{"id":521,"date":"2022-07-19T16:22:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T04:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/?page_id=521"},"modified":"2023-09-23T09:25:52","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T21:25:52","slug":"parkinsons-disease","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/parkinsons-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Parkinson&#8217;s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"521\" class=\"elementor elementor-521\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad7477 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bad7477\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c269b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c269b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be9d125 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be9d125\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Parkinson's Disease\n<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab9d1c7 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ab9d1c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>This is a progressive and degenerative condition where automatic movements, like speaking and eating, become disrupted. Usually speech sounds \u201cflat\u201d or monotone and lacks inflection and emotion. You may also start to notice coughing or choking while eating or drinking.<\/p><p>It is possible that your speech can become intelligible again. As a qualified provider of the OUT LOUD! \u00ae and LOUD Crowd! \u00ae, I can help you learn to speak and live with intent. If this is something you may be interested in, please contact me to discuss at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@the-speech-therapist.com\">info@the-speech-therapist.com<\/a><\/p><p><i><b>For information on how it changed other people\u2019s lives<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.parkinsonvoiceproject.org\/PatientTestimonials\">Click Here<\/a><\/b><\/i><\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-638 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Speak-Out-1024x385.jpg\" alt=\"Speak Out\" width=\"800\" height=\"301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Speak-Out-1024x385.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Speak-Out-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Speak-Out-768x289.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Speak-Out-1536x578.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Speak-Out.jpg 1934w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><p>Should you wish to enrol in this program you will be able to use the Parkinson Voice Project library free of charge for a period of time, sufficient to be able to complete the individual program. However, to maintain this new way of speaking, you will have to continue on a daily basis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b9a5c1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b9a5c1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25958d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"25958d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/curvd-LQqrvQj5rV8-unsplash-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-524\" alt=\"Therapy Session | The Speech Therapist\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/curvd-LQqrvQj5rV8-unsplash-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/curvd-LQqrvQj5rV8-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/curvd-LQqrvQj5rV8-unsplash-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/curvd-LQqrvQj5rV8-unsplash-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-speech-therapist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/curvd-LQqrvQj5rV8-unsplash.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08b13c6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08b13c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-dbeb552 );\">\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><b style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-style: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-style ); text-transform: var( --e-global-typography-text-text-transform ); background-color: var( --e-global-color-dbeb552 );\">Please do not become part of the statistics mentioned here<\/b><\/p><p><i>\u201cUp to 90% of people with Parkinson\u2019s are at risk of losing their ability to speak. In addition, swallowing complications account for 70% of the mortality rate in this patient population. Our vision at Parkinson Voice Project is to make quality speech therapy accessible to people with Parkinson\u2019s worldwide\u201d <\/i><\/p><p><i><b>Samantha Elandary, Parkinson Voice Project\u2019s Founder and Chief Executive Officer.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parkinson&#8217;s Disease This is a progressive and degenerative condition where automatic movements, like speaking and eating, become disrupted. Usually speech sounds \u201cflat\u201d or monotone and lacks inflection and emotion. You may also start to notice coughing or choking while eating or drinking. It is possible that your speech can become intelligible again. 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