The effects of surface electrical stimulation plus voice therapy in Parkinson's disease.
J Laryngol Otol
; 137(7): 775-781, 2023 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-36102328
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This study aimed to assess the effects of surface electrical stimulation plus voice therapy on voice in dysphonic patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease.METHOD:
Patients were assigned to 3 treatment groups (n = 28 per group) and received daily treatment for 3 weeks on 5 days a week. All three groups received voice therapy (usual care). In addition, two groups received surface electrical stimulation, either motor-level or sensory-level stimulation. A standardised measurement protocol to evaluate therapeutic effects included the Voice Handicap Index and videolaryngostroboscopy.RESULTS:
Voice Handicap Index and videolaryngostroboscopic assessment showed statistically significant differences between baseline and post-treatment across all groups, without any post-treatment differences between the three groups.CONCLUSION:
Intensive voice therapy (usual care) improved idiopathic Parkinson's disease patients' self-assessment of voice impairment and the videolaryngostroboscopic outcome score. However, surface electrical stimulation used as an add-on to usual care did not improve idiopathic Parkinson's disease patients' self-assessment of voice impairment or the videolaryngostroboscopic outcome scores any further.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Parkinson Disease
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Voice
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Voice Disorders
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Electric Stimulation Therapy
Type of study:
Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
J Laryngol Otol
Year:
2023
Document type:
Article