Considerations for Maintenance of Postural Alignment for Voice Production

Journal of Voice

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 90-99

  Wilson Arboleda, Barbara M ^a,b   Frederick, Arlette L ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise and voice; Postural alignment; Voice and posture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BODY POSTURE; CERVICAL SPINE; ERGONOMICS; EXERCISE; HUMAN; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TRAINING; PITCH; STRETCHING; VOICE; WEAKNESS;

BIOMECHANICS; EXERCISE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MUSCLE TONUS; PHONATION; POSTURE; SOMATOTYPES; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VOICE QUALITY;

EID: 37349114802     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2006.08.001     Document Type: Article

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