Helping you to eat, speak, and laugh again.

At Speech Rx, we’re more than a private practice with the latest research-based tools. We’re also like your best friend’s kitchen – a warm, inviting place designed to help you speak, eat, and laugh again.

Keep reading to learn how we can best serve you or a loved one.

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Swallow Evaluation

We are the only private practice in Stuart, Florida that provides Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES) to get a direct view of your throat muscles as you swallow.

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Here’s how it works:

During the FEES, a small (~3mm), flexible scope is passed through your nose and into your throat while you eat and drink. To make sure you’re comfortable throughout the entire swallowing test, you’ll receive a lubricant  gel so it easily passes. The test itself usually lasts 10 minutes. Once we’ve evaluated your swallowing, we’ll sit down with you to discuss the findings. Together, we’ll create a plan to help you return to your favorite foods and drinks!

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We are the only private practice in Stuart, Florida that provides Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES)

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Swallowing Therapy

Virtual or in-person therapy is available for Florida residents. We offer an intensive rehabilitation approach to dysphagia (the medical term for “trouble swallowing”). Like physical therapy – but for your swallowing muscles! We’ll help you improve your swallowing function using these cutting-edge treatment modalities:

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Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)

We are certified in both Ampcare Effective Swallowing Protocol™ and VitalStim®. Each option implements electrodes  and exercises to help your swallowing muscles improve their function (don’t worry, it’s painless!)

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True Angle Mobili-T

This portable biofeedback device uses special technology to let us “see” what your throat muscles are doing when you exercise your swallow (and helps you meet your goals!)

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Tongueometer

This biofeedback device and interactive app lets you see and keep track of  how strong your lip and tongue muscles are when you exercise them.

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McNeill Dysphagia Therapy Program (MDTP)

MDTP is an intensive, multi-week program that combines eating and drinking with exercise and motor learning principles. This research-based protocol has been shown to improve swallowing function in over 90% of patients!

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Manual Therapy

By applying gentle and sustained pressure to the throat muscles, you can find relief from pain, tightness, and voice, speech, or swallowing impairments related to muscle tension.

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Swallowing Disorders Support Group (FREE)

We’re proud to co-facilitate the only swallowing disorder support group in Florida endorsed by the National Foundation of Swallowing Disorders (NFOSD). This upbeat and informative group is FREE for caregivers, families, friends, and individuals living with dysphagia.  Learn more about this FREE support group. 

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This may be available in person and virtually for Florida residents.

Being diagnosed with head and neck cancer brings many challenges. You don’t have to face these hurdles alone.  Kristin Winter, MEd, CCC-SLP, has advanced training to support people diagnosed with head and neck cancer before, during, and after treatment. In addition to swallowing evaluations (FEES), intensive swallowing therapy, voice therapy, and speech therapy, we're proud to offer these very specialized head and neck cancer services to help you find relief after treatment:

Head & Neck Cancer Services

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Advanced Manual Therapy

By applying gentle and sustained pressure to the facial muscles, you can find relief from pain, tightness, and voice, speech, or swallowing impairments related to muscle tension or radiation fibrosis.

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ARK-J Program Trismus Intervention 

We are honored to be certified in this research-based approach to managing trismus (a jaw disorder that restricts range of motion).

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Lymphedema Management

Lymph fluid buildup after surgery or radiation can cause swelling (“lymphedema”) that impacts swallowing, talking, and breathing. We’ll help you find relief using a combination of massage and exercises and refer you to CLT if needed.

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Voice issues can impact your self-confidence, everyday communication, and even your professional life.  SpeechRx is here to help you get your voice back. Our clinicians are experienced in treating a wide variety of voice disorders and diagnoses and offer these specialized services:

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Speech Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease

SPEAK OUT! Therapy Program and LSVT

These voice therapy programs have been proven to help people living with Parkinson’s disease and other neurological disorders retrain and regain their voices. 

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Manual Therapy and Myofascial Release for Muscle Tension Dysphonia

Excess muscle tension can cause pain, hoarseness, breathiness, and strain when using your voice. Manual therapy can help reduce tension and improve your voice quality

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Speech, Language, and Cognitive Therapy

This may be available in person and virtually for Florida residents.

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Personalized, research-guided therapy with us can improve your communication and thinking after a brain injury, stroke, or any other life-altering diagnosis. 

Here’s what you can expect during an initial evaluation with us:

  1. We’ll listen carefully to your concerns about speech, language, and/or cognition. 

  2. We’ll use a combination of standardized tests and observations to complete an assessment. 

  3. Together, we’ll create a treatment plan to help you meet your unique goals. 

If you’re experiencing:

  • Aphasia (i.e. difficulty with speaking, understanding, reading, and/or writing)

  • Dysarthria (imprecise or slurred speech that “doesn’t sound like you”)

  • Executive dysfunction (i.e. problems with thinking, problem-solving, or attention)

Then we can help! We also offer these specialized treatment modalities for speech, language, and cognitive-communication therapy:

Lingraphica Speech-Generating AAC Devices - Our close partnership with Lingraphica helps us provide customizable, easy-to-use speech-generating devices to our clients who need them. Our #1 goal is to help you express whatever you want to share.

Interactive Metronome(IM) - This unique tool can be used in a variety of ways to help improve speech and cognition.

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Chronic Cough and Voice Therapy

This may be available in person and virtually for Florida residents.

Living with a chronic cough or inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO)  can be frustrating and scary. 

Our speech pathologists can help you regain control of your breathing and voice through a customized, research-based treatment plan. This often includes identifying what triggers your symptoms and teaching you techniques to reduce your symptoms.

We specialize in helping people diagnosed with:

  • Chronic Cough

  • Paradoxical Vocal Fold Movement Disorder (PVFM or “laryngospasms”)

  • Dysphonia or Vocal Cord Dysfunction

  • Muscle Tension Dysphonia

  • Spasmodic Dysphonia

Ready to start breathing easier and speaking more comfortably? 

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What our patients have to say after working with Speech Rx

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