Condition 1: Forward head posture. Condition 2: Primary muscle tension dysphonia. Abnormal posture Dysphonia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: physiotherapeutic manual therapy (myofascial release) and controlled (timed) breathing. (single session) Manual therapy is performed in a single 30-minute ses
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Women between the ages of 18 and 55 years old Have been diagnosed with primary muscle tension dysphonia by an otolaryngologist Have a forward head posture; craniovertebral angle less than or equal to 50 degrees After being informed about the study conditions, they expressed their informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Neurological disorders involving the larynx Receiving speech therapy or voice-related treatments and physiotherapy of related areas at the same time as the study or 3 months before it An acute or chronic upper respiratory tract infection or cold Lumps, wounds, scars, excessive fatty tissue, or a history of surgery or radiotherapy in the anterior neck
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Harmonic to noise ratio. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using Praat software and based on decibels. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall severity of dysphonia. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: The overall severity section of the Persian version of the Consensus auditory-perceptual evaluation of voice.;Jitter or frequency perturbation. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using Praat software under the title Jitter (local) and based on percentage.;Shimmer or amplitude perturbation. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using Praat software under the title Shimmer (local), and based on percentage.;Cepstral Peak Prominence. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using Praat software and based on decibels.;Smoothed Cepstral Peak Prominence. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using Praat software and based on decibels.;Frequency and intensity of vocal tract discomfort. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Vocal tract discomfort scale- Persian.;Pressure pain threshold. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using an algometer.;Neck ranges of motion. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Using a goniometer. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactNargess Sadeghi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed