A Music Therapy Treatment Protocol for Acquired Dysarthria Rehabilitation
Journal
Music Therapy Perspectives
Year
2008
Abstract
Dysarthria is a common form of speech impairment, affecting 20-50% of stroke patients and 10-60% of traumatic brain injury patients (Sellars, Hughes, & Langhorne, 2002). Very little research has been conducted on the effect of treatments for dysarthria and even less has been reported on rehabilitative music therapy interventions. In the current climate of evidence-based practice (Edwards, 2002) the music therapy profession needs to develop and rigorously test interventions designed to address specific disorders such as dysarthria. This paper discusses theoretical foundations for the use of singing interventions to treat dysarthria and presents a music therapy dysarthria treatment protocol incorporating vocal and respiratory exercises and therapeutic singing. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)
Music and Health Institute Terms
Music Therapy; Recreative Music Methods; Singing a Song; Stroke; Traumatic Brain Injury
Indexed Terms
Rehabilitation; Treatment; intervention; Traumatic Brain Injury; Dysarthria; acquired dysarthria rehabilitation; Speech Disorders; speech impairment; traumatic brain injury patients; treatment protocol
Study Type
Editorial, Opinions, Position Papers
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Tamplin, J., & Grocke, D. (2008). A Music Therapy Treatment Protocol for Acquired Dysarthria Rehabilitation. Music Therapy Perspectives, 26 (1), 23-29. Retrieved from https://remix.berklee.edu/mhi-citations/1679