West Ridge Specialty Care in Knoxville is helping residents who might have issues swallowing by providing specialized equipment used for testing and care.

Genna Valvick, Speech and Language Pathologist with Reliant Rehabilitation tells KNIA/KRLS News 15 percent of people when they get older will have swallowing problems. West Ridge Specialty Care provides Valvick with the equipment needed to conduct the swallowing tests such as the Synchrony machine which can give a readout to Valvick to help diagnose why a patient is having trouble swallowing. For more information contact West Ridge Specialty Care in Knoxville.