Motor Speech Disorders Treatment at Brooks

The Eric Sorensen Motor Speech Program features a team of highly trained Sorensen Integrated Motor Speech (SIMS) speech-language pathologists who are available across Brooks' system of care.

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Eric working with speech therapist Jackie Hurst at the dining room table.

Motor speech disorders we treat

Our motor speech disorders treatment program is available through Brooks’ outpatient clinics and home health division and supports adults (18+). The program provides treatment for multiple types of motor speech disorders, including:

Apraxia of speech
Primary progressive apraxia of speech (PPAOS)
Oral apraxia
Velar insufficiency
Hypernasality

Hyponasality
Dysarthria
Acquired neurogenic voice disorders
Acquired neurogenic stuttering

Treatment services available

Our speech-language pathologists are trained in the latest treatments and techniques for motor speech disorders. We can provide the following care at select clinics and care settings across Brooks.

motor speech therapist and patient touching throat

Augmentative alternative communication (AAC)
Phonomotor treatment
Sound production treatment
Respiratory muscle strength training (EMST/IMST)
Iowa Oral Pressure Instrument (IOPI) treatment
Voice therapy
Speak OUT & LSVT trained clinicians
Speech Vive for Parkinson’s disease
Laryngoscopy services

Electropalatography (EPG) is available for severe motor speech cases.

Neurologic disorders associated with motor speech disorders

Motor speech disorders result from neurologic impairments affecting the planning, programming, control or execution of speech. The two primary diagnoses are apraxia of speech and dysarthria. The most common disorders that cause motor speech issues include:

Stroke

Parkinson’s Disease

Traumatic Brain Injury

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Motor speech support groups at Brooks

Brooks hosts two motor speech support groups for adults with motor speech disorders and their families. Visit our support group page to learn more.

Support Groups

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A referral is needed for a patient to receive treatment from our expert clinicians. Brooks offers motor speech therapy at select outpatient clinics and home health regions. We accept insurance from multiple providers and work with health care providers locally, regionally, nationally and internally.

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Depending on the care setting, providers should send a patient referral to:

Outpatient Clinics

(904) 345-7277
Fax: (904) 345-7280
[email protected]

Home Health

(904) 306-9729
Fax: (904) 306-0110

Outpatient motor speech therapy locations

Home health motor speech therapy service areas

Brooks Rehab Home Health Corporate Center

Brooks Rehabilitation Home Health – Corporate Center

6676 Corporate Center Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32216
(904) 306-9729

Brooks Rehabilitation Home Health – Orange Park

1409 Kingsley Ave
Suite 1A
Orange Park, FL 32073
(904) 269-4445

Program collaborators

Lauren Bislick, PhD, CCC-SLP, assistant professor, director of Aphasia House at the University of Central Florida.
Karen Hegland, PhD, CCC-SLP, associate professor and director of the Master of Arts degree in communication sciences & disorders at the University of Florida.
Bari Hoffman, PhD, CCC-SLP, professor, associate dean of clinical affairs, University of Central Florida.
Christine Sapienza, PhD, CCC-SLP, professor, executive vice president of the Office of Partnerships & Development and dean of the Brooks Rehabilitation College of Healthcare Sciences at Jacksonville University.
Jackie Hurst, CCC-SLP, program manager, Eric Sorensen Motor Speech Program at Brooks
Jodi Morgan, manager, Brooks Rehabilitation Aphasia Center and clinical assistant professor at Jacksonville University.
Kaylea Hollingsworth, MS, CCC-SLP, Research SLP at the UF Vose Research Lab

More Information

For more information about the Eric Sorensen Motor Speech Program and support group, contact Jackie Hurst, program manager, at [email protected].