A systematic review of voice therapy: What “effectiveness” really implies

M Desjardins, L Halstead, M Cooke, HS Bonilha - Journal of Voice, 2017 - Elsevier
Introduction Behavioral voice therapy guided by a speech-language pathologist is
recommended as the main treatment approach for many kinds of voice disorders …

[HTML][HTML] Hoarseness—causes and treatments

R Reiter, TK Hoffmann, A Pickhard… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Hoarseness (dysphonia) is the reason for about 1% of all consultations in
primary care. It has many causes, ranging from self-limited laryngitis to malignant tumors of …

Clinical practice guideline: hoarseness (dysphonia)(update)

RJ Stachler, DO Francis, SR Schwartz… - … –Head and Neck …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective This guideline provides evidence-based recommendations on treating patients
who present with dysphonia, which is characterized by altered vocal quality, pitch, loudness …

[PDF][PDF] Incidence and prevalence

C Sauder, AL Merati - 1997 - researchgate.net
The number of older adults (+ 64 years of age) in the United States is projected to rapidly
increase to represent 20% of the population by 2030 (United States Census Bureau, 2017) …

A randomized controlled trial of two semi-occluded vocal tract voice therapy protocols

MR Kapsner-Smith, EJ Hunter, K Kirkham, K Cox… - Journal of Speech …, 2015 - ASHA
Purpose Although there is a long history of use of semi-occluded vocal tract gestures in
voice therapy, including phonation through thin tubes or straws, the efficacy of phonation …

Voice therapy according to the rehabilitation treatment specification system: expert consensus ingredients and targets

JH Van Stan, J Whyte, JR Duffy… - American journal of …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose Clinical trials have demonstrated that standardized voice treatment programs are
effective for some patients, but identifying the unique individual treatment ingredients …

Rehabilitation treatment specification system: methodology to identify and describe unique targets and ingredients

JH Van Stan, J Whyte, JR Duffy… - Archives of Physical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although significant advances have been made in measuring the outcomes of rehabilitation
interventions, comparably less progress has been made in measuring the treatment …

Efficacy of water resistance therapy in subjects diagnosed with behavioral dysphonia: a randomized controlled trial

M Guzman, R Jara, C Olavarria, P Caceres, G Escuti… - Journal of voice, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose The purpose of the present study was to determine the efficacy of water resistance
therapy (WRT) in a long-term period of voice treatment in subjects diagnosed with voice …

A systematic review of speech-language pathology interventions for presbyphonia using the rehabilitation treatment specification system

B Saccente-Kennedy, F Gillies, M Desjardins… - Journal of Voice, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The prevalence of voice disorders for people aged> 65 years is four times
higher than for the population at large. The most common cause of dysphonia in this group …

The effectiveness of the comprehensive voice rehabilitation program compared with the vocal function exercises method in behavioral dysphonia: a randomized …

V Pedrosa, A Pontes, P Pontes, M Behlau, SM Peccin - Journal of voice, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of the Comprehensive Voice Rehabilitation Program
(CVRP) compared with Vocal Function Exercises (VFEs) to treat functional dysphonia. Study …