Introduction: Professionals need a multidisciplinary approach to manage oropharyngeal dysphagia (OPD). Each team member should be aware of the signs and symptoms of OPD and collaborate with other team members to reach an optimum outcome. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of Iranian physicians regarding dysphagia and speech and language therapy roles in the management...

Objectives: Learning disabilities can cause serious communication and socio-emotional disorders in students. Teachers, as specialists who are in direct contact with students on a daily basis, have an important role in identifying and referring students suspected of these disabilities. Therefore, this study investigated the role of primary school teachers’ awareness and attitude about the signs ...

For two types of motor speech disorder patients, one with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and one with olivoponto-cerebellar atrophy (OPCA), two different speech therapy methods, the Silverman method (facilitation of loud phonation) and the intonation emphasis method were used to examine the effectiveness of speech therapy. Acoustic analyses revealed wider F0 ranges in the post-therapy spe...

Background: Inadequacy of speech and voice due to velopharyngeal insufficiency is a major stigma for cleft patients. Therefore, the study of this clinical condition is essential to improve the development and social relations of children with this ailment. This study aimed to assess alterations in the speech, velopharyngeal sphincter, and larynx of patients with cleft palate and cleft lip and p...

although the function of neuro-vocal system of the human body was previously suggested in the second half of the 17th century by italian surgeon antonio valsalva”, but its use in speech therapy during the past 30 years. however, its role has not been considered properly for teaching the speech method in the schools of dramatic arts. the present study aims to shed some light on the extreme need ...