Main description:

"Treatment of Voice Disorders, Second Edition" presents the entire range of behavioral, medical and surgical voice treatment options from the perspective of a variety of specialist practitioners with exceptional breadth and clarity. As suggested in the opening chapter, contemporary treatment of voice disorders draws on interdisciplinary expertise, and the book is true to that perspective. The team approach to voice treatment is realized through the contributions of laryngologists, speech-language pathologists, singing voice specialists, nurses, physiotherapists, acting voice trainers, and others.The reader will find discussion of various treatment procedures, including surgical, pharmacological, and behavioral. "Treatment of Voice Disorders, Second Edition" presents essential information that allows for the effective interaction of various specialties. For example, behavioral specialists can draw on the information that is given on surgery, trauma and injury, and medications. This book is at once a template for team-based treatment and a deep informational resource for treatment alternatives.Its scope and depth make it a book that the voice specialist will want to keep close at hand.
"Treatment of Voice Disorders, Second Edition" is ideal for speech-language pathology students and clinicians and is suitable for classroom use as well as for reference. It is an essential volume for anyone concerned with voice disorders.New to this edition:*New content on topics such as technology in the studio and pedagogy for children.*Many topics have been expanded to highlight current practices, to include information published since the previous edition, and to present current management approaches.*Chapters have been rewritten extensively to include the most current techniques and to reflect the latest beliefs and practices, as well as the most recent information from the evolving literature in this field.*Chapter 16 on nutrition has been completely rewritten and includes important changes in criteria and strategy, reflecting developments in nutritional science over the last decade.*New material on topics such as choral pedagogy for geriatric singers, laryngeal manipulation, and cosmetic procedures and their implications for voice professionals.

Contents:

Foreword by Raymond D. Kent, PhD. Preface. Acknowledgments. About the Author. Contributors. Dedications. Chapter 1. Voice Care Professionals: A Guide to Voice Care Providers, Robert Thayer Sataloff, Yolanda D. Heman-Ackah, and Mary J. Hawkshaw. Chapter 2. Introduction to Treating Voice Abuse, Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 3. Speech-Language Pathology and the Professional Voice User: An Overview, Carol N. Wilder. Chapter 4. Voice Therapy, Bridget Rose, Michelle R. Horman, and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 5. Voice Rest, Adam D. Rubin, Robert Thayer Sataloff, Susan E. Cline, and Karen M. Lyons. Chapter 6. Increasing Vocal Effectiveness, Bonnie N. Raphael and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 7. The Singing Teacher in the Age of Voice Science, Richard Miller. Chapter 8. Historical Overview of Voice Pedagogy, Richard Miller. Chapter 9. The Singing Voice Specialist, Margaret M. Baroody, Robert Thayer Sataloff, and Linda M. Carroll. Chapter 10. Use of Instrumentation in the Singing Studio, Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 11. Choral Pedagogy and Vocal Health, Brenda J. Smith and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 12. Amateur and Professional Child Singers: Pedagogy and Related Issues, Valerie Trollinger and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 13. The Role of the Acting-Voice Trainer in Medical Care of Professional Voice Users, Sharon L. Freed, Bonnie N. Raphael, and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 14. Laryngeal Manipulation, John S. Rubin, Jacob Lieberman, and Tom M. Harris. Chapter 15. The Effects of Posture on Voice, John S. Rubin, Ed Blake, Lesley Mathieson, and Hala Kanona. Chapter 16. Nutrition and the Professional Voice, Jennifer A. Nasser and Nyree Dardarian. Chapter 17. Medications and the Voice, Robert Thayer Sataloff, Mary J. Hawkshaw, Joseph Anticaglia, Michelle White, Kirsten Meenan, and Jonathan J. Romak. Chapter 18. Psychiatric Manifestations of Medications Prescribed Commonly in Otolaryngology, Steven H. Levy, Mona M. Abaza, Mary J. Hawkshaw, Robert Thayer Sataloff, and Reinhardt J. Heuer. Chapter 19. Botulinum Toxin in Otolaryngology, Julia A. Pfaff, Michael C. Neuenschwander, Edmund A. Pribitkin, and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 20. Voice Surgery, Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 21. Vocal Fold Hemorrhage, Robert Thayer Sataloff and Mary J. Hawkshaw. Chapter 22. Vocal Fold Scar, Jaime Eaglin Moore and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 23. Laryngotracheal Trauma, Yolanda D. Heman-Ackah and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 24. Cricoarytenoid and Cricothyroid Joint Injury: Evaluation and Treatment, Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 25. Management of Gender Reassignment Patients, Reinhardt J. Heuer, Margaret M. Baroody, and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 26. Premalignant Lesions of the Larynx, Amanda Hu, Carole M. Dean, and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 27. Laryngeal Cancer, Timothy D. Anderson and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 28. Nursing Considerations in the Care of Professional Voice, Mary J. Hawkshaw and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Chapter 29. Controversy in the Care of the Singers and Professional Voice Users, Clark A. Rosen and Kimberly M. Steinhauer. Chapter 30. Voice Horizons, John S. Rubin and Robert Thayer Sataloff. Appendix I. Appendix II. Appendix III. Appendix IV. Glossary. Index.