Lee Silverman Voice Treatment
Definition
Lee Silverman voice treatment (LSVT) is a technique for improving the voice volume of patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) and other neurological disorders.
Purpose
Most patients with PD experience a decreased voice volume and decreased intelligibility of their speech as their disease progresses. The purpose of LSVT is to reverse that decline by focusing the patient's attention on increasing voice volume through an intensive set of exercises. The treatment program was developed by two speech language pathologists, and is named after one of the first patients to undergo the program.
Precautions
The treatment program is entirely safe, as it consists only of vocal exercises.
Description
The LSVT program occurs in 16 one-hour sessions given four times per week and spaced over one...
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