C_S_D 4220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Save Your Voice, Phonation, Laryngitis

• School: Mizzou
• Department: Communication Science And Disorders
• Course: C_S_D 4220
• Professor: Slanksy

Document Summary

Clinician responsibilities: accurate and complete diagnosis, choosing the right approach, treatment effectiveness and efficacy, knowledge and skills of clinician, interpersonal clinical skills (compassion, empathy, counseling) Client responsibilities: understanding and ownership of condition, time commitment for treatment and practice, willingness to make lifestyle changes, compliance with medical management. Functional voice (wfl)- depends on patient needs and expectations. Training and avoidance of behaviors that compromise voice. Patient education- vocal anatomy & physiology: describe etiologic factors contributing to voice disorder, determine patient"s motivation for change. Preliminary issues: modified vocal rst, vocal hygiene. Physiologic approaches: confidential voice, resonant voice therapy, vocal function exercises, laryngeal massage, accent method, lee silverman voice treatment (lsvt) Programs: confidential voice therapy, resonant voice therapy (leesac-madsen technique, vocal function exercises (vfe, laryngeal relaxation, circumlaryngeal massage, and reposturing. Technique: accent method, lee silverman voice treatment (lsvt) Purpose to reduce hyperfunctional (tense) voice: use a soft phonation voice (not whispered)