Manual circumlaryngeal therapy for functionaldysphonia: An evaluation of short-and long-term treatment outcomes

N Roy, DM Bless, D Heisey, CN Ford - Journal of Voice, 1997 - Elsevier
Manual circumlaryngeal therapy (manual laryngeal musculoskeletal tension reduction) was
used to treat 25 consecutive functional dysphonia patients. Pre-and post-treatment audio …

Effects of the manual laryngeal musculoskeletal tension reduction technique as a treatment for functional voice disorders: perceptual and acoustic measures

N Roy, HA Leeper - Journal of voice, 1993 - Elsevier
Summary During a 2-year period, 17 patients with “functional dysphonia” were assessed
and managed in a hospital setting. A single treatment approach, known as manual laryngeal …

Laryngeal manual therapy: a preliminary study to examine its treatment effects in the management of muscle tension dysphonia

L Mathieson, SP Hirani, R Epstein, RJ Baken, G Wood… - Journal of Voice, 2009 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study were to determine appropriate acoustic and outcome measures
for the evaluation of a method of laryngeal manual therapy (LMT) used in the treatment of …

The evidence for laryngeal manual therapies in the treatment of muscle tension dysphonia

L Mathieson - Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
There is evidence that laryngeal manual therapy, in various forms, can be a useful primary
intervention in cases of muscle tension dysphonia, although this is based on very few …

Outcome of laryngeal manual therapy in four Dutch adults with persistent moderate-to-severe vocal hyperfunction: a pilot study

KM Van Lierde, S De Ley, G Clement, M De Bodt… - Journal of Voice, 2004 - Elsevier
A relatively new management strategy for the treatment of voice disorders is the use of
laryngeal manual therapy. The main purpose of the present pilot study is to document the …

Articulatory changes in muscle tension dysphonia: evidence of vowel space expansion following manual circumlaryngeal therapy

N Roy, SL Nissen, C Dromey, S Sapir - Journal of communication disorders, 2009 - Elsevier
In a preliminary study, we documented significant changes in formant transitions associated
with successful manual circumlaryngeal treatment (MCT) of muscle tension dysphonia …

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 …

Comparing voice-therapy and vocal-hygiene treatments in dysphonia using a limited multidimensional evaluation protocol

MJ Rodríguez-Parra, JA Adrián, JC Casado - Journal of communication …, 2011 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This study evaluates the effectiveness of two different programs of voice-
treatment on a heterogeneous group of dysphonic speakers and the stability of therapeutic …

Assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal tension in hyperfunctional voice disorders

N Roy - International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Poorly regulated activity of the perilaryngeal muscles affects phonatory function and
contributes to a class of disorders known as hyperfunctional or musculoskeletal tension …

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 …