
Claudia Townend
Speech-Language Pathologist
111 BREWSTER ST PAWTUCKET RI, 02860About
Dr. Claudia Townend is a speech language pathologist practicing in PAWTUCKET, RI. Dr. Townend specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Townend 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. Townend 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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