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Speech and Language Therapy at UPMC Rehabilitation Institute

When your ability to speak, swallow, or effectively communicate with others is compromised, your quality of life diminishes as well. Our outpatient Speech-Language Therapy program at UPMC Rehabilitation Institute 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 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
  • Head and neck cancers
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Stroke
  • Stuttering

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 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 location near you.

Bedford
814-623-3510
Bedford
10455 Lincoln Highway
Everett, PA 15537

Chapel Harbor
412-781-0602
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 - Harborcreek
814-877-7078
2101 Nagle Road
Erie, PA 16501

Erie - West 26th Street
814-452-4447 
2601 West 26th St.
Erie, PA 16506

Greensburg
724-830-8750
5142 Route 30
Greensburg, PA 15601

Greenville
724-588-3001
25 Williamson Road, Suite 109
Greenville, PA 16125

Hermitage
724-347-6660
449 North Hermitage Road
Entrance B
Hermitage, PA 16148

McCandless
412-630-9750
9365 McKnight Road
Suite 300
Pittsburgh, PA 15237

Monroeville
412-380-0551
UPMC at Oxford Drive,
Suite 310
600 Oxford Drive
Monroeville, PA 15146
 

North Strabane
724-229-5260
100 Adios Drive, Suite 1160
Washington, PA 15301


Pittsburgh – Mercy Pavilion
412-642-5460
UPMC Mercy Pavilion, Fourth Floor
1622 Locust Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15219


Seneca
814-678-4656
100 Fairfield Drive
Seneca, PA 16346

South Hills
412-851-8850
UPMC Outpatient Center, Entrance B, Suite 1400
1300 Oxford Drive
Bethel Park, PA 15102

South Side
412-586-6900
UPMC Mercy South Side Outpatient Center
2310 Jane Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203

Uniontown
724-437-7500
135 Wayland Smith Drive
Uniontown, PA 15401

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