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Voice Therapy in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Guidelines for Clinical Practice (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a growing population of people needing voice therapy services. People with severe COVID-19 cases of the disease may have vocal impairments related to invasive extended periods of mechanical ventilation. People with mild COVID-19 cases can still develop mild to moderate dysphonia. Since COVID-19 is a respiratory syndrome, extra […]
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Sleep Supports Memory and Learning: Implications for Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Memory is involved in every task completed throughout the day. Our memory acquisition, maintenance, and information retrieval allow us to be successful with home, school, work, and community responsibilities. Ifour patients can recall and apply newly learned strategies, they can be generalized outside of the therapy room. Good sleep helps with this memory process of […]
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Social Media and People With Traumatic Brain Injury: A Metasynthesis Research Informing a Framework for Rehabilitation Clinical Practice, Policy, and Training (2021)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Social media is a daily method for communicating with family and friends. However, this communication form may become more difficult after a brain injury because of social cognition deficits and limited to no social cues to guide social behavior. In-person communication provides more context to understand humor or sarcasm. Social media does not always allow […]
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A Study of Vocal Facilitating Techniques Compared to Manual Circumlaryngeal Therapy in Teachers with Muscle Tension Dysphonia (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) is frequently diagnosed within the teaching profession because it makes up the largest group of professional voice users worldwide. Teaching can cause environmental factors such as poor vocal hygiene and psychological factors such as emotional and physical stress on the voice. All of this puts teachers at a higher risk for […]
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The Impact of Parkinson’s Disease on Breath Pauses and Their Relationship to Speech Impairments: A Longitudinal Study (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
During conversations, the respiratory physiological and cognitive-linguistic systems need to coordinate to follow appropriate breath pauses, syntax, and punctuation. With normal aging, the respiratory system does change with reduced elastic recoil of the lungs, respiratory muscle strength, and chest wall compliance. To compensate for these changes, older adults increase the number of appropriate syntax breaths […]
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Improving Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients Pre-and Post-COVID-19 (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Whether it’s planned or unexpected, a hospitalization can often cause patients to be anxious with all the unknown procedures and treatments involved with the care and the medical professional involved. When a patient cannot communicate effectively with family members or caregivers, this can amplify fear, stress, and anxiety. Patients are three times more likely to […]
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Respiratory Muscle Training in Stroke Patients with Respiratory Muscle Weakness, Dysphagia, and Dysarthria – A Prospective Randomized Trial (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
After a stroke, people frequently have difficulties with swallowing, respiratory muscle weakness, impaired voluntary cough, decreased peak expiratory flow, reduced fitness abilities, and dysarthria. Inspiratory muscle training (MIT) is known to improve inspiratory muscle strength and endurance within eight weeks to achieve >90% expected maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP) for people with chronic stroke. Expiratory muscle […]
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Depression in Poststroke Aphasia (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Poststroke depression is poorly understood; it is estimated that about 60% of individuals with aphasia have depression at some point during their stroke recovery. Often individuals with aphasia are excluded from research studies because of the inability to complete self-reported questionnaires frequently used for depression assessment procedures. Individuals with aphasia represent a high-risk population who […]
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Speech-Language Pathology Guidance for Tracheostomy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An International Multidisciplinary Perspective (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Patients with tracheostomy increase the exposure risks for speech-language pathologists (SLPs) and other frontline healthcare providers because of the direct contact with the mucosal surface, secretions, and aerosols. The reflexes of sneezing and coughing should be assumed grossly intact for awake patients, which increases the frequency of aerosolization during procedures. Many hospital procedures can cause […]
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How Is Quality of Life Assessed in People with Dementia? A Systematic Literature Review and a Primer for Speech-Language Pathologists (2020)

January 13, 2022 by Megan Berg.
Person-centered care (PCC) is an accepted care guideline that focuses on the whole person’s physical, cognitive, and emotional needs. PCC has four principles to achieve this goal of considering the entire person. The first goal of PCC is to maximize the person’s ability to participate in care decisions and valued activities. The second goal is […]
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