by Ezra Marsden | Aug 29, 2023 | Communication, Disability, NDIS, Play, Social Skills, Speech, Support, Swallowing
Recently we celebrated Speech Pathology Week. Our team chose different ways to celebrate and demonstrate appreciation for the great work our Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) do in helping people Communicate for Life. Here’s a couple of examples of how we...
by tagclinic | Nov 12, 2020 | dietetics, Nutrition, Swallowing
It is always a tough decision for mothers to transition their babies to solid foods. Whether you are a new parent or a seasons parent, starting solids can be confusing. Things do not always as expected and when this happens, it can be hard to navigate the mixed...
by tagclinic | Jun 28, 2019 | Dysphagia, Swallowing
Swallowing Did you know that we swallow more than 900 times a day? Swallowing is a complicated and delicate reflex that is essential to everyday life. We need to coordinate the muscles in our cheeks, jaw, lips, tongue and throat (26 muscles in total!) Our swallow...
by tagclinic | Jun 3, 2019 | Communication, Dysphagia, Speech, Swallowing
Our voices are the primary method with which many of us express ourselves to the world. However, often we don’t realise that in order to maintain the functioning of our voices, we need to look after our voices just as we look after the other parts of our body. The...
by tagclinic | May 9, 2019 | Diet, Dysphagia, Nutrition, Speech, Swallowing
We’ve all experienced the sensation of our drink going down the wrong way – the coughing, the watery eyes, the breathlessness. It’s certainly unpleasant. Now imagine if this happened every time you took a sip of water. Not only is this sensation...
