Laryngeal Manual Therapy: A Preliminary Study to Examine its Treatment Effects in the Management of Muscle Tension Dysphonia

Journal of Voice

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 353-366

  Mathieson, L ^a   Hirani, S P ^a   Epstein, R ^a   Baken, R J ^b   Wood, G ^a   Rubin, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NEW YORK EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laryngeal manual therapy; Muscle tension dysphonia; Palpatory evaluation; Vocal tract discomfort scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNGEAL MANUAL THERAPY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURE; MUSCLE TENSION DYSPHONIA; MUSCLE TONE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SELF CONCEPT; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNX; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE TONUS; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; SPEECH ACOUSTICS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOICE QUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65449120277     PISSN: 08921997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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