Prior to the introduction of LSVT, speech therapy for individuals with hypokinetic dysarthria, secondary to Parkinson’s disease, followed a traditional speech therapy model, which focused on articulation, rate, respiration and/or voice. The success of these treatments on this population has been shown to be minimal. (Fox, Morrison, Ramig, & Sapir, 2002; Ramig, Countryman, Thompson, Horii, 1995).
A review of the literature found little research investigating the efficacy of traditional speech therapy…
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