Speech-Language Pathology

Spartanburg Regional Medical Center offers speech-language pathology services while patients are in the hospital and as outpatients.Speech-language pathologists are involved in specialized treatment programs benefiting patients with deficits such as:

• Speaking/language disorders
• Voice disorders
• Cognitive deficits
• Facial weakness
• Swallowing disorders
• Neurological disorders (see Neurological Rehabilitation)

Diagnoses outside of the Speech-Language Pathology program that are treated include but are not limited to:

• Voice disorders such as hoarseness
• Bell’s palsy
• Stuttering
• Swallowing disorders
• Training in use of a communication system
• Training in speech after tracheostomy placement
• Speech deficits after a cochlear implant

After receiving a physician’s order, the speech-language pathologist will evaluate to determine the problem areas.A treatment plan will focus on improvement of the deficits.

Tests Performed

• Modified Barium Swallow Studies: An X-ray study of swallowing completed by the SLP and a radiologist. Moving X-ray images of the mouth and throat are taken while the patient swallows food and liquid. The evaluation determines the types of food and liquids that are safe for a patient to swallow.
• Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing: An evaluation using a flexible scope while viewing the swallow on a computer screen.
• Voice Laboratory: A computer system used to evaluate voice for patients with voice disorders.

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