Ellen Darlene Roodhouse SPEECH LANGUAGE PATH
Speech-Language Pathologist
2351 BROADWAY ST PEKIN IL, 61554About
Dr. Ellen Roodhouse is a speech language pathologist practicing in PEKIN, IL. Dr. Roodhouse specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Roodhouse evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Roodhouse helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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