Intervention outcomes of two treatments for muscle tension dysphonia: A randomized controlled trial

CR Watts, A Hamilton, L Toles, L Childs, T Mau - Journal of Speech …, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that stretch-and-flow voice therapy
(SnF) is noninferior to resonant voice therapy (RVT) for speakers with muscle tension …

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 …

Emerging techniques in assessment and treatment of muscle tension dysphonia

ML Andreassen, JK Litts… - Current Opinion in …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Further standardization of assessment and treatment protocols for MTD will improve future
research. Novel therapeutic techniques are under investigation. In small studies, these have …

The effect of stretch-and-flow voice therapy on measures of vocal function and handicap

CR Watts, SS Diviney, A Hamilton, L Toles, L Childs… - Journal of Voice, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the efficacy of stretch-and-flow voice therapy as a primary
physiological treatment for patients with hyperfunctional voice disorders. Study Design …

Vocal function exercises for muscle tension dysphonia: auditory-perceptual evaluation and self-assessment rating

N Jafari, A Salehi, F Izadi, ST Moghadam, A Ebadi… - Journal of voice, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) is a functional dysphonia, which appears with an
excessive tension in the intrinsic and extrinsic laryngeal musculatures. MTD can affect voice …

Effects of a voice therapy program for patients with muscle tension dysphonia

I de Oliveira Lemos, G da Cunha Pereira… - Folia Phoniatrica et …, 2018 - karger.com
Objective: This study aimed to verify the effects of a voice therapy program focusing on
patients with muscle tension dysphonia (MTD). Patients and Methods: The sample …

Effectiveness of intensive voice therapy versus weekly therapy for muscle tension dysphonia: A noninferiority randomised controlled trial with nested focus group

R Wenke, L Coman, C Walton, C Madill, D Theodoros… - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives To investigate the noninferiority of intensive voice therapy and compare its effects
with weekly voice therapy on multidimensional outcomes of voice and well-being …

Articulatory changes following treatment of muscle tension dysphonia: preliminary acoustic evidence

Purpose Primary muscle tension dysphonia (MTD), a voice disturbance that occurs in the
absence of structural or neurological pathology, may respond to manual circumlaryngeal …

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 …

Effects and differences of voice therapy on spasmodic dysphonia and muscle tension dysphonia: A retrospective pilot study

N Kodama, T Sanuki, T Miyamoto, J Tashiro - Journal of Voice, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Laryngeal and voice findings of adductor spasmodic dysphonia (AdSD) and
muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) are similar, and it is difficult to distinguish between both …