Logopedics

Integrated medicine centre in Trieste specialised in logopedics

Dr Ilaria Marzolla


Dr. Ilaria Marzolla graduated in 2020 with honours in Logopedics from the University of Verona. She pursued specialised training in the field of 'voice' through the '5th Edition of the Clinical Vocology School' by Dr. Magnani. Placing great importance on continuous professional development, with the aim of providing her patients with the best care suited to their needs, she regularly attends courses focused on the treatment and prevention of vocal disorders, stammering, myofunctional therapy, communication and language disorders in childhood, dysphagia, and voice feminisation in transgender women.
She currently collaborates with various outpatient facilities, conducting assessments and treatments also in English. She is also involved, along with a psychologist, a neuro-psychomotor therapist, and a director, in a theatre project aimed at young people with Asperger Syndrome in Verona; this project was conceived and promoted by the Asperger Veneto Group, and the role of the logopedist is to support the participants' verbal and non-verbal pragmatic communication skills.
Always interested in the expressive potential of voice and communication (both verbal and non-verbal), she also cultivates her passion for theatre, singing, yoga, and foreign languages.

Finally, thanks to a period of study abroad (Argentina - Buenos Aires), she has fluent language skills in Spanish and English and a fair proficiency in German. She is currently registered with the Logopaedics Register at the TSRM Order of Trieste-Gorizia-Udine-Pordenone with the number 183.

SOME OF THE CONDITIONS TREATED:


* Organic and functional voice disorders (nodules, vocal cord paralysis, dysphonia due to vocal abuse, which can primarily affect teachers, speakers, actors, singers, front office staff, lawyers, psychologists...);
* Stuttering in childhood and adulthood;
* Myofunctional therapy (re-education of the imbalance of the oro-facial muscles responsible for breathing, swallowing, and chewing. Often associated with orthodontic therapy in cases such as third/second occlusal classes, short lingual frenum, dysfunctional tongue thrust swallowing);
* Phonetic-articulatory disorders, e.g., "soft 'r'," "interdentalised 's'";
* Dysphagia (difficulty in the passage of food and drinks from the mouth to the stomach);
* Communicative and linguistic disorders in children and adolescents;
* Transgender voice feminisation.

 WHO IS THE LOGOPEDIST?


The logopedist is a healthcare professional trained at a university level and registered with the relevant professional board, who, as an expert in the physio-pathology of human communication, carries out activities directed towards the prevention, treatment, rehabilitation, and functional assessment procedures of disorders related to language, voice, human communication, and oral functions across developmental, adult, and geriatric ages.
The logopedist does not make diagnoses but can contribute to the diagnosis of specific and secondary disorders related to voice, swallowing, communication, language, and learning through functional assessment. Following the functional assessment, they also prepare a report and independently develop a rehabilitation programme tailored to the needs of the individual adult or child/adolescent and their family. The logopedist is often called upon to collaborate and engage in multidisciplinary teams consisting of other medical professionals (e.g., paediatricians, phoniatrists, otorhinolaryngologists, neurologists, child neuropsychiatrists...), rehabilitation specialists (physiotherapists, osteopaths, neuro-psychomotor therapists, occupational therapists...), psychologists, dietitians, and others.
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    The practice of the profession can occur under an employment relationship, in public or private settings, or in a freelance capacity, and in reference to an explicit medical diagnosis.


    In adults, the logopedist primarily deals with: language disorders (aphasia, alexia, agraphia, acalculia); dysarthria (articulatory deficits); dysphonia (voice disorders); disfluencies (stuttering); facial nerve paralysis; deafness (hearing aids, cochlear implants); neurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, ALS); linguistic/communication/cognitive deficits (e.g., consequences of traumatic brain injury); transgender voice feminisation; dysfunctional swallowing; aesthetic logopedics...


    In children, the logopedist primarily addresses: specific learning difficulties and disorders (dyslexia, dysorthographia...); specific language disorders and language delay; voice disorders (dysphonias); deafness; dysfunctional swallowing; autism; disfluencies (stuttering)...



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