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Mrs. Elsa Judith Riggin
Speech-Language Pathologist
1542 S 68TH AVE YAKIMA WA, 98908About
Dr. Elsa Riggin is a speech language pathologist practicing in YAKIMA, WA. Dr. Riggin specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Riggin 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. Riggin 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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