Lessac-Madson Resonant Voice Therapy
The Purpose of Resonant Voice Therapy
Resonant Voice Therapy (RVT) was developed by Arthur Lessac and Katherine Verdolini in the 1970s and is a Holistic Approach. According to Stemple, Roy and Klaben (2014), the purpose of the study is to achieve a strong and clean voice with the least amount of effort and the impact between the vocal folds. This helps minimize the amount of injury and continues maintain the health of the vocal folds. RVT involves oral sensation on the alveolar ridge to use phonation.
How and Why Resonant Voice Therapy is performed RVT is a 7 stage program. The first step is training for using RVT is repeating the word /molm/ at both a high and low pitches. The pharynx should be open for the /ol/ part while during the /m/ part the facial bones, nose and mouth should resonate (Stemple, Roy and Klaben, 2014). This is crucial for respiration system muscles …show more content…
When using this loud speech, the patient improves respiratory support, articulation, facial expression and animation (Stemple, Roy and Klaben, 2014). The LSVT approach are important techniques for improving voice quality.
How and Why Lee Silverman Voice Treatment is performed When using LSVT, the patient needs to follow 5 main concepts (Stemple, Roy and Klaben, 2014). According to Stemple, Roy and Klaben (2014), the first concept is to “think loud, think shout”, the second concept is “speech effort must be high”, the 3rd concept is “treatment must be intensive”, the fourth concept is patient must recalibrate their loudness level and the 5th concept is that improvements are quantified over time. Visual feedback is used to show the patients the level of loudness that they need to achieve. LVST focuses mostly on the respiratory system, resonance and phonation.
Efficacy of the Study, Level and Study Design of Lee Silverman Voice
The Purpose of Resonant Voice Therapy
Resonant Voice Therapy (RVT) was developed by Arthur Lessac and Katherine Verdolini in the 1970s and is a Holistic Approach. According to Stemple, Roy and Klaben (2014), the purpose of the study is to achieve a strong and clean voice with the least amount of effort and the impact between the vocal folds. This helps minimize the amount of injury and continues maintain the health of the vocal folds. RVT involves oral sensation on the alveolar ridge to use phonation.
How and Why Resonant Voice Therapy is performed RVT is a 7 stage program. The first step is training for using RVT is repeating the word /molm/ at both a high and low pitches. The pharynx should be open for the /ol/ part while during the /m/ part the facial bones, nose and mouth should resonate (Stemple, Roy and Klaben, 2014). This is crucial for respiration system muscles …show more content…
When using this loud speech, the patient improves respiratory support, articulation, facial expression and animation (Stemple, Roy and Klaben, 2014). The LSVT approach are important techniques for improving voice quality.
How and Why Lee Silverman Voice Treatment is performed When using LSVT, the patient needs to follow 5 main concepts (Stemple, Roy and Klaben, 2014). According to Stemple, Roy and Klaben (2014), the first concept is to “think loud, think shout”, the second concept is “speech effort must be high”, the 3rd concept is “treatment must be intensive”, the fourth concept is patient must recalibrate their loudness level and the 5th concept is that improvements are quantified over time. Visual feedback is used to show the patients the level of loudness that they need to achieve. LVST focuses mostly on the respiratory system, resonance and phonation.
Efficacy of the Study, Level and Study Design of Lee Silverman Voice