When your ability to speak, swallow, or effectively communicate with others is compromised, your quality of life diminishes as well. Our Speech-Language Therapy program at UPMC Centers for Rehab Services aims to restore your ability to communicate and facilitates a swift return to normal activity.
What Is Speech Therapy?
Speech therapy is a specialized form of treatment for children and adults who have difficulty communicating, speaking, eating, or swallowing. Not just for the development of young children, speech therapy treats a wide range of speech disorders that alter a person’s ability to vocalize and articulate words.
Speech Disorders We Treat
Our ASHA (American Speech and Hearing Association) licensed speech-language pathologists specialize in the development and disorders of human communication.
Speech disorders that affect young children are not typically the same as those hindering older adults. For children, our speech-language pathologists (SLTs) target general speech problems including stuttering and other issues that stem from learning and hearing disabilities. Adults eligible for speech therapy may have similar problems or medical conditions which result in difficulty communicating or swallowing.
Examples of medical conditions and developmental disorders speech therapy treats are:
- Autism
- Apraxia
- Dementia
- Down Syndrome
- Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)
- Head injuries
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- Head and neck cancers
- Multiple sclerosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Stroke
- Stuttering
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What Does Speech Therapy Improve?
At UPMC our speech-language pathologists work on an individual basis to evaluate, treat, and accomplish your therapy goals. We also work with your referring physician to develop a plan of care best suited to your needs.
Speech language pathologists’s are able to determine your affecting speech disorder and create a comprehensive treatment plan based upon the disorder or medical condition. Therapy sessions may include a variety of oral motor, jaw, tongue, and other exercises at the discretion of the therapist.
Speech-language therapy can improve:
- Articulation
- Cognitive communication
- Fluency (the flow of speech)
- Swallowing functions
- Voice problems (tone and quality)
Take action to restore your ability to communicate and confidence at UPMC’s top-ranking physical therapy services by visiting a Centers for Rehab Services location near you.
Locations for Speech Therapy
Allison Park
412-487-4710
UPMC Centers for Rehab Services
UPMC Outpatient Center
4490 Mt. Royal Blvd., 2nd Floor
Allison Park, PA 15101
Altoona Station Medical Center
814-889-3900
1516 9th Ave
Altoona, PA 16602
Bedford
814-623-3510
CRS-Bedford
10455 Lincoln Highway
Everett, PA 15537
Chapel Harbor
412-781-0602
CRS-UPMC St. Margaret
Park Place at Chapel Harbor
Suite 200
300 Chapel Harbor Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15238
Cranberry Township
724-720-3050
UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex
8000 Cranberry Springs Drive
Cranberry Township, PA 16066
Erie-West
814-452-4447
1325 West 26th Street
Erie, PA 16508
Greensburg
724-830-8750
5142 Route 30
Greensburg, PA 15601
Greenville
724-588-3001
26 Conneaut Lake
Greenville, PA 16125
Harborcreek (Erie)
814-877-7078
2101 Nagle Road
Erie, PA 16501
Hermitage
724-347-6660
Hermitage Crossing
1115 N. Hermitage Road
Hermitage, PA 16148
McKeesport
412-673-5005
625 Walnut St.
McKeesport, PA 15132
Monroeville
412-380-0551
UPMC at Oxford Drive,
Suite 310
600 Oxford Drive
Monroeville, PA 15146
Moon Township
412-269-7062
UPMC West
1600 Coraopolis Heights Road
Coraopolis, PA 15108
North Strabane
724-229-5260
UPMC of Washington
Meadowpointe
470 Johnson Road, Suite 110
Washington, PA 15301
New Castle - Nesbitt Place
724-658-2801
26 Nesbitt Road, Suite 153
New Castle, PA 16105
Sarver
724-295-0066
252 Buffalo Plaza
Route 356
Sarver, PA 16055
Seneca
814-678-4656
100 Fairfield Drive
Seneca, PA 16346
South Hills
412-851-8850
UPMC South Hills, Suite 1400
1300 Oxford Drive
Bethel Park, PA 15102
South Side
412-586-6900
UPMC Mercy South Side Outpatient Center
2000 Mary St.
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
Uniontown
724-437-7500
160 Wayland Drive, Suite 102
Uniontown, PA 15401
