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Voice and Voice Therapy (with Free DVD), 7th Edition

by Daniel R. Boone, Stephen C. McFarlane, and Shelley L. Von Berg

The best-selling voice book that contains the most complete voice treatment material in the field has a new look and a new sound. While The Voice and Voice Therapy, Sixth Edition This edition divides voice disorders into three causal areas (functional, organic and neurogenic) with a separate chapter devoted to each area. Evaluation procedures are then presented with some emphasis given to particular evaluation strategies for identified causal areas. Disorders not often addressed, including sulcus vocalis, muscle tension dysphonia, and paradoxial vocal fold dysfunction are also covered in this text. This book also presents facilitating approaches in table form, detailing when a particular approach is useful, listing the sequence of therapy steps for that approach, and illustrating the outcome using the approach with a particular patient. These therapy approaches are also illustrated on the CD-ROM, making the therapy process come alive. For Speech-Language Pathology practitioners, this book boasts the most up-to-date facilitation techniques and the best tested clinical stimulation approaches available today, the accompanying CD-ROM illustrates voice problems in children and adults, and methods of relevant therapy.

Treatment of Voice Disorders

by Robert Thayer Sataloff

Greene and Mathieson's The Voice and its Disorders, 6th Ed.

by Lesley Mathieson

This edition has been extensively rewritten in order to reflect the changes in clinical practice and learning methods which have taken place since the 5th edition was published. The seventeen chapters are divided into three sections: normal voice, descriptions of the various types of voice disorders, and the methods of treating abnormal voice.

A profile summary of each voice disorder is provided for easy reference and comparison, and tables are used throughout the text. New laryngeal images and electroglottographic interpretations have also been included.

The current emphasis on evidence-based practice is addressed in the review and descriptions of intervention strategies used in voice therapy.

Spasmodic Dysphonia : The Unspoken Voice Disorder

by Tom Johnson

I am writing this book to share ideas with people who are suffering with the voice disorder of spastic or spasmodic dysphonia(SD). This book will hopefully share vital techniques that I had used to help me regain the use of my speaking voice. I had been to many doctors and have spent countless hours of research year after year trying to find a cure, to no avail. It had been a very frustrating quest, but I am very pleased to announce that there is definitely hope for anyone suffering with SD with the proven techniques of direct voice rehabilitation.

Voice and Laryngeal Disorders: A Problem-Based Clinical Guide with Voice Samples

by Sally K. Gallena

This interactive workbook-style text highlights important concepts in the evaluation and treatment of voice and laryngeal disorders. It features 24 case studies for 11 disorders, plus audio samples to help students and entry-level clinicians become familiar with a broad spectrum of voice disorders, diagnostic report information, and treatment plans. It is an ideal review tool for those seeking certification.

Working with Voice Disorders

by Stephanie Martin and Myra Lockhart

Laryngeal Cancer - A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

by ICON Health Publications

This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to laryngeal cancer. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to laryngeal cancer.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.

The Voice Clinic Handbook

by Harris, Tom Harris, John S. Rubin, and David M. Howard

The first half of this book provides an outline of the structure and function of a voice clinic, a review of the structure and function of the vocal tract and an outline of the most common forms of voice disorder likely to be encountered in a clinic. It also provides brief descriptions of the various forms of therapy available for the treatment of non-cancerous voice disorder and suggests appropriate treatment modalities. The second half of the book is based in science and contains an overview of the instrumentation available for the investigation and documentation of voicing.

Understanding Voice Problems: A Physiological Perspective for Diagnosis and Treatment

by Raymond H Colton (Author), Janina K Casper (Author), Rebecca Leonard (Author)

Now in its Third Edition, this book emphasizes the physiological perspective of voice disorders—and the behavioral and emotional factors that can influence these changes. Readers will find a strong foundation in normal phonatory physiology and acoustics as well as pathophysiology arising from voice misuse, abuse, or neurological involvement. Coverage includes in-depth explorations of patient interviewing, history-taking, examination, and testing and discussions of pediatric and geriatric voice considerations. The book contains numerous illustrations, including full-color plates of vocal fold pathologies. A bonus DVD features 20 video clips that demonstrate healthy, normally functioning larynges at work, plus larynges with various pathological problems.

Voice and the Alexander Technique

by Jane Heirich

Are you an actor who routinely loses his voice before the end of a run? As a serious student of singing, do you wish those high notes would come more easily? Do you need courage to sing outside the shower?
In this book, designed for both teachers and students of the speaking and singing voice, Jane Heirich addresses some common problem areas of the voice-teaching world: breath management, voice projection, resonance building, in the vocal range, and the relevance of overall poise to vocal output. The step-by-step approach through which she takes the reader allows new skills to develop for both beginning and experienced students/performers.
This book is the culmination of decades of work integrating two approaches that will have a profound impact on your voice; the centuries-old Italian bel canto singing tradition and the FM Alexander Technique.
If you've wondered whether you can improve your voice and enjoy using it more effectively, this is the book for you.

Management of the Voice and Its Disorders

by Linda Rammage, Murray Morrison, and Hamish Nichol

Written by a team representing laryngology, speech-language pathology, psychiatry, and singing pedagogy, this book covers anatomy and physiology, assessment, and treatment for all voice conditions across the human lifespan. A team-written book, Management of the Voice and Its Disorders transcends traditional professional separation to successfully blend the knowledge bases of each discipline, based on multidisciplinary team collaboration of chapter authors for more than 20 years.

Voice And Communication Therapy for the Transgender/transsexual Client: A Comprehensive Clinical Guide

by Sandy Hirsch, and Michelle Mordaunt Richard K. Adler

This is the first comprehensive clinical guide to voice and communication therapy for TG/TS clients. The authors’ goal is to aid clinicians in designing and administering a focused and efficient treatment plan, while providing the clinician with the background on and the complexities of the client’s transition process. Beginning with specific terminology, aspects of ethics and confidentiality, and competence issues, the book outlines theory, research, and practice skills, as well as treatment planning. Each chapter suggests safe, appropriate, evidence-based protocols for working in the areas of pitch, intonation, volume, rate, articulation, language, resonance, carry-over, and non-verbal communication. Other outstanding features include coverage of the wide range of considerations, including the team approach and the role of the speech-language pathologist in treatment. Chapters include case studies and the appendices and extensive bibliography further enhance the depth and usefulness of this resource. An accompanying audio CD shows "before and after" communication therapy examples from ten M to F clients. An ideal resource for providing compassionate, focused and successful treatment for TG/TS clients.

Voice Treatment for Children & Adolescents

by Moya L. Andrews

Packed with treatment techniques and clinical materials, this book is a "must-have" for speech-language pathologists working on voice therapy with children. The practical assessment and treatment information is thoroughly grounded in a review of recent research and technological advancements in the area of voice, while the in-depth discussion of developmental issues relating to vocal maturation, from birth through adolescence, provides a solid foundation of knowledge on which the text is built. Also presented are problem-solving and team intervention models appropriate for SLPs working in clinical, school or medical settings.

Working with Children's voice disorders

by Jenny Hunt and Alison Slater

Evaluating Voice Therapy: Measuring the Effectiveness of Treatment

by Carding and Paul Carding

This book takes a practical approach on how best to set about establishing the effectiveness of treatment for voice disordered patients. The book is aimed at the practising voice clinician who is interested in the effectiveness of treatment. Most therapy techniques have not been properly evaluated and clinicians have a professional responsibilty to establish evidence of treatment effectiveness. If they do not do it, then others may do it for them.

Voice Disorders and Their Management

by Margaret Freeman and Margaret Fawcus

A description of the problems that people can experience with their voices, either by vocal misuse, psychological and physical stress, laryngeal pathologies or neurological disorders. Chapters are contributed by clinicians who have a special interest and expertise in voice disorders and their management and treatment. Two strong themes are clearly identifiable in each chapter: the first is the emphasis on the physiological aspects of phonatory dysfunction, and the second is the recognition that vocal impairments can have significant social and psychosocial consequences. Many of the contributors have also addressed issues such as evidence-based practice, efficacy and the outcomes of intervention.

Understanding and Treating Psychogenic Voice Disorder: A CBT Framework (Wiley Series on Human Communication)

by Peter Butcher, Annie Elias, and Lesley Cavalli

This book provides a step-by-step guide to understanding and treating psychogenic voice disorder by combining speech and language therapy with skills drawn from the field of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT).
Beginning with a new classification of psychogenic voice disorder, the authors then provide a description of the CBT model and give helpful and systematic guidelines on using this approach in combination with speech and language therapy skills. They provide invaluable guidance on how to extend the standard voice case history to include a psychosocial assessment, and how to apply symptomatic voice therapy principles and techniques for this patient population.
Later chapters show how to assess and work with patients suffering from symptoms of anxiety and lowered mood, and how to understand and respond to various forms of psychopathology that may present in association with voice disorder. Finally, detailed case studies illustrate how an experienced therapist might respond to individual assessment and treatment challenges.

Clinical Assessment of Voice

by Robert Thayer Sataloff

Provides an introduction to medical diagnostics and special problems with professional performers and voice users and offers a rare look at the assessment procedures used by the top voice care teams in the world. Detailed coverage is given to equipment, tests, and procedures, such as laryngeal electromyography, as well as the critical issues arising from psychological aspects of vocal disorders. Every aspect of assessment that clinicians are required to consider in practice is covered here.

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