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Medical Speech-Language Pathology focuses on evaluating and treating speech, language, voice, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in medical and healthcare settings.

A Safe Swallowing Protocol is a structured set of guidelines designed to help individuals with swallowing difficulties (dysphagia) eat and drink safely, reduce the risk of choking or aspiration, and maintain proper nutrition and hydration.

Voice disorders can be treated directly with therapeutic techniques and indirectly with lifestyle changes and daily habits. The goal of voice hygiene is to balance the physiologic subsystems of voice production which are respiration, phonation, and resonance. These changes can have an impact on vocal recovery and overall health.

Visualization of the vocal tract and anatomy for voice disorders provides practitioners and patients more information. This is important for determining the pathology of the perceived disordered voice quality and reviewing progression before, during, and after treatment

Adults and children have different anatomy due to the development changes that occur over time. For children, the teeth have not fully emerged, the hard palate is flatter, and the larynx and hyoid bone are in a higher position than in adults.

There are several ways to help the voice recover in addition to seeking out professional help. A speech-language pathologist or voice therapist will provide evidence-based practices to treat and train the voice

Dysphagia is the formal term for swallowing difficulties that can occur involving various parts of the swallowing process. The reason why it is important to seek out appropriate evaluation and treatment is because it may lead to aspiration pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration, choking, and even death. The limitations in food textures and options can also lead to less enjoyment and possible feelings of isolation around eating and drinking.