Ms. Chelsea E Ritz SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
855 W COLLEGE ST STE F MURFREESBORO TN, 37129About
Dr. Chelsea Ritz is a speech language pathologist practicing in MURFREESBORO, TN. Dr. Ritz specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Ritz 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. Ritz 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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