Speech Therapy Services

Speech Therapy Services is a program from the Swiss Paraplegic Centre that funds diagnostic and therapeutic speech-language pathology services for individuals with complex communication and swallowing disorders.

The centre's multiprofessional team specializes in swallowing disorders (dysphagia), speech disorders (dysarthria and apraxia), voice disorders (dysphonia), language disorders (aphasia), facial paresis, and tracheal cannula management. Both inpatient and outpatient services are available, with outpatient therapy prescribed by general practitioners or specialists. Services are covered by health insurance.

Individuals referred by a general practitioner or specialist are eligible to access these services.

Speech Therapy | Swiss Paraplegic Centre Speech therapy comprises the following areas: swallowing, speech, voice and language . Speech therapy is also involved in the treatment of facial paralysis and tracheal cannula management.

Thanks to the large multiprofessional team with its many years of practical experience, we are also able to offer diagnosis and therapy in the case of complex dysphagia, associated in particular with tracheal cannulas.

Swallowing disorders (dysphagia) Speech disorders (dysarthria, apraxia of speech) Voice disorders (dysphonia) Language disorders (aphasia) Facial paresis (peripheral facial paresis, central facial paresis) Symposium: Tracheal Cannulae Management (in german) The «Tracheal Cannulae Management – Opportunities Waiting to Be Seized» Symposium will take place on 25 November 2025 in the Swiss Paraplegic Centre Nottwil, featuring presentations by national and international speakers from clinical practice and research.

Our Speech Therapy team offers outpatient therapies as well. Outpatient therapy is prescribed by general practitioners or specialists. The contact information to make an appointment is provided below.

logopaedie. spz@paraplegie. ch T.

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Speech therapy at the SPC covers all adult disorders. The focus is on dysphagia and patients with tracheostomy tubes. Patients are cared for in the intensive care unit, in rehabilitation settings and on an outpatient basis.

Internship applications are accepted by e-mail (logopaedie. spz@paraplegie. ch).

Courses and further training We offer courses and workshops for speech therapists, nursing specialists and doctors who are interested in the areas of dysphasia and tracheal cannula management. The scope and contents can be coordinated to individual needs. The link to the course offerings is shown below at the Dysphagie.

ch website: Continuing education, Dysphagie. ch The following may also be of interest to you Association of Swiss-German Speech Therapists - DLV Dysphagia or Swallowing Disorders Switzerland – Swiss Dysphagia Society DGD - German Interdisciplinary Society for Dysphagia Werden Sie jetzt Mitglied und erhalten Sie im Ernstfall 250 000 Franken . Spenden Sie jetzt und unterstützen Sie unsere Projekte zugunsten von Querschnittgelähmten .