How effective are treatments for voice disorders?
ASHA has written a treatment efficacy summary on voice disorders [PDF] that describes evidence about how well treatment works. This summary is useful not only to individuals with voice disorders and their caregivers but also to insurance companies considering payment for much needed services for voice disorders.
What do SLPs do when working with individuals with vocal fold paralysis?
The Preferred Practice Patterns for the Profession of Speech-Language Pathology outline the common practices followed by SLPs when engaging in various aspects of the profession. The Preferred Practice Patterns for voice assessment and intervention are outlined in sections 34 and 35.
Additional information about the role of the SLP is available in the article "Paradoxical Vocal Fold Motion: A Tutorial on a Complex Disorder and the Speech-Language Pathologist's Role" [PDF].
Research articles on PVFM
Journal article abstracts about PVFM are available online.
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See also:
Paradoxical Vocal Fold Movement (PVFM)
Paradoxical Vocal Fold Movement (PVFM): Causes and Number
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