Jamie L Rickard MS, CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist
81 STURGES RD PECKVILLE PA, 18452About
Dr. Jamie Rickard is a speech language pathologist practicing in PECKVILLE, PA. Dr. Rickard specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Rickard 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. Rickard 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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