Bridget Leanne Minnick SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
1450 AVALON AVE MUSCLE SHOALS AL, 35661About
Dr. Bridget Minnick is a speech language pathologist practicing in MUSCLE SHOALS, AL. Dr. Minnick specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Minnick 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. Minnick 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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