, joint movements,
  muscle relaxation, memory and more) to improve a
  persons ability to communicate, thinking,
  swallow and other difficulties related to TBI.
• Speech and other difficulties arising from TBI
  are subjected two types of impression, muscle
  injury caused by an accident or oxygen
  deprivation in the brain because of accidents
  like drowning. As such our SLPs focuses on
  assessing and treating the patients overall
  communication needs, as well as targeting muscles
  of the face, throat, and mouth to identify areas
  of all the possible impact due to the TBI.

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TBI Dysarthria Treatment Speech Therapy

• For thisIn this type type of TBI injury, thea
  person has damage to the nerves of their the
  brain, which has resulted in speech sounds to
  becoming soft or muffled, with expression of
  speech denoting slurred impression.
• In such a scenario our Speech-Language
  Pathologist focuses on improving a persons
  speech intelligibility,. in other words how
  well their speech is understood by others.
• This is accomplished carried out using therapies
  like exercises to coordinate lip and tongue
  movements, improve breath support, and increase
  muscle strength in the mouth, jaw, tongue, and
  throat.

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TBI Apraxia Treatment Speech Therapy

• For In this type of TBI injury an individual
  experiences difficulties producing suffer from
  syllables and sounds. Individualss with
  suffering from Apraxia know what words they want
  to say, but have trouble planning and sequencing
  the movements to them when trying as they fail to
  form the words. In such a scenario our
  Speech-language Pathologist involves exercises to
  slow the rate of speech in an effort to and
  pronounce words correctly. If this approach still
  does not work, our Speech-language Pathologist
  may introduce an augmentative and alternative
  communication device (AACD) to improve their
  condition. Furthermore, our Speech-Language
  Pathologist will also train the individual on how
  to use the device for best outcomes in their
  everyday life effect.

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TBI Memory Improvement Treatment Speech Therapy

• Memory improvement therapy for a patient goes
  hand- in-hand with speech and other therapies. To
  help an individual improve their memory our
  Speech-Language Pathologist includes memory aids
  for their improvement and recovery process, which
  includes implementing a memory log, calendar,
  documented schedule, or a log (digital or on a
  smart device) of important addresses and phone
  numbers. Our SpeechLanguage Pathologist will
  provide formal training to an individual on how
  to use these tools to enhance their memory. With
  practice, this will help individuals to build
  memory competency as well as language in the
  long-run.

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TBI Dysphagia Treatment Speech Therapy

• Dysphagia caused by TBI is a common problem among
  recovering individuals. recovering from the
  condition. To help individuals recovering from
  Dysphagia after a traumatic brain injury, our
  Speech-Language Pathologist will conduct a
  Bedside Dysphagia Evaluation, Modified Barium
  Swallow Evaluation and/or fiberoptic endoscopic
  evaluation of swallowing (FEES) process, to
  determine find out the root cause of concern
  problem. Once the root cause of Dysphagia has
  been discovered, our Speech- Language Pathologist
  will use exercises such as effortful swallowing,
  HAWK and Masako Maneuver techniques, along with
  thermal stimulation therapy and vital Stimulation
  therapy to help individuals recovering from
  Dysphagia due to issues because of TBI.

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• These are some of the major approaches that our
  Speech-Language Pathologists use to help
  individuals recovering from suffering from TBI.
  Beyond these approaches, our Speech-Language
  Pathologists also provide an extensive support
  and care program for TBI individuals in the aim
  to help them improve their social language
  functions, communication skills, attention and
  problem solving ability through individual and
  group therapy sessions.
• If you are individual residing staying near
  Brampton, Maple, Mississauga, or Oakville, and
  areis looking for speech therapy for yourself or
  someone close to you our closed ones facing
  concerns issues due to a with traumatic brain
  injury, you can get in touch with us. We would be
  happy to help you.

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Why Choose Us

• At Kick Start Therapy we offer multilingual
  Speech-Language Pathologists who will provide 11
  therapy and consultative services in a setting
  that is convenient for you, for all types of
  traumatic brain injury. Our Speech-Language
  Pathologists will conduct atake thorough review
  of your TBI outcome, and evaluate them to create
  a strategic plan routine that will help you or
  your close ones achieve your goals and overcome
  the functional difficulties overtime. To begin
  your recovery process ensure freedom from TBI,
  difficulty get in touch with us, we would be
  happy to help you.

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Contact Us

• Location
• 50 Sunny Meadow Blvd. Unit 213, Brampton, ON
• 7070 Saint Barbara Blvd, Mississauga, ON, Unit 2
• 955 Major MacKenzie Dr W 110, Maple, ON L6A 4P9
• Square One, Mississauga, Etobicoke,
  Ontario,Oakville, Ontario
• Phone
• Phone [phone]
• Fax- 1-647-277-1227

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