The speech therapy department is an integral part of rehabilitation and its aim is the inclusion in a treatment programme of people with communication (speech and language) and swallowing difficulties, after a stroke, brain injury or other neurological condition.

Communication is directly related

• with reason, i.e. the concepts understood by the patient and their use, in a properly structured way – Suggestions
• with the cognitive level, i.e. the ability to perceive, pay attention, remember
• with speech, i.e. oral expression of speech

The process of swallowing is important for humans, with an emphasis on safety. Techniques to improve speech and language are used in the treatment, with exercises to strengthen and increase the mobility of the structures of the oral mechanism.