Melissa Cruts
Speech-Language Pathologist
617 GREENSFERRY RD JACKSON MO, 63755About
Dr. Melissa Cruts is a speech language pathologist practicing in JACKSON, MO. Dr. Cruts specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Cruts 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. Cruts 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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