The Voice – Mary’s Blog
Swallowing Exercise Introduced Early May Benefit People with Parkinson’s disease
When attending seminars for persons with Parkinson's disease I am always a bit annoyed when I hear speakers refer to swallowing (dysphagia) and speech symptoms (hypokinetic dysarthria ) as "non-motor" symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). After all, approximately 100...
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Parkinson’s Patients May Benefit from Reduced Cognitive Load During Speech Practice
Most behavioral speech and voice treatment approaches for patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) depend on a conscious response from patients to self-monitor some aspect of speech production such as vocal intensity (loudness) or speech rate. However, research...
read moreA Friendship Borne out of Parkinson’s disease
In Memoriam of Kate Kelsall Kate Keslall was an award winning Blogger, Parkinson’s and DBS advocate, and my dear friend who died July 29, 2018 after a courageous life with Parkinson's disease. Can anything good ever come from Parkinson’s disease, you might wonder? ...
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Parkinson’s Voice Inside-Out: 2 Bloggers Share Insights and a Prayer to St. Blaise
This post originally appeared on February 3, 2015, and is re-posted at this time in memory of my dear friend, Kate Kelsall, who died on July 29, 2018 after a courageous life with Parkinson's disease. February 3, is Saint Blaise's feast day, which in Catholic...
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Speech Vive Device Reduces the Burden of Speaking for Some People with Parkinson’s
If you know anything about Parkinson’s disease, you know that it is a sneaky disease that often causes changes in the body even before symptoms occur, and this includes speech. A low voice, monotone pitch, and altered rate are some of the common speech problems...
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Hi-VOLT® 4 PD Feedback Helps Parkinson’s Patients Speak Louder
Can You Hear Me Now? Hi-VOLT® 4 PD is a calibrated, voice activated light bracelet, which can be used by Parkinson’s patients in and out of speech and physical therapy. Feedback from the Hi-VOLT ® voice-on-light can help the user gauge the level of loudness required...
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Swallowing and Parkinson’s Disease: The Patient’s Perspective
The Parkinson Alliance, an affiliate of DBS4PD.org, released its 26th survey this fall, entitled: “Swallowing and Parkinson’s disease: The Patient’s Perspective.” An introduction and summary of salient survey findings are discussed in the post, but readers are...
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Respiratory Muscle Training: Exercise in the Palm of Your Hand
Respiratory muscle training (RMT), is a type of exercise that has been used effectively for over 30 years, and like strength training for the skeletal muscles, RMT can be an effective way of improving the way we use the muscles of breathing. RMT devices were first...
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Parkinson’s Pesticides and the EPA: Do you care?
The recent resignation of EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, amidst numerous ethics controversies, was a relief to some environmentalist, but, his predecessor Andrew Wheeler’s vocal skepticism about climate change suggests that the agency may still be impotent to carry...
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Mary Spremulli of Voice Aerobics writes a monthly news article in the “Healthy Body” section of Florida Weekly
- July 2018, Healthy Hearing and Speech, cover story – Healthy Body, “Florida Weekly’s monthly guide for healthy people inside and out”
- July 2018 article – Augmented feedback and skill learning help patients recalibrate
Home Programs & Training:
- Voice Aerobics® – 3-Part Workout
- SpeechVive Device for Persons with Parkinson’s
- Lingraphica® Aphasia Communication Device
- Constant Therapy App for aphasia
- Computerized Home Aphasia Therapy Program (CHAT®)
- Passy-Muir® Tracheostomy and Ventilator Swallowing and Speaking Valve
SpeechVive Device for Persons with Parkinson’s
Ask me about your VA benefit for this device!
SPEAK OUT!® Speech Therapy for Parkinson’s patients
Mary Spremulli is Certified in:
Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Treatment (LMRVT) Neurodevelopmental Treatment
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