LP6526-0
Speech therapy
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Description
Speech therapy (also called Speech Language Therapy or Speech-Language Pathology) is the rehabilitative or corrective treatment of physical andor cognitive deficitsdisorders resulting in difficulty with communication andor swallowing. Communication includes speech (articulation, intonation, rate, intensity), language (phonology, (morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics) both receptive and expressive language, (including reading and writing) and the non-verbal such as facial expression and gesture. Swallowing problems managed under Speech Therapy are problems in the oral, laryngeal, andor pharyngeal stages of swallowing (not oesophageal). Depending on the nature and severity of the disorder, common treatments may range from physical strengthening exercises, instructive or repetitive practice and drilling, to the use of audio-visual aids and introduction of strategies to facilitate 'functional' communication. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Speech therapy (Wikipedia)
Basic Part Properties
- Part Name
- Speech therapy
- Part Display Name
- Speech therapy
- Part Type
- Method (Describes the method by which the test was performed)
- Created On
- 2000-05-03
- Construct for LOINC Short Name
- Speech therapy
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Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | spraaktherapie |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 语言治疗 Synonyms: 言语治疗; |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Riabilitazione linguistica |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Λογοθεραπεία Synonyms: Λογοθεραπεία |
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