Speech Exercises for Stroke and Parkinson’s

Speech exercises for stroke and Parkinson's patients

Frequent practicing of speech out loud can help a person with Parkinson's disease or have suffered a stroke to improve speech capabitlity.

Speech exercises for stroke and Parkinson's patients

These speech exercises are to be done 1 to 2 times a day.

Say "Ah" with a loud voice for as long as you can	Do this 10 times
Count 1 to 10 in a loud voice	Do this 10 times
Sing a scale from a low to high pitch (do rei mi fa so la ti do)	Do this 10 times
Sing a scale from a high to low pitch (do ti la so fa me rei do)	Do this 10 times
Read aloud a list of phrases or sentences that you frequently use	Read through this list of items 5 times