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Deborah Taube, Media Coordinator
Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation
423.634.1599
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For Immediate Release
Siskin Hospital Speech Therapist to present
at International Association
Chattanooga, TN—Charlotte Purcell, MS, CFY-SLP, has submitted and been accepted
to present her poster to the International Association of Logopedics and Phoniatrics,
World Congress to be held in Dublin, Ireland in August.
Her presentation is entitled “Effect of LSVT-Loud on dysarthria and apraxia of
speech secondary to stroke.”
Ms. Purcell, a speech-language pathologist, joined Siskin Hospital’s Speech
Therapy Services in March. Her presentation is based on a year-and-a-half treatment
study to examine the use of the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT-Loud) protocol
for other types of motor speech disorders. LSVT-Loud is a speech therapy modality for
disorders affecting voice quality, pitch, and loudness in individuals with Parkinson’s
Disease.
The study sought to determine whether an intensive protocol related to the
principles of neuroplasticity and motor learning would be effective with those who are
experiencing dysarthria or apraxia. Dysarthria is a motor impairment voice disorder
caused by muscle weakness and characterized by slurred or slow speech that can be
difficult to understand. Apraxia, a motor programming voice disorder, occurs when the
messages from the brain to the mouth are disrupted, and the person cannot move his or
her lips or tongue to the right place to say sounds correctly, even though the muscles are
not weak.
“This study gives us insight as to whether LSVT protocols can be applied to
dysarthria and apraxia or other types of motor speech in general,” said Ms. Pucell.
For more information on Siskin Hospital’s Speech Language Therapy Services,
visit www.siskinrehab.org.
About Siskin Hospital
Siskin Hospital for Physical Rehabilitation is dedicated exclusively to physical
rehabilitation and is nationally known for providing exceptional rehabilitation care
through a full continuum of patient care services. Siskin Hospital offers specialized
treatment programs in brain injury, amputation, stroke, spinal cord injury, orthopedics,
and major multiple trauma. The Hospital also provides treatment for neurological
disorders and loss of muscle strength following illness or surgery. Siskin Hospital opened
in 1990 and is the only freestanding, not-for-profit rehabilitation hospital in Tennessee.
Siskin Hospital is accredited by both The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities (CARF) and Joint Commission. For more information, please call
423.634.1200 or visit www.SiskinRehab.org.
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