The effectiveness of the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) for improving speech and voice production at 12 and 24 months post-treatment in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A Critical Review of the literature
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This critical review examines the long term (12 and 24 month) effectiveness of LSVT on improving speech and voice production in patients with Parkinson’s disease. Study designs reviewed included two randomized control trial studies, two single subject multiple baseline studies, and one single group pre-posttest study. Results provided suggestive evidence supporting the long term effectiveness of LSVT in improving some aspects of speech and voice in the clinical setting; however, evidence supporting the generalization of treatment effects to functional communication in natural environments is inconclusive.
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