A Narrative Review on Laryngeal Manual Therapy Methods in Muscle Tension Dysphonia: Manual Techniques, Target Structures, and Tension Criteria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Laryngeal manual therapy (LMT) has been known as one of the main techniques for decreasing musculoskeletal tension in the (para) laryngeal muscles in dysphonic patients, especially patients with muscle tension dysphonia (MTD).

Objective

A narrative review on the available LMT methods in MTD.

Study design

(Method).A review on the literature regarding to the LMT methods in MTD was conducted using electronic databases up to December 2022. To identify all eligible literature, hand searching was also utilized. Moreover, articles and books in which LMT methods were introduced or used for the first time, or had innovation and were complementary for previous LMT methods were included. Relevant sources were identified by two reviewers based on screened titles/abstra

SUBMITTER: Rezaee Rad A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11456096 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature