Effects of Respiratory Lung Volume Training on Speech Breathing, Voice, and Vocal Function: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Speech breathing, voice, and speaking effort outcomes showed significantly greater improvement after RLVT than after ConT in this group of participants with pMTD, with improvement maintained at 6 months post-RLVT. The higher levels of lung volume targeted in RLVT may promote more efficient vocal behavior through functional and mechanical respiratory-laryngeal interactions while decreasing speaking effort.
Authors
- Hannah B Edwards (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1885-4771)
- Soren Y. Lowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5168-8122)
- Richard T. Kelley
- Anya Freedman-Doan
- Joanne Thai
- Mariela Mercado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6141-1151)
- Raymond H. Colton
- Lisandra Pereyra Maldonado
Institutions
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- Syracuse University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1044/2025_ajslp-25-00009
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49