Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2022 Background/purpose: Voice therapy is frequently recommended as the first-line treatment for benign voice disorders. This study investigated the clinical effectiveness of voice therapy and the prognostic factors of treatment outcomes.
Feng-Chuan Lin +3 more
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The Challenge of Virtual Voice Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic. [PDF]
J Voice, 2021 Cantarella G +3 more
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Voice rest after vocal fold polyp surgery: A Swedish register study of 588 patients
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2022 Objective To evaluate the impact of voice rest on patient‐reported voice outcome 4 months after vocal fold polyp surgery. Methods Preoperative information was collected about age, sex, and smoking habits and the voice handicap index‐10 (VHI‐10).
Gunnar Björck +3 more
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Changes in a Daily Phonotrauma Index After Laryngeal Surgery and Voice Therapy: Implications for the Role of Daily Voice Use in the Etiology and Pathophysiology of Phonotraumatic Vocal Hyperfunction. [PDF]
J Speech Lang Hear Res, 2020 Purpose This study attempts to gain insights into the role of daily voice use in the etiology and pathophysiology of phonotraumatic vocal hyperfunction (PVH) by applying a logistic regression-based daily phonotrauma index (DPI) to predict group-based ...
Van Stan JH +12 more
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A Structured Pre- and Post-Operative Voice Therapy Program for Benign Vocal Fold Lesions
Revista de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias de la Salud, 2023 Benign vocal fold lesions (BVFLs) are acquired structural anomalies of the vocal folds, and these are primarily a result of vocal abuse or phonotrauma. Phonotraumatic lesions are not generally regarded as recurrent, provided that appropriate behavioral ...
Juliana Codino, Erik McLeod Christensen
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Patient-Based Assessment of Effectiveness of Voice Therapy in Vocal Mass Lesions with Secondary Muscle Tension Dysphonia [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2018 Introduction: Use of patient-based voice assessment scales is an appropriate method that is frequently used to demonstrate effectiveness of voice therapy. This study was aimed at determining the effectiveness ofvoice therapy among patients with secondary
Ahmad Reza Khatoonabadi +4 more
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Medicina, 2023 Background and Objectives: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), a pain-alleviating and muscle-relaxing treatment used in physio-therapeutic clinical practice, has recently appeared to be just as effective in dysphonia. This review aimed at
Panagiotis Plotas +13 more
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Is voice therapy an effective treatment for dysphonia? A randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2001 OBJECTIVES: To assess the overall efficacy of voice therapy for dysphonia. DESIGN: Single blind randomised controlled trial. SETTING: Outpatient clinic in a teaching hospital.
Deary, I.J. +4 more
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Lee Silverman voice treatment versus standard NHS speech and language therapy versus control in Parkinson's disease (PD COMM pilot):study protocol for a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Parkinson’s disease is a common movement disorder affecting approximately 127,000 people in the UK, with an estimated two thirds having speech-related problems.
Brady, Marian C +13 more
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Successful management of functional aphonia using a modified voice therapy technique: a case series
The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 2017 Objective The aim of the present study was to report the experience of a tertiary-care center in Makkah, Saudi Arabia in managing cases of functional aphonia.
Aboloyoun I. Ali +4 more
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