Voice Therapy

Voice therapy is an approach to treating voice disorders that involve behavioral changes coupled with direct vocal exercises. Often used as the first line of treatment for a variety of voice disorders, voice therapy is provided by a licensed and certified Speech–Language pathologist. Before voice therapy is begun by the Speech–Language pathologist, the larynx must be visualized by a physician to diagnose laryngeal pathology and/or identify the reason for the voice problem. Although a voice disorder is classified as low incidence, knowledge and competencies for voice therapy have been subdivided into various subspecialties, including care and management of the professional voice, [Page 2102]head and neck cancer voice rehabilitation, pediatric voice care, and voice therapy for neurogenic voice disorders. This entry explores the nature of voice ...