Shamim Ghazi

Department of Speech Therapy, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.

[ 1 ] - Investigating the relationship between the Dysphonia Severity Index (DSI) and the speech and voice severity of Parkinson disease patients

   Objectives: The present study aimed at investigating the relationship between Dysphonia Severity Index (DSI) and disease speech and voice severity of Parkinson disease (PD) patients. Method. This study was a cross-sectional ones, carried out on 45 PD patients with the age range of 50 to 75 years, who were randomly selected. The Hoehn and Yahr Scale (H.Y Scale) was employed to measure the le...

[ 2 ] - Immediate effects of vocal warm-up exercises on elementary teachers' voice

Introduction: Teachers are a large group of professional voice users who are exposed to many voice problems. Vocal warm-up exercises (VWUE) can prepare the muscles involved in vocalization before teaching and can reduce voice damage in teachers. However, limited studies have examined the effects of VWUE on teachers' voices. Therefore, the present study was conducted to investigate the immediate...

[ 3 ] - The Effect of the 5 Minute Premature Infant Oral Motor Intervention (PIOMI) Versus the 15 Minute Oral Stimulation Program for Breastfeeding Achievement in Term Infants with Feeding Problems: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Objectives: Feeding problems can occur in early-term infants born at 37 weeks; Early-term and term infants may benefit from oral motor therapy to attain successful breastfeeding. The present study aimed to determine the impact of the 5-minute premature infant oral motor intervention (PIOMI) and the 15-minute oral stimulation program (15 minute Oral Stimulation Program) on 37-41 week infants in ...