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Elaine Wood ST
Speech-Language Pathologist
557 N WASHINGTON ST JANESVILLE WI, 53548About
Dr. Elaine Wood is a speech language pathologist practicing in JANESVILLE, WI. Dr. Wood specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Wood 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. Wood 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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