In a RCT, Bowen et al (2012) evaluated the effectiveness of enhanced communication therapy in the first 4 months after stroke compared with an attention control (unstructured social contact). A total of 170 adults (mean age of 70 years) randomized within 2 weeks of admission to hospital with...
he was able to restore much of his motor functions with physical therapy, but has not regained his speech. According to theNational Stroke Association
In 1872, Bell opened his own school for students who were deaf, stuttered or had difficulty with articulation. Bell’s speech therapy system was known as Visible Speech. The Visible Speech system involved a phonetic alphabet, based on the position of the articulators during the production of di...
After opening EWA-DB, additional folders will be displayed - one for each clinical group and one for the group of healthy controls. In each group of participants, there are subsequent folders for individual speakers, which are marked with randomly generated codes. After opening the folder of one...
After the initial contact, the robotic arm applied pressure to the participant’s back up to the predetermined value of the force sensors. Then, by moving at a predetermined speed in the gentle touch area, while applying the specified amount of pressure to the participant’s back, the ...
Recently TES wrote to me about my resources to see if I still wanted to show them on their site. Though I say it myself I still stand by them but some might be of less interest to teachers as I designed them in the course of my speech and language therapy work. So I have revised...
me greatly. One day, I would like to work at one of the TIRR Memorial Hermann outpatient rehabilitation centers. A distant relative of mine had a stroke several years ago also and went to TIRR for rehabilitation therapy. His recovery was tremendous and I know there are several other stories...
text-to-speech systems are now being explored as a possible therapeutic training aid for people with Broca's aphasia. The primary predictor of the success of poststroke therapy is the amount of therapeutic work a patient does at home. A computer avatar therapist who speaks with a TTS can be...
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After the operation, she gradually lost her hearing. During the sophomore year in college, she lost her entire hearing capability. The doctor determined that she lost hearing due to an ear stroke, which eventually turned into a heavy hearing impairment. The subject was determined to treat her ...