Perceptions of voice therapy from patients diagnosed with primary muscle tension dysphonia and benign mid-membranous vocal fold lesions

A Ziegler, C Dastolfo, R Hersan, CA Rosen… - Journal of Voice, 2014 - Elsevier
Objectives Studies have established the role of behavioral therapy in treating voice
problems. However, studies have also identified patient adherence as a limitation in voice …

Examining therapy duration in adults with voice disorders

RB Fujiki, SL Thibeault - American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: This study examined the number of voice therapy sessions and the number of
weeks in treatment to achieve desired voice outcomes in adults with voice disorders. Factors …

Combining voice therapy and physical therapy: a novel approach to treating muscle tension dysphonia

J Craig, C Tomlinson, K Stevens, K Kotagal… - Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective This study investigated the role of a specialized physical therapy program for
muscle tension dysphonia patients as an adjunct to standard of care voice therapy. Study …

Telepractice versus in-person delivery of voice therapy for primary muscle tension dysphonia

B Rangarathnam, GH McCullough, H Pickett… - American Journal of …, 2015 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the utility of telepractice for delivering
flow phonation exercises to persons with primary muscle tension dysphonia (MTD). Method …

A randomized controlled trial of the effects of flow phonation voice treatment for primary muscle tension dysphonia

B Rangarathnam, T Paramby, GH McCullough… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of flow phonation voice
therapy on laryngeal physiology and vocal quality in persons with primary Muscle Tension …

Singing voice outcomes following singing voice therapy

C Dastolfo‐Hromack, TL Thomas, CA Rosen… - The …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis The objectives of this study were to describe singing voice therapy
(SVT), describe referred patient characteristics, and document the outcomes of SVT. Study …

A study of vocal facilitating techniques compared to manual circumlaryngeal therapy in teachers with muscle tension dysphonia

S Aghadoost, S Jalaie, AR Khatoonabadi… - Journal of Voice, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective There are several voice therapy techniques been suggested in patients with
muscle tension dysphonia (MTD), however a few studies are compared between them. The …

A randomized controlled trial of stretch‐and‐flow voice therapy for muscle tension dysphonia

CR Watts, A Hamilton, L Toles, L Childs… - The …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To investigate the effect of stretch‐and‐flow voice therapy on vocal function and
handicap. Study Design Randomized controlled trial. Methods Participants with primary …

Quantifying component parts of indirect and direct voice therapy related to different voice disorders

JL Gartner-Schmidt, DF Roth, TG Zullo, CA Rosen - Journal of Voice, 2013 - Elsevier
Voice therapy changes how people use and care for their voices. Speech-language
pathologists (SLPs) have a multitude of choices from which to modify patient's vocal …

Voice therapy outcome—A randomized clinical trial comparing individual voice therapy, therapy in group, and controls without therapy

AC Ohlsson, H Dotevall, I Gustavsson, K Hofling… - Journal of Voice, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective A stumbling-block in voice therapy is how the patient will be able to apply the new
voice technique in everyday life. Possibly this generalization process could be facilitated by …