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Approaches to voice therapy

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The Management of Voice Disorders

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The purpose of a voice therapy program varies from patient to patient. In most cases, the intent is to improve vocal communication, and in some cases to normalize voice function, that is to restore function so that the vocal profile falls within an accepted normal range. When pathogenesis includes irreversible or degenerative organic pathology, voice therapy may be initiated to maintain the current level of function as long as possible and reduce ineffective compensatory behaviors. When surgery or other medical intervention is selected as the primary management approach, pre-operative voice therapy may be undertaken to eliminate vocal abuses and provide models for optimizing postoperative voice. Postoperative therapy programs are designed to facilitate patients’ adaptation to structural changes, and to optimize results of medical—surgical procedures with technical fine-tuning. In an ideal world of health care, the primary purpose of voice therapy programs for occupational and professional voice users would be to prevent dysphonias related to voice abuse and misuse. An important component of the voice therapy program is diagnostic therapy, which ideally takes place during the interdisciplinary evaluation period, so is discussed in detail in Chapter 1.

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  1. The University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Canada

    Murray Morrison (Head Division of Otolaryngology)

  2. Vancouver Voice Clinic, The University of British Columbia, Canada

    Linda Rammage (Speech Pathology Consultant and Research Director)

  3. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Hamish Nichol (Psychiatrist, Member of the Voice Clinic Team), Bruce Pullan (Singing teacher, Member of the Voice Clinic Team), Phillip May (Singing teacher, Member of the Voice Clinic Team) & Lesley Salkeld (Pediatric otolaryngologist, Member of the Voice Clinic Team)

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Morrison, M., Rammage, L., Nichol, H., Pullan, B., May, P., Salkeld, L. (1994). Approaches to voice therapy. In: The Management of Voice Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2903-7_4

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