Short but intensive rounds of speech therapy may be better for restoring language skills lost to a stroke than traditional methods. Researchers found stroke survivors who had difficulty speaking or ...

As Stroke Awareness Month continues, a Tulsa speech therapist is shedding light on the recovery process and the critical role speech-language pathologists play in post-stroke care. Speech-language ...

There are many ways that life can change in an instant – whether by accident or by some change in the body that profoundly alters the way we live. One of those changes, known as stroke, produces a ...

Meanwhile, as promised, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital put me in touch with a leading stroke rehabilitation specialist. Dr. Randie Black Schaffer is the director of the Stroke Rehabilitation ...

Stroke patients who struggle to communicate may regain their abilities by singing in a choir, a new study suggests. Music therapy is not a new concept, but the use of singing – particularly choral ...

When it comes to health, we all tend to brush off minor issues, hoping they’ll resolve on their own. But sometimes, what looks like a small problem is actually a big warning sign. One-sided weakness ...

Peter lost his ability to speak after a stroke four years ago, at the age of 73. But earlier this year he woke up one morning and suddenly he could speak again. Soon afterwards he discovered he'd had ...

Following a brain haemorrhage, stroke patients are at risk of aphasia – a language and communication disorder. "Aphasia can affect a person's ability to understand speech, speak, read, write and use ...

The overall effectiveness of speech therapy for people who have communication difficulties after a stroke largely depends on the area of the brain the stroke affected and the severity of the brain ...