Heather Riga
Speech-Language Pathologist
950 N LAKEVIEW DR GREENSBURG IN, 47240About
Dr. Heather Riga is a speech language pathologist practicing in GREENSBURG, IN. Dr. Riga specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Riga 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. Riga 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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