Mrs. Rachel Leeann Yockey
Speech-Language Pathologist
905 E MAIN ST OLNEY IL, 62450About
Dr. Rachel Yockey is a speech language pathologist practicing in OLNEY, IL. Dr. Yockey specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Yockey evaluates, diagnoses and treats patients with communication and swallowing troubles. These conditions may be due to developmental delay, brain injury, hearing loss, autism, stroke or other diseases and injuries. Dr. Yockey helps patients make sounds and improve their voices through various methods. Speech language pathologists also work with patients to strengthen muscles used to speak and swallow, and work with individuals and families to help cope with their conditions.
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