(DOI:10.1159/000084136)
Immediate Effects of ‘Voice Massage’ Treatment on the Speaking Voice of Healthy SubjectsLaukkanen A.-M.a · Leppänen K.a · Tyrmi J.a · Vilkman E.baDepartment of Speech Communication and Voice Research, University of Tampere, Tampere, and bHelsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
|
|
Log in to MyKarger to check if you already have access to this content.
KAB
Buy a Karger Article Bundle (KAB) and profit from a discount!
If you would like to redeem your KAB credit, please log in.
Save over 20% compared to the individual article price.
Access via DeepDyve
- Unlimited fulltext viewing of this article
- Organize, annotate And mark up articles
- Printing And downloading restrictions apply
Article / Publication Details
Published online: May 20, 2005
Number of Print Pages: 10
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 5
ISSN: 1021-7762 (Print)
eISSN: 1421-9972 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/FPL
Abstract
‘Voice massage’ (VM) treatment includes manipulation of muscles related to speech production and voice and breathing exercises. This study investigated the effects of VM in 10 healthy subjects (5 females, 5 males). They recorded repetitions of the word ‘paappa’ at normal loudness and as softly as possible and read a text sample before and after 1-hour (1) VM treatment, (2) fast walking, (3) sitting in a library and (4) lying on a bed. Subglottic pressure was estimated from oral pressure during [p]. Transglottal flow and glottal resistance were measured. Voice production was studied with electroglottography. Fundamental frequency, sound pressure level (SPL) and alpha ratio [(SPL of the range 1–5 kHz) – (SPL of the range 50 Hz–1 kHz)] were calculated from text samples, which were also evaluated by 7 voice experts. A questionnaire was used to record subjects’ sensations. Changes after lying and sitting suggest lowered effort in phonatory muscles, while after fast walking effort seemed to increase. After VM no significant changes were observed in voice parameters or perceptual quality, but ease of phonation and reduced tension in the neck, shoulders and back were reported. The effects of VM may be partly psychological, partly related to a search of phonatory balance.
© 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel
References
-
Ylinen J, Cash M, Hämäläinen H: Urheiluhieronta (Sports Massage) (in Finnish). Laukaa, Medirehab, 1995.
-
Hemmings B, Smith M, Graydon J, Dyson R: Effects of Massage on Physiological Restoration, Perceived Recovery, and Repeated Sports Performance. Division of sport studies. University of Northampton, Northampton, 2000.
-
Hemmings BJ: Physiological, psychological and performance effects of massage therapy in sport: A review of the literature. Department of Human Movement and Sport Sciences. University of Northampton, Northampton, 2001.
-
Uvnäs Moberg K: Lung och beröring: Oxytocinets läkände verkan i kroppen. Elanders Gummerssons, Falköping, 2002.
-
Aronson AE: Clinical Voice Disorders, ed 3. New York, Thieme Stratton, 1990.
-
Dharmananda S: Treatment of throat and voice disorders with Chinese medicine (http://www.itmonline.org/arts/throat.htm, 28.7.2004).
- Roy N, Leeper HA: Effects of the manual laryngeal musculoskeletal tension reduction technique as a treatment for functional voice disorders: Perceptual and acoustic measures. J Voice 1993;7:242–249.
- Roy N, Bless DM, Heisey D, Ford CH: Manual circumlaryngeal therapy for functional dysphonia: An evaluation of short- and long-term treatment Outcomes. J Voice 1997;11:321–331.
- Ternström S, Andersson M, Bergman U: An effect of body massage on voice loudness and phonation frequency in reading. Logoped Phoniatr Vocol 2000;25:146–150.
-
Mäki K: Voice massage ja laulajat (Voice Massage and Singers; in Finnish); thesis of Church Music, Sibelius Academy, University of Kuopio, 1996.
-
Grönholm M: Voice massage – hoito ja sen vaikutus laulajien hengitykseen (Voice Massage Treatment and Its Effect on Singers’ Breathing; in Finnish); thesis in Music Pedagogy, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, 1998.
-
Nenonen T: Äänihieronta – voice massage äänihäiriöiden hoidossa (Voice Massage in the Treatment of Voice Disorders; in Finnish); MA thesis in Pedagogy, University of Joensuu, Joensuu, 1994.
-
Mustonen T: Voice massage – hoidon vaikutus hyperfunktionaaliseen dysfoniaan (Effects of Voice Massage Treatment on Hyperfunctional Dysphonia; in Finnish); MA thesis, Oulu, University of Oulu, 2000.
- Löfqvist A, Carlborg B, Kitzing P: Initial validation of an indirect measure of subglottal pressure during vowels. J Acoust Soc Am 1982;72:633–635.
- Isshiki N: Regulatory mechanism of vocal intensity variation. J Speech Hear Res 1964;7:17–29.
- Hacki T: Klassifizierung von Glottisdysfunktionen mit Hilfe der Elektroglottographie. Folia Phoniatr 1989;41:43–48.
-
Frøkjær-Jensen B, Prytz S: Registration of voice quality. Bruel & Kjaer Tech Rev 1973;3:3–17.
- Gauffin J, Sundberg J: Spectral correlates of glottal voice source waveform characterisics. J Speech Hear Res 1989;32:556–565.
- Vintturi J, Alku P, Sala E, Sihvo M, Vilkman E: Loading-related subjective symptoms during a vocal loading test with special reference to gender and some ergonomic factors. Folia Phoniatr Logop 2003;55:55–69.
Article / Publication Details
Published online: May 20, 2005
Number of Print Pages: 10
Number of Figures: 0
Number of Tables: 5
ISSN: 1021-7762 (Print)
eISSN: 1421-9972 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/FPL
Get Permission
PubMed ID
