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SERVICES

CONCUSSION

Any period of loss of consciousness; Any loss of memory for events immediately before or after the incident; Any alteration in mental state at the time of the incident (i.e. feeling dazed, experiencing confusion, being uncertain in answering simple questions, having decreased clear thinking, and not being able to describe what happened before or after injury).

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COMMON CAUSES OF A CONCUSSION

  • Acceleration-deceleration movements (motor vehicle accidents)

  • Striking the head against a hard surface

    • Falling on ice​

    • Falling on a slip 'n slide

    • Slipping on a wet spot (like food)

  • Head being struck by an object

    • Head hit by a ball

  • Blasts

  • Explosions

HOW WE CAN HELP

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ATTENTION

  • Identifying distractions 

  • Managing distractions

  • Paying attention for an extended period of time, especially to complete work responsibilities

  • Keep you from losing your train of thought or saying "What was I saying?" in the middle of your sentence

2

MEMORY

  • Remembering if you completed something or not

  • Remembering if someone told you something or not

  • Remembering if you told someone else something or not

  • Remembering things you need to do

  • Confidence related to changes in memory

  • Using calendars, timers/alarms, to-do lists, and more to efficiently complete household chores and work responsibilities

3

EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING

  • Better awareness of deficits

  • Planning, prioritizing and organizing to-do lists and work responsibilities such as projects and deadlines

4

COGNITIVE FATIGUE

  • Training for strategies to decrease cognitive fatigue so you don't finish the day mentally drained

5

MENTAL SLOWNESS

  • Training for strategies so you have time to complete work tasks, household chores, hobbies efficiently and accurately

Mindful Speech Therapy is a Certified Brain Injury Specialist (CBIS)

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Ways We've Helped Patients Since Their Concussion

  • Helping patients return to the same position they helped prior to their concussion (either from workers compensation or an injury unrelated to work)

  • Referring to specialists to best serve the patient (neurologists, counselors, physical medicine & rehabilitation Drs, physical therapists, etc.)

  • Providing extensive education about a concussion diagnosis, how to prevent future concussions, common symptoms of a concussion

  • Providing strategies to help with memory, attention, manage cognitive fatigue, decrease mental slowness, strategies for finding words, increase awareness of deficits, and more 

WHAT PATIENTS SAY ABOUT US

TESTIMONIALS

Mindful Speech Therapy is working with my husband, who has Alzheimer’s. His therapist is incredible! We recently had our first Grandchild; he could not remember her name. After working with his therapist, from Mindful Speech, he learned new ways to remember her name, even the following morning and still remembered her name. Alzheimer's takes everything, but our therapist has actually helped his brain create new pathways in his brain that will give him a better quality of life. That is priceless!!!

Spouse of a Patient with Alzheimer's Dementia

I am thankful to have been a client at Mindful Speech. It was a true blessing and honor being connected with my therapist. She is awesome with her work. She helped me so much and got me on a better track, I was a mess before I began my sessions."

Patient with Post Traumatic Brain Injury

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Please contact us with questions or to initiate services. 

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Individualized & specialized speech language pathology services for adults and adolescents in the Northwest Indiana area and broader Indiana area.

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