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Finding the Right Speech Therapist Changed Everything
For Sheena and her five-year-old daughter, Alice, finding the right speech therapist made all the difference. Before coming to Riverwood Healthcare Center, Sheena had explored several therapy options across the region. After being referred to Amanda Bostrom, Speech Therapist at Riverwood, she quickly realized they had finally found the right fit. “The minute Alice started […]
Aphasia support group members find their voice
Aphasia affects each person differently—but one point is clear: it’s a loss of language, not intelligence. “There are varying degrees of aphasia,” explains Speech-Language Pathologist Amanda Bostrom at Riverwood Healthcare Center. “Some people struggle with finding the right words, while others may have more difficulty understanding speech, reading, writing, or spelling. It affects everyone in […]
Therapy helps Parkinson’s disease patients live WELL
Each year, 60,000 Americans are newly diagnosed with Parkinson’s, a chronic neurological disease with progressive degenerative symptoms. Parkinson’s disease symptoms vary from person to person and can include tremors, slowness of movement and rigidity; difficulty with balance; and swallowing, chewing and speaking. Non-motor symptoms can include depression and mood disorders; sleep disorders; loss of smell; […]