Mrs. Shannon Planck
Speech-Language Pathologist
378 PROSPECT ST BARRE VT, 05641About
Dr. Shannon Planck is a speech language pathologist practicing in BARRE, VT. Dr. Planck specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Planck 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. Planck 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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