This critical review investigates evidence regarding the efficacy of fluency intervention programs delivered via a highor low-tech telehealth format. Study designs include expert opinion, case reports, single subject experimental designs, and randomized controlled trials. Overall, the evidence supports the use of this therapy delivery format as an effective alternative to face-to-face contact w...

This critical review examines the effects of ultrasound technology as a visual biofeedback tool as an adjunct to speech therapy on the productive speech intelligibility of adolescents and young adults with moderate to profound hearing impairments. Study designs include: case study and single subject design. Overall, research suggests a facilitative role of this technology in developing more typ...

This critical review examines the effects of two different types of neurosurgical interventions for generalized dystonia, brain lesioning procedures and deep brain stimulation (DBS). Study designs include: single-group posttest only (2), single-group pre-posttest (3), and mixed (between and within) randomized clinical trial (1). Reports on brain lesioning studies showed evidence that surgery ha...

This critical review examines efficacy of CILT in comparison to traditional treatment methods for adults with aphasia as well as the efficacy of modified versions of the original CILT protocol. Study designs include: individual series pre-post treatment (3), mixed randomized clinical trial (RCT) (2), mixed non-randomized clinical trial (NRCT) (2), mixed randomized block (1) designs. Overall, re...

exclusivism is among the matters of dispute among the theologians and advocates of religions, which has since long ago been of interest to the christian theologians and emphasized by them and now is facing various challenges. in this writing, only their out-religious reasons, such as referring other religions to christianity, the resurrection of jesus and similar issues are presented from major...

Cerebral palsy (CP) affects approximately 1-2/1000 births each year, making it one of the most common motor disorders amongst children (Paneth & Hong, 2006). Cerebral palsy has recently been defined as an umbrella term that describes a movement or posture disorder that is caused by a non-progressive interference, lesion, or abnormality in the immature brain. It is a permanent, yet unchanging di...

This review examined the published evidence for the existence of a relationship between folate and/or vitamin B12 status and age-related hearing loss, otherwise known as presbycusis. Based on vascular research, it was hypothesized that a decline in folate or vitamin B12 levels could detrimentally affect the highly-vascularized cochlea, especially the stria vascularis, thus resulting in increase...

The purpose of this critical review is to examine the effects of Montessori-based Dementia Programming (MBDP) on engagement within social contexts. Using a computerized database search strategy of studies published from 2000 to present, four papers were selected to be included in this review. Study designs include: a mixed-design treatment study, a mixed-design treatment study and non-experimen...

This critical review examines the effects of free-fluid protocols on individuals with thinliquid dysphagia. A literature search was completed resulting in two studies, four abstracts, and one book chapter that met the inclusion criteria. Study designs included randomized control trials, nonrandomized between groups, and single group. Overall, the research suggests that free-fluid protocols do n...

(Central) auditory processing disorder (C)APD has been defined as a neural deficit in the processing of auditory stimuli and its underlying brain activity (Chermak & Musiek, 2007), although there is no consensus in the field surrounding its definition, diagnosis, assessment or intervention (DeBonis & Moncrieff, 2008; McArthur, 2009). Auditory training is one form of intervention often used to t...