Fifth generation (5G) mobile communication technology can enable novel healthcare
applications and augment existing ones. However, 5G-enabled healthcare applications …

Background and Objectives: Characterising the features of methodologies, clinical attributes
and intervention protocols, of studies is valuable to advise directions for research and …

Introduction The aim of the present study was to investigate the immediate effect of the
application of high-frequency Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in muscle …

Background: Muscle Tension Dysphonia is a relatively new clinical entity that, despite being
one of the most frequent causes of functional dysphonia, is little-known by many …

Introduction Smoking is a dangerous behavior for the human body and the vocal tract.
Smoking can cause several laryngeal and vocal tract symptoms in smokers. One of these …

The Scientific Session in the Merit Room Mara Behlau, held on December 14, 2020, as one
of the activities of the XXVIII Brazilian Congress of Speech-Language Pathology, organized …

Materials and Methods: This study was carried out on 25 subjects with MTD, including 5 men
and 20 women, with the mean age of 37.20±5.70 years. The participants underwent 10 …

Objective Selective electrical surface stimulation (SES) of the larynx is not yet routinely
considered therapy option in treatment of unilateral vocal fold paralysis (UVFP). Goal of this …

Purpose Although voice therapy (VT) has been known effective in muscle tension dysphonia
(MTD), it is not obviously clear which VT approach is more effective. This study aimed to …

Objective To map the volitional and non-volitional devices used by speech and language
pathologists (SLPs) in voice training and therapy and characterize their use in research on …