Karen Ball
Speech-Language Pathologist
13501 NE 28TH ST VANCOUVER WA, 98682About
Dr. Karen Ball is a speech language pathologist practicing in VANCOUVER, WA. Dr. Ball specializes in speech, language and swallowing disorders in patients. As a speech language pathologist, Dr. Ball 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. Ball 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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