Christina Michelle Booker
Speech-Language Pathologist
35 SUGAR CREEK LN MATTOON IL, 61938About
Dr. Christina Booker is a speech language pathologist practicing in MATTOON, IL. Dr. Booker specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Booker 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. Booker 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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