by Constant Therapy | Nov 20, 2018
More than one million people in the U.S. suffer from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year, and currently, more than 5.3 million people are living with disabilities caused by TBI. When you’ve had an injury to the brain, basic brain functions can be affected, making...
by Constant Therapy | Oct 17, 2018
What is speech-language pathology? And how does it help recovery from stroke or brain injury? Those are the basic questions clients have for speech-language pathologists at the beginning of care. But the answers to those questions may raise more questions, such as...
by Constant Therapy | Sep 18, 2018
Aphasia affects speaking, listening, reading or writing skills, usually due to a stroke or other brain injury. An estimated two million Americans live with aphasia, with an estimated 180,000 added every year. Because communication is so critical to daily life,...
by Constant Therapy | Sep 21, 2018
What happens when the tables are turned and a speech-language pathologist is diagnosed with a condition for which she’s been treating her patients? Maria’s diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia (PPA), a neurological syndrome in which language capabilities become...
by Constant Therapy | Jun 13, 2018
Ah, word finding. If you are someone with aphasia, strategies for better word retrieval is a constant pursuit. With communication a fundamental part of everyday experiences, it’s very frustrating to lose words when you want to get your message across. Naming...