The goal of any Multiple Sclerosis rehab program should be to help the patient maintain or even improve their current function. The effectiveness of any MS rehab treatment is often dependant on what stage the disease is in when the rehab begins. But one form of MS rehab that can provide benefit at any stage of disease progress is Speech/Language rehabilitation.

It is usually done by a Speech/Language Therapist or Pathologist, or an SLP. The role of the SLP in MS rehab is to first evaluate, then treat problems with speech, swallowing, cognitive problems, perception, thinking, memory, and even finding the right words to use when MS lesions flare up. So it is more than just learning how to talk better.

Speech/Language MS rehab helps problems with swallowing

When the disease affects the muscles in the neck, throat, larynx, lips, jaws, tongue, and cheek areas, it’s easy to …