Clinical Voice Pathology: Theory and Management

Clinical Voice Pathology: Theory and Management

A classic work, now in its fifth edition, <i>Clinical Voice Pathology: Theory and Management</i>, is a compilation of the authors many years of experience in a multitude of settings and addresses a considerable range of voice disorders in various populations and from various etiologies including medical, environmental, social, psychological, occupational, and even idiopathic threats to vocal health. The addition of world-renowned coauthor, Nelson Roy, brings this fifth edition even more valuable experience in clinical voice disorders research. <P> Whether a typical voice user, occupational voice user, elite vocal performer, head and neck cancer client, or an individual who has lost the ability to communicate competently and confidently due to a detrimental voice change, each patient presents a unique diagnostic dilemma: how best to return the voice to its optimal condition? This text thoroughly answers this question through explaining and illustrating the knowledge necessary to treat and manage voice disorders. <P> Key features to the fifth edition: <ul> <li>Provides the history and common causes of voice disorders, introducing the interdisciplinary background essential to successful voice therapy and treatment planning</li> <li>Details the anatomy and physiology of voice production to aid in identification and evaluation measures</li> <li>Reviews criteria for a comprehensive voice assessment, such as high speed digital imaging and videokymography tools, as well as several voice therapy approaches, including hygienic, symptomatic, psychogenic, physiologic, and eclectic treatments</li> <li>Highlights current clinical evidence that either supports or refutes popular voice therapy treatments for conditions such as papilloma, mutational falsetto, and transgendered voice</li> <li>Presents the pathologies of the laryngeal mechanism, organized according to ASHA s Classification Manual for Voice Disorders</li> <li>Provides guidance for management and rehabilitation of the laryngectomized patient, outlining the complementary roles of the interdisciplinary treatment team to manage multiple treatment goals </li> <P> With entirely new artwork, full color inserts, case examples, and multimedia images of pathologies, <i>Clinical Voice Pathology, Fifth Edition</i>, not only maintains but also significantly improves on the standards set by its previous editions.