Parkinson’s disease is the second most common degenerative brain disorder affecting adults. The National Parkinson’s Foundation estimates approximately 90,000 people are diagnosed with PD annually in ...

These intensive, monthlong interventions can help people with Parkinson’s continue to stay engaged and connected. LSVT LOUD and LSVT BIG are therapeutic approaches that address two different issues in ...

Lee Silverman Voice Treatment, or LSVT, is a two-part rehabilitation program that was developed to assist patients with Parkinson’s disease. Last week’s article explained LSVT BIG, the part of this ...

Expert Rev Neurother. 2008;8(2):297-309. The result is hypophonia, hypoprosodia and hypokinetic articulation characteristics of the dysarthria associated with PD. It is critical to recognize that the ...

An intensive voice treatment developed in the USA and known as the Lee Silverman voice treatment (LSVT LOUD) is more effective than conventional NHS speech and language therapy or no therapy for ...

STUART — Paul Doherty, of Port St. Lucie, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease 15 years ago. While this progressive disorder has affected his movement and speech, he has been able to slow the ...

Phelps offers two intensive exercise programs that have been shown to slow down the effects that Parkinson’s disease has on voice and mobility and to improve patients’ quality of life. The first, Lee ...

A major clinical trial has shown the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT LOUD ) is more effective than the current speech and language therapy commonly provided, when treating patients with ...

The SLHS Department is partnering with LSVT Global to host a Virtual Live Training & Certification Course of LVST LOUD. LVST LOUD is open to speech-language pathology professionals and students and is ...

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disorder that can significantly impact motor function and quality of life. In 2020 the total economic burden of PD in the United States was $51.9 ...

Lee Silverman Voice Treatment, or LSVT, is a two-part rehabilitation program that was developed to assist patients with Parkinson’s disease. Part one of this two-part article series will explain LSVT ...