Posts Tagged Speech disorders

Florence, Italy – LSVT LOUD Training and Certification

LSVT LOUD is coming to Florence, Italy! Read on to find out all the details.

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Bremen, Germany – LSVT LOUD Training and Certification

LSVT LOUD is coming to Bremen, Germany! Read on to find out all the details.

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Deep Brain Stimulation and LSVT LOUD: Communication Challenges and Treatment Solutions

Our October 2019 Public Webinar will discuss unique communication challenges faced by individuals post-Deep Brain Stimulation. Read on to find out more information!

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Tokyo, Japan – LSVT LOUD Training and Certification

LSVT LOUD is coming to Tokyo, Japan! Read on to find out all the details.

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Vannes, France – LSVT LOUD Training and Certification

LSVT LOUD is coming to Vannes, France! Read on to find out all the details.

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“I’m getting better all the time!”

When I was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease three years ago, my family had noticed a tremor in my right hand and changes in the way that I walked.  I did not, however, notice any changes in my voice. What I did notice more and more, is how often my husband asked me to repeat myself!  I was convinced he was going deaf. 

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Speech Treatment in Parkinson’s Disease: Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT)

This randomized controlled trial contributes to closing the gap on effective speech treatments for Parkinson’s. It provides additional support for voice (LSVT LOUD) as an efficacious target when delivered intensively in the treatment of speech in PD with outcomes sustained for both objective (SPL) and participant-reported (CETI-M) measures.

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“I have grown in confidence”

My name is Kevin, and I have been the headmaster of a large co-ed primary school in Zimbabwe for the past thirty years, ten of which I have had Parkinson’s. In February of 2017, I had Deep Brain Stimulation, and one of the side effects of this was that my speech became slurred and soft. My daughter, who is a speech and language pathologist, recommended that I have LSVT LOUD.

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