Professional voice users comprise 25% to 35% of the US working population. Their voice
problems may interfere with job performance and impact costs for both employers and …

Teachers commonly report voice problems and often seek medical assistance for voice-
related complaints. Despite the prevalence of voice disorders within this occupation, there …

Voice problems are a common occupational hazard of teaching school, yet few studies exist
that have objectively evaluated treatment approaches aimed at rehabilitating these …

Clinicians are confronted with several treatment options for which there are limited data
about efficacy. Some voice treatment practices have broad acceptance, whereas others …

Behavioral evaluation and treatment of dysphonia in the professional voice user are the
responsibility of the speech-language pathologist. As a clinician, treating the professional …

Background: There is an increasing choice of voice outcome research tools, but good
comparative data are lacking. Objective: To evaluate the reliability and validity of three voice …

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 …

This review reinforced the need for large population studies of professional voice users; new
data highlighted important factors specific to each group of voice users. Interventions …

Objectives: Currently, there is minimal information regarding the voice assessment and the
voice therapy of clinical practices that speech-language pathologists (SLPs) use routinely …

Substantial advances in understanding the anatomy and physiology of phonation, and the
new technology that has improved voice measurement and voice surgery, have led to …