4,891
Views
18
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The behavioural treatment of muscle tension voice disorders: A systematic review

, &

References

  • Altman, K. W., Atkinson, C., & Lazarus, C. (2005). Current and emerging concepts in muscle tension dysphonia: A 30-month review. Journal of Voice, 19, 261–267.
  • Andrews, M. (1999). Manual of voice treatment: pediatrics through geriatrics. San Diego and London: Singular Publishing Group.
  • Amir, O., Wolf, M., & Amir, N. (2009). A clinical comparison between two acoustic analysis softwares: MDVP and Praat. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 4, 202–205.
  • Aronson, A. E. (1985). Clinical voice disorders (2nd ed.). New York: Thieme Publications.
  • Baker, E. (2012). Optimal intervention intensity. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 14, 401–409.
  • Baker, J. (2008). The role of psychogenic and psychosocial factors in the development of functional voice disorders. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 10, 210–230.
  • Baker, J., Ben-Tovim, D. I., Butcher, A., Esterman, A., & McLaughlin, K. (2007). Development of a modified diagnostic classification system for voice disorders with inter-rater reliability study. Logopedics Phonatrics Vocology, 32, 99–112.
  • Baker, J., Oates, J. M., Leeson, E., Woodford, H., & Bond, M. J. (2014). Patterns of Emotional Expression and Responses to Health and Illness in Women With Functional Voice Disorders (MTVD) and a Comparison Group. Journal of Voice, 28, 762–769.
  • Bassiouny, S. (1998). Efficacy of the accent method of voice therapy. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 50, 146–164.
  • Benninger, M. S. (2011). Levels of evidence in the voice literature. Journal of Voice, 25, 653–656.
  • Boone, D. R., & McFarlane, S. C. (1993). A critical view of the yawn-sigh as a voice therapy technique. Journal of Voice, 7, 75–80.
  • Boone, D, & McFarlane, S. C. (1988). The voice and voice therapy (4th ed.). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
  • Canal, M. B. F. (2013). An aproach to the human voice, its physiology and rehabilitation. Revista de Logopedia, Foniatria y Audiologia, 33, 36–49.
  • Carding, P. (2000). Evaluating voice therapy: Measuring the effectiveness of treatment. London: Whurr Publishers.
  • Carding, P. N., Horsley, I. A., & Docherty, G. J. (1999). A study of the effectiveness of voice therapy in the treatment of 45 patients with nonorganic dysphonia. Journal of Voice, 13, 72–104.
  • Carding, P. N., Horsley, I. A., & Docherty, G. J. (1998). The effectiveness of voice therapy for patients with non-organic dysphonia. Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences, 23, 310–318.
  • Chan, A. K., McCabe, P., & Madill, C. J. (2013). The implementation of evidence-based practice in the management of adults with functional voice disorders: A national survey of speech-language pathologists. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 15, 334–344.
  • Cherney, L. R., Simmons-Mackie, N., Raymer, A., Armstrong, E., & Holland, A. (2013). Systematic review of communication partner training in aphasia: Methodological quality. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 15, 535–545.
  • Coleman, K., Norris, S., Weson, A., Grimmer-Somers, K., Hillier, S., Merlin, T., et al. (2009). NHMRC additional levels of evidence and grades for recommendations for developers and guidelines: Stage 2 consultation, early 2008-end June 2009. Canberra, National Health and Medical Research Council, Australia.
  • Colton, R. H., Casper, J. K., & Leonard, R. (2011). Understanding voice problems: A physiological perspective for diagnosis and treatment. Baltimore, MD: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
  • Demmink-Geertman, L. (2008). Neurovegetative symptoms and complaints before and after voice therapy for nonorganic habitual dysphonia. Journal of Voice, 22, 315–325.
  • Demmink-Geertman, L. (2010). Differential effects of voice therapies on neurovegetative symptoms and complaints. Journal of Voice, 24, 585–591.
  • Demmink-Geertman, L, & Duits-Schouten, S. (2006). The Coordination Therapy According to Elfriede Ocker (2nd ed.). Amsterdam: Harcourt Publishers.
  • Dollaghan, C. A. (2007). The handbook for evidence-based practice in communication disorders. Baltimore, MD: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.
  • Dunlap, W. P., Cortina, J. M., Vaslow, J. B., & Burke, M. J. (1996). Meta-analysis of experiments with matched groups or repeated measures designs. Psychological Methods, 1, 170–177.
  • Duong, D. N., & Kenny, D. T. (2009). Randomized controlled trial of vocal function exercises on muscle tension dysphonia in vietnamese female teachers. Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 38, 261–278.
  • Elisei, N. G. (2012). Acoustic analysis of normal and pathological voices using two different systems: Anagraf and praat. Interdisciplinaria, 29, 339–357.
  • Estill, J. (1997). Compulsory figures of voice: a user’s guide to voice quality. Santa Rosa, CA: Estill Voice Training Systems.
  • Fawcus, M. (1986). Voice disorders and their management. London: Croom Helm.
  • Fischer, M. J., Gutenbrunner, C., & Ptok, M. (2009). Intensified voice therapy: A new model for the rehabilitation of patients suffering from functional dysphonias. International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 32, 348–355.
  • García-López, I., Santiago-Pérez, S., Peñarrocha-Teres, J., del Palacio, A. J., & Gavilan, J. (2012). Laryngeal electromyography in diagnosis and treatment of voice disorders. Acta Otorrinolaringologica (English Edition), 63, 458–464.
  • Gartner-Schmidt, J. L., Roth, D. F., Zullo, T. G., & Rosen, C. A. (2013). Quantifying component parts of indirect and direct voice therapy related to different voice disorders. Journal of Voice, 27, 210–216.
  • Gravetter, F. J., & Wallnau, L. B. (2009). Statistics for the behavioral sciences (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
  • Guzmán, M., Callejas, C., Castro, C., García-Campo, P., Lavanderos, D., Valladares, M. J., et al. (2012). Therapeutic effect of semi-occluded vocal tract exercises in patients with type i muscle tension dysphonia. Revista de Logopedia, Foniatria y Audiologia, 32, 139–146.
  • Harris, T., & Harris, S. (1998). The voice clinic handbook. London: Whurr Publishers.
  • Heman-Ackah, Y. D., & Barr, A. (2006). The value of laryngeal electromyography in the evaluation of laryngeal motion abnormalities. Journal of Voice, 20, 452–460.
  • Hinckley, J. J., & Douglas, N. F. (2013). Treatment fidelity: Its importance and reported frequency in aphasia treatment studies. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 22, S279.
  • Hocevar-boltezar, I., Radšel, Z., & Zlargi, M. (1997). The role of allergy in the etiopathogenesis of laryngeal mucosal lesions. Acta Oto-Laryngologica, 117, 134–137.
  • Houtz, D. R., Roy, N., Merrill, R. M., & Smith, M. E. (2010). Differential diagnosis of muscle tension dysphonia and adductor spasmodic dysphonia using spectral moments of the long-term average spectrum. The Laryngoscope, 120, 749–757.
  • Ishii, K., Yamashita, K., Akita, M., & Hirose, H. (2000). Age-related development of the arrangement of connective tissue fibers in the lamina propria of the human vocal fold. Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 109, 1055–1064.
  • Joffe, V., & Pring, T. (2008). Children with phonological problems: a survey of clinical practice. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 43, 154–164.
  • John, A., Enderby, P., & Hughes, A. (2005). Comparing outcomes of voice therapy: A benchmarking study using the therapy outcome measure. Journal of Voice, 19, 114–123.
  • Johnson, T. S. (1985). VARP–voice abuse reduction program. New York, NY: Taylor & Francis.
  • Kaderavek, J. N., & Justice, L. M. (2010). Fidelity: An essential component of evidence-based practice in speech-language pathology. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 19, 369–379.
  • Krousel-Wood, M. (1999). Practical considerations in the measurement of outcomes in healthcare. The Ochsner Journal, 1, 187–194.
  • Kuhn, J., Toohill, R. J., Ulualp, S. O., Kulpa, J., Hofmann, C., Arndorfer, R., et al. (1998). Pharyngeal acid reflux events in patients with vocal cord nodules. The Laryngoscope, 108, 1146–1149.
  • Li, N., Heris, H., & Mongeau, H. (2013). Current understanding and future directions for vocal fold mechanobiology. Journal of Cytology & Molecular Biology, 1, 1–9.
  • Liang, F. Y., Yang, J. S., Mei, X. S., Cai, Q., Guan, Z., Zhang, B. R., et al. (2014). The vocal aerodynamic change in female patients with muscular tension dysphonia after voice training. Journal of Voice,
  • Logan, L. R., Hickman, R. R., Harris, S. R., & Heriza, C. B. (2008). Single-subject research design: Recommendations for levels of evidence and quality rating. Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 50, 99–103.
  • Ma, E. P. M., & Yiu, E. M. L. (2001). Voice activity and participation profile: Assessing the impact of voice disorders on daily activities. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 44, 511–524.
  • Martin, S. (1987). Working with dysphonics. Oxon, England: Winslow Press.
  • Martins, R. H. G., Gonçalvez, T. M., Pessin, A. B. B., & Branco, A. (2014). Aging voice: Presbyphonia. Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, 26, 1–5.
  • Maryn, Y., De Bodt, M., & Van Cauwenberge, P. (2006). Effects of biofeedback in phonatory disorders and phonatory performance: A systematic literature review. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 31, 65–83.
  • Mathieson, L. (2001). Greene and Mathieson's the voice and its disorders. London: Whurr Publishers.
  • Mathieson, L., Hirani, S. P., Epstein, R., Baken, R. J., Wood, G., & Rubin, J. S. (2009). Laryngeal manual therapy: A preliminary study to examine its treatment effects in the management of muscle tension dysphonia. Journal of Voice, 23, 353–366.
  • Menezes, M. H. M., Ubrig-Zancanella, M. T., Cunha, M. G. B., Cordeiro, G. F., Nemr, K., & Tsuji, D. H. (2011). The relationship between tongue trill performance duration and vocal changes in dysphonic women. Journal of Voice, 25, e167–e175.
  • Moher, D., Fortin, P., Jadad, A., Jüni, P., Klassen, T., Le Lorier, J., et al. (1996). Completeness of reporting of trials published in languages other than English: Implications for conduct and reporting of systematic reviews. The Lancet, 347, 363–366.
  • Moher, D., Liberati, A., Tetzlaff, J., & Altman, D. G. (2009). Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: The PRISMA statement. Annals of Internal Medicine, 151, 264–269.
  • Moncher, F. J., & Prinz, R. J. (1991). Treatment fidelity in outcome studies. Clinical Psychology Review, 11, 247–266.
  • Murray, E., McCabe, P., & Ballard, K. J. (2012). A comparison of two treatments for childhood apraxia of speech: Methods and treatment protocol for a parallel group randomised control trial. BMC Pediatrics, 12, 112.
  • Murray, E., McCabe, P. & Ballard, K. J. (2014). A systematic review of treatment outcomes for children with childhood apraxia of speech. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 23, 486–504.
  • Murray, E., Power, E., Togher, L., McCabe, P., Munro, N., & Smith, K. (2013). The reliability of methodological ratings for speechBITE using the PEDro-P scale. International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 48, 297–306.
  • Nanjundeswaran, C., Li, N. Y., Chan, K. M., Wong, R. K., Yiu, E. M.-L., & Verdolini-Abbott, K. (2012). Preliminary data on prevention and treatment of voice problems in student teachers. Journal of Voice, 26, 816.e811–816.e812.
  • O’Donnell, C. L. (2008). Defining, conceptualizing, and measuring fidelity of implementation and its relationship to outcomes in K–12 curriculum intervention research. Review of Educational Research, 78, 33–84.
  • Parker, R. I., Vannest, K. J., & Brown, L. (2009). The improvement rate difference for single-case research. Exceptional Children, 75, 135–150.
  • Perdices, M., Schultz, R., Tate, R., McDonald, S., Togher, L., Savage, S., et al. (2006). The evidence base of neuropsychological rehabilitation in acquired brain impairment (ABI): How good is the research? Brain Impairment, 7, 119–132.
  • Perry, A. R., & Shaw, M. A. (2000). Evaluation of functional outcomes (speech, swallowing and voice) in patients attending speech pathology after head and neck cancer treatment (s): Development of a multi-centre database. Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 114, 605–615.
  • Prater, R. J., & Swift, R. W. (1984). Manual of voice therapy. Boston Mass: College-Hill Press.
  • Rattenbury, H. J., Carding, P. N., & Finn, P. (2004). Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of voice therapy using transnasal flexible laryngoscopy: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Voice, 18, 522–533.
  • Rees, C. J., Blalock, P. D., Kemp, S. E., Halum, S. L., & Koufman, J. A. (2007). Differentiation of adductor-type spasmodic dysphonia from muscle tension dysphonia by spectral analysis. Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery, 137, 576–581.
  • Robey, R. R. (2004). A five-phase model for clinical-outcome research. Journal of Communication Disorders, 37, 401–411.
  • Roy, N. (2012). Optimal dose-response relationships in voice therapy. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 14, 419–423.
  • Roy, N., Barkmeier-Kraemer, J., Eadie, T., Sivasankar, M. P., Mehta, D., Paul, D., et al. (2013). Evidence-based clinical voice assessment: A systematic review. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 22, 212–226.
  • Roy, N., Merrill, R. M., Gray, S. D., & Smith, E. M. (2005). Voice disorders in the general population: Prevalence, risk factors, and occupational impact. Laryngoscope, 115, 1988–1995.
  • Roy, N., Nissen, S. L., Dromey, C., & Sapir, S. (2009). Articulatory changes in muscle tension dysphonia: Evidence of vowel space expansion following manual circumlaryngeal therapy. Journal of Communication Disorders, 42, 124–135.
  • Ruotsalainen, J. H., Sellman, J., Lehto, L., Jauhiainen, M., & Verbeek, J. H. (2007). Interventions for treating functional dysphonia in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 3, 1–28.
  • Ruotsalainen, J. H., Sellman, J., Lehto, L., & Verbeek, J. (2008). Systematic review of the treatment of functional dysphonia and prevention of voice disorders. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 138, 557–565.
  • Sataloff, R. T., Hawkshaw, M. J., Divi, V., & Heman-Ackah, Y. D. (2007). Physical examination of voice professionals. Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America, 40, 953–969.
  • Sauder, C., Roy, N., Tanner, K., Houtz, D. R., & Smith, M. E. (2010). Vocal function exercises for presbylaryngis: a multidimensional assessment of treatment outcomes. Annals of Otology Rhinology and Laryngology-Including Supplements, 119, 460–467.
  • Schlosser, R. W., Wendt, O., & Sigafoos, J. (2007). Not all systematic reviews are created equal: Considerations for appraisal. Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention, 1, 138–150.
  • Schulz, K. F., Chalmers, I., Hayes, R. J., & Altman, D. G. (1995). Empirical evidence of bias. JAMA: the Journal of the American Medical Association, 273, 408–412.
  • Schwartz, S. R., Cohen, S. M., Dailey, S. H., Rosenfeld, R. M., Deutsch, E. S., Gillespie, M. B., et al. (2009). Clinical practice guideline: hoarseness (dysphonia). Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, 141, S1–S31.
  • Smith, E., Verdolini, K., Gray, S., Nichols, S., Lemke, J., Barkmeier, J., et al. (1996). Effect of voice disorders on quality of life. Journal of Medical Speech-Language Pathology, 4, 223–244.
  • Speyer, R. (2008). Effects of voice therapy: A systematic review. Journal of Voice, 22, 565–580.
  • Stemple, J. C. (1984). Clinical voice pathology: Theory and management. Columbus, OH: Charles E. Merrill.
  • Tate, R. L., Mcdonald, S., Perdices, M., Togher, L., Schultz, R., & Savage, S. (2008). Rating the methodological quality of single-subject designs and n-of-1 trials: Introducing the Single-Case Experimental Design (SCED) Scale. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 18, 385–401.
  • Tate, R. L., Perdices, M., Rosenkoetter, U., Wakim, D., Godbee, K., Togher, L., et al. (2013). Revision of a method quality rating scale for single-case experimental designs and n-of-1 trials: The 15-item Risk of Bias in N-of-1 Trials (RoBiNT) Scale. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 23, 619–638.
  • Thalheimer, W., & Cook, S. (2002). How to calculate effect sizes from published research: A simplified methodology. Work-Learning Research. www.work-learning.com/effect_sizes.htm. pp. 1–9.
  • Thyme, K., & Frøkjær-Jensen, B. (2001). The accent method: A rational voice therapy in theory & practice. Speechmark Publishing Limited, UK.
  • Togher, L., Schultz, R., Tate, R., McDonald, S., Perdices, M., Smith, K., et al. (2009). The methodological quality of aphasia therapy research: An investigation of group studies using the PsycBITETM evidence-based practice database. Aphasiology, 23, 694–706.
  • Van Lierde, K. M., Claeys, S., De Bodt, M., & van Cauwenberge, P. (2007). Long-Term Outcome of Hyperfunctional Voice Disorders Based on a Multiparameter Approach. Journal of Voice, 21, 179–188.
  • Verdolini, A. K. (2008). Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy: Clinician manual. San Diego, CA: Plural Publishing Inc.
  • Voerman, M. S., Langeveld, A. P. M., & Van Rossum, M. A. (2009). Retrospective study of 116 patients with non-organic voice disorders: Efficacy of mental imagery and laryngeal shaking. Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 123, 528–534.
  • Warren, S. F., Fey, M. E., & Yoder, P. J. (2007). Differential treatment intensity research: A missing link to creating optimally effective communication interventions. Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews, 13, 70–77.
  • Watson, T. S., Allen, S. J., & Allen, K. D. (1993). Ventricular fold dysphonia - Application of biofeedback technology to a rare voice disorder. Behavior Therapy, 24, 439–446.
  • Wilson, S. (1987). Voice problems in children (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
  • Ziegler, A., Gillespie, A. I., & Verdolini Abbott, K. (2010). Behavioral treatment of voice disorders in teachers. Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica, 62, 9–23.
  • Zvoch, K. (2012). How does fidelity of implementation matter? Using multilevel models to detect relationships between participant outcomes and the delivery and receipt of treatment. American Journal of Evaluation, 33, 547–565.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.