The Brainy Speech Therapist Podcast

Helen speaks to members of her local Headway about their experiences after brain injury. For more information on Headway, the ways they can support you, and how you can support them, go to www.headway.org.uk
 

Recorded to link in with Nutrition and Hydration Week, Helen and Jan speak to the hosts of Dysphagia Matters, Julia and Jule. Both are specialist researchers in the field of dysphagia, and we had an interesting and enlightening conversation. A huge thanks to them giving up some of their time!

In this episode, Helen speaks to Andre Hallack about Beautiful Voice. This is a web-based platform to support clinicians and clients in neurorehabilitation. Sign up for an account at https://beautifulvoice.co.uk Andre can be contacted for a demo and to answer any questions: andre@beautifulvoice.co.uk
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Jan and Helen discuss an article by Bishay et al (2025) that provides a systematic review of atypical symptoms recorded post-concussion. The article is open access and available at https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12540245/

Tune in to listen to Jan and Helen discuss the main points of the 2023 article "An updated systematic review of stroke clinical practice guidelines to inform aphasia management" by Burton et al. This is a free-to-access article: https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930231161454
 
Each of the guidelines referenced in the discussion can be accessed by in-article links. 
 
We would love to hear your thoughts on the guidelines, let us know on our social media channels: Instagram @brainyspeechtherapists and X @BrainySLT

Jan and Helen discuss the role of SLT when working with people who have a brain injury, based on information provided in a course run by Sheila MacDonald.

In this episode, Helen speaks with Rosemary Townsend from the charity Dyscover. Rosemary gives an insight into what this diagnosis means, the role of SLT, and information about the first ever PPA Awareness Day. This is happening on 4th April, with Rosemary and Dr Anna Volkmer hosting a webinar. Sign up at: Primary Progressive Aphasia Awareness Day 2025 Tickets, Fri 4 Apr 2025 at 12:00 | Eventbrite
 
For more information on Dyscover, check out their website Dyscover - Dyscover Charity If you would like to contact Rosemary to find out more about PPA, she can be reached via rtownsend@dyscover.org.uk
 

Claire Farrington-Douglas joins Jan and Helen to discuss the INCOG Guidelines 2.0. We focus on Part IV: Cognitive-Communication and Social Cognition Disorders, these are freely available online, along with the other sections of the guidelines. Part IV can be accessed here: https://doi.org/10.1097/htr.0000000000000835

Jan and Helen discuss their experiences of working with dysarthria and apraxia of speech. Share your experiences and tips for therapy via X @BrainySLT and Instagram @brainyspeechtherapists.

Jan and Helen discuss a journal article that focused on how accurate SLTs are at rating the severity of dysarthria. We discuss the article content and have a debate about the usefulness of such ratings. You can read the article at: