Therapy Solutions Group

Speech-Language Pathology

Therapy Solutions Group is a Speech-Language Pathology practice in Muskogee, OK with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in preventing, assessing, diagnosing, and treating speech, language, cognitive communication, and swallowing disorders arising from illness, injury, deficiency, or congenital birth defect. Speech-Language Pathologists at Therapy Solutions Group perform testing, evaluation, and treatment of disorders relating to how patients form words, communicate, and process the speech of others. Speech-Language Pathology is a medical specialty that deals with disorders related to how patients form words, speak, and understand what others are saying to them. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Speech-Language Pathology practices include speech disorders like stuttering and dysarthia, language disorders like articulation and phonological processing disorders, social communication disorders, cognitive-communication disorders, voice disorders, and swallowing disorders that may arise from conditions like stroke, dementia, brain injury, multiple sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's disease, autism, hearing loss, or congenital birth defects. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Speech-Language Pathology practices include speech and language assessment, hearing assessment, developing treatment plans based on assessment and test results, developing communications strategies for patients and caregivers, working with patients to achieve communication goals, and providing patient and parent education.

The speech-language pathologist is the professional who engages in clinical services, prevention, advocacy, education, administration, and research in the areas of communication and swallowing across the life span from infancy through geriatrics. Speech-language pathologists address typical and atypical impairments and disorders related to communication and swallowing in the areas of speech sound production, resonance, voice, fluency, language (comprehension and expression), cognition, and feeding and swallowing.

Nutrition Education

Dietary Management

Therapy Solutions Group is a Dietary Management practice in Muskogee, OK with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in food service management, nutrition therapy, and food safety monitoring. Dietary Managers at Therapy Solutions Group perform specialized diet management in restaurants, hospitals, schools, nursing homes, and prisons. Dietary Management is the provision of food for those in noncommercial facilities. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Dietary Management practices include constipation, diabetes, weight loss, heart disease, food allergies, coeliac disease, dysphagia, malnutrition, foodborne illness, and eating disorders. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Dietary Management practices include creating menus and meal plans, buying food, assisting in meal creation, overseeing and maintaining safety standards, and collaborating with healthcare providers and staff members to deliver nutritious meals to patients.

A dietary manager is a trained food services professional who is charged with maintaining cost/profit objectives, purchasing foods and services for the department and supervising staff.. Dietary managers are trained to understand the basic nutritional needs of clients and work in partnership with dietitians, who offer specialized nutritional expertise. The CDM certified dietary manager designation is an advanced professional credential awarded to dietary managers who have completed specific course work, have passed the national credentialing exams (including a sanitation and safety exam) and have applied for certification.