Posts Tagged Speech therapy

Big and Loud Program puts the ‘LOUD’ in treating patients with Parkinson’s

On February 19, 2020   /   LSVT In The Community  
Find LSVT Clinicians View Courses & Products Parkinson’s Disease doesn’t just affect a person’s body, but it can affect their confidence. That’s why therapists at Sanford are meeting with patients at the Wellness Center in Mandan to help. There have been more than 25 years of research and studies proving the LSVT Big and Loud treatment is helping people with Parkinson’s. ‘Big and Loud’ combines speech therapy and physical therapy to help people with Parkinson’s communicate and move more easily. The ‘Big’ side focuses on helping patients move faster and taking bigger steps. The ‘Loud’ side helps more with voice and speech, which makes this program unique from other Parkinson’s programs. Each patient attends classes four times a week, for four weeks. KX News got to sit in on one of the sessions to see just how powerful the program is.Continue Reading →
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Istanbul, Turkey – LSVT LOUD Training and Certification

On February 2, 2020   /    

LSVT LOUD is coming to Istanbul, Turkey! Read on to find out all the details.

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New York City, NY – LSVT LOUD Training and Certification

On January 24, 2020   /    

LSVT LOUD is coming to New York City, New York! Read on to find out all the details.

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LSVT Global Team Member Spotlight! Thomas J Gangemi, PT, DPT, CLT, MBA

On January 3, 2020   /   Main Blog, Featured  

Learn more about our LSVT Global Team member Thomas J Gangemi, PT, DPT, CLT, MBA. Tom is part of our LSVT BIG Faculty and a clinical consultant. Thank you, Tom, for your generous and giving spirit towards your colleagues, LSVT BIG clinicians and people and families living with Parkinson’s disease.

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Research and Clinical Updates in LSVT LOUD and LSVT BIG

On December 18, 2019   /    

Our December 2019 Public Webinar will discuss the most recent research and clinical advances related to intensive behavioral treatment for vocal loudness (LSVT LOUD) and body movement (LSVT BIG) for individuals with Parkinson’s disease and beyond. Read on to find out more information!

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

On December 9, 2019   /   Main Blog, Featured  

“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 Global Team Member Spotlight! Jenifer Bannon

On December 3, 2019   /   Main Blog  

Learn more about our LSVT Global Team member Jenifer Bannon. Jenifer serves as our Event & Online Group Coordinator. Thank you, Jenifer, for your sincere caring and diligent service to all our customers, clinicians, people and families living with Parkinson’s and fellow colleagues.

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Florence, Italy – LSVT LOUD Training and Certification

On November 9, 2019   /    

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

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LSVT Global Team Member Spotlight! Elizabeth Peterson, M.A., CCC-SLP

On October 30, 2019   /   Main Blog  

Learn more about our LSVT Global Team member Elizabeth Peterson. Beth serves as an LSVT LOUD Course Faculty, our Webinar Coordinator, and a Clinical Research at LSVT Global. Thank you Beth for your enduring commitment to improving lives of people with Parkinson’s and dedication to training the therapists who deliver LSVT LOUD.

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Not enough hours in the day for documentation? Get the LSVT Companion – a speech therapy data collection option.

On October 23, 2019   /   Main Blog  

The LSVT Companion is a one of a kind device for LSVT LOUD treatment. It consists of a software program paired with an external calibrated microphone that offers valid and reliable acoustic measurement of sound pressure level (SPL), frequency and duration. The data collection is specifically tailored to the LSVT LOUD protocol and offers automated data averaging for fast and efficient summary treatment results.

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