Christopher P Heistand SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
4510 INTELCO LOOP SE LACEY WA, 98503About
Dr. Christopher Heistand is a speech language pathologist practicing in LACEY, WA. Dr. Heistand specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Heistand 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. Heistand 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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