Posts Tagged Cerebral Palsy

LSVT LOUD® for Kids: Helping Children Find Their Voice

Click HERE to access the handout If you are a speech-language pathologist, physical therapist, or occupational therapist or assistant and would like a certificate for viewing a public on demand webinar, please follow the below steps: View the webinar in its entirety. Click HERE to complete a survey. LSVT Global will verify your viewing of the webinar and email you a certificate. NOTE: LSVT Global webinars are not state or ASHA-registered for CEUs so you will need to retain your certificate if you would like to self-report your activity. Did you know a speech therapy method originally created for adults is now helping children speak more clearly? This webinar will show how LSVT LOUD® – a proven voice treatment program – has been successfully adapted to help kids with speech challenges like those seen in cerebral palsy and Down syndrome. This webinar will include real-world case studies, research, and clinical insights into these evidence-based therapies. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the specific benefits of LSVT for pediatric populations, highlighting key adaptations for younger patients and offering a glimpse into the exciting future of these therapies across the lifespan.  Continue Reading

New Study Explores LSVT LOUD® for Adults with Cerebral Palsy

A 2025 study by Kim and colleagues investigated the effectiveness of LSVT LOUD® – a voice therapy program originally designed for people with Parkinson’s disease – for adults with cerebral palsy (CP). The research tested both in-person and telehealth versions of the extended LSVT-X protocol (16 session over 8 weeks, read original study by Spielman et al., 2007). Outcome measures focused on voice and speech, swallowing, and quality of life. The study included 16 adults with CP, ranging from mild to profound speech impairments.

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LSVT LOUD® Applied to Adults with Cerebral Palsy: Two Single-Subject Studies

Learn more about the application of LSVT LOUD® to Adults with Cerebral Palsy.

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MDS Virtual Conference – LSVT Global’s Posters

LSVT Global shares innovative new research at the MDS Virtual Congress, 2020. Check out our six poster presentations and learn more about the ever-evolving research behind LSVT LOUD and LSVT BIG!

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Effects of an intensive voice treatment on articulatory function and speech intelligibility in children with motor speech disorders: A phase one study

Our results indicate that by focusing on a single target (healthy vocal loudness), clinicians may also observe positive therapeutic changes to articulatory function and intelligibility.

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Intensive speech therapy (LSVT LOUD) for clients with Down syndrome and cerebral palsy – one clinician’s experience.

“We started using the LOUD program with a teen and 4-year-old with Down syndrome. Both families reported their child to be easier to understand, more talkative, more fluent, and had multiple unsolicited feedback from teachers, friends, distant family members, and church acquaintances about these changes…” Read on to learn more.

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LSVT LOUD®… for KIDS!

LSVT LOUD is an intensive, neuroplasticity-based treatment that addresses a range of communication impairments and is personalized to the unique communication goals of each child.

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