Voice Therapy: Clinical Case Studies, Fifth Edition - Softcover

Joseph C. Stemple; Edie Hapner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1635500354 ISBN 13: 9781635500356

Publisher: Plural Publishing, Inc., 2019

Synopsis

Voice Therapy: Clinical Case Studies, Fifth Edition provides both the student and the working clinician with a broad sampling of management strategies as presented through clinical case studies by master voice clinicians, laryngologists, and other voice care professionals. Through concise patient histories, pre- and post-treatment evaluations, and tailored therapeutic approaches, this classic text addresses assessment, management, as well as treatment and therapy approaches for a range of voice disorders; muscle tension dysphonia, glottal incompetence and neurogenic disorders, and professional voice care.

New to the Fifth Edition:

• An expanded discussion of the principles of successful voice therapy including issues of self-efficacy and patient responsibilities for their own care. (Chapter 1)
• An introduction to the concept of 'Meta-Therapy;' those clinical and personal characteristics that go beyond the therapy technique to make patients more flexible and competent users of their own vocal instruments. (Chapter 1)
• Cases describing new evidence-based therapies such as 'Conversation Training Therapy' and 'Lax Vox' therapy. (Chapters 3 and 4)
• New cases describing treatments for chronic cough, superior nerve paralysis, and vocal tremor in a singer. (Chapters 5 and 6)
• A NEW chapter on a non-traditional therapy delivery model, telepractice and therapeutic challenges not previously discussed, treatments for enhancing the transgender voice, pervasive vocal fry, and muscle tension dysphagia. (Chapter 8)

The fifth edition of this text has been extensively revised and updated and includes 54 case studies and 7 case vignettes sampling a wide variety of voice disorders with various pathologies, etiologies, and therapy techniques. Through a systematic case study format, 64 voice experts and master clinicians have provided detailed descriptions of voice assessment and management approaches and techniques. It is the ideal text for both students learning the basics of evaluation and treatment of voice disorders and practicing clinicians providing voice care.

About this title

About the Author:

Joseph C. Stemple, PhD, is professor of communication sciences and disorders in the College of Health Sciences at the University of Kentucky, where he specializes in the study of voice production and disorders. His current research interests include the biology of laryngeal muscles during exercise, the aging voice, and the central neural control of voice production. Dr. Stemple is an active national and international speaker and lecturer. Dr. Stemple is a Fellow of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Edie R. Hapner, PhD, is a speech-language pathologist with more than 30 years of experience in the treatment of speech, voice, and swallowing disorders. Dr. Hapner serves on the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Board of Directors, and has served as the coordinator of ASHA s Special Interest Group 3, Voice and Voice Disorders and multiple other ASHA committees. She is a member of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and served on the committee to develop guidelines on the evaluation and treatment of hoarseness (dysphonia, 2009). In 2013, she received an honor award from the AAO-HNS. Dr. Hapner has presented more than 100 lectures, workshops, and seminars on voice and voice disorders; authored more than 28 published articles in the area of voice and voice disorders; and published a competency based program for flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES).

Review:

"The book covers a range of common and not so common voice disorders, their pathology, etiology, assessment, and treatment. It covers the most common voice disorder, muscle tension dysphonia, as well as other disorders, such as presbyphonia, neurological voice disorders, irritable larynx syndrome, and voice issues that affect professional voice users. The area of voice disorders has changed since the previous edition, and the authors have also included information on topics such as telepractice, transgender voice therapy, and addressing the cultural phenomenon of glottal fry. The book is well organized and written in a clear fashion that both students and professionals will appreciate."

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Matthew H Rouse, MS, SLPD, Biola University, in Doody's Reviews (2019)

About this edition

• Publisher: Plural Publishing, Inc.
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1635500354
• ISBN 13: 9781635500356
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 450