Jul 18, 2024 · Lee Silverman voice treatment (LSVT LOUD) — an intensive, strictly protocolised speech and language therapy — is efficacious for managing dysarthria due to Parkinson's disease.

The LSVT program is based on five fundamental concepts: (1) thinking loud; (2) high speech effort; (3) intensive treatment; (4) recalibrating loudness level; and (5) quantifying improvements.

The Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT): A Practical Guide to Treating the Voice and Speech Disorders in Parkinson Disease. National Center for Voice and Speech, IA, USA (1995).

Thus a combination of behavioral speech therapy, specifically the LSVT LOUD approach, in medically managed people with PD appears at present to be the most effective type of speech intervention ...

Jul 25, 2020 · The LSVT LOUD companion (LSVT LOUD-C) is specially programmed to collect data and provide feedback as it guides people through the treatment exercises, enabling them to participate in …

Jun 18, 2010 · In the so-called "Training BIG" physiotherapy program, derived from the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT), and now known as LSVT BIG, patients complete multiple repetitions …

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Intevsive Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD) for PD Given the large research base supporting training-increased vocal loudness via LSVT LOUD, it is beneficial to examine this specific treatment protocol ...