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Courtney Christensen
Speech-Language Pathologist
125 S CONWAY PL KENNEWICK WA, 99336About
Dr. Courtney Christensen is a speech language pathologist practicing in KENNEWICK, WA. Dr. Christensen specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Christensen 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. Christensen 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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