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 this 10 times |
Sing a scale from a high to low pitch
| Do this 10 times |
Read aloud a list of phrases or sentences that | Read through this list of items 5 times |
This information was provided by the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) Speech Therapy Department, a member of the SingHealth group.
Ref: K21
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