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Mrs. Joan Marie Pieper B.S.
Speech-Language Pathologist
3110 W C ST TORRINGTON WY, 82240About
Dr. Joan Pieper is a speech language pathologist practicing in TORRINGTON, WY. Dr. Pieper specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Pieper 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. Pieper 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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