Chapter 1: Anatomy Overview INTRODUCTION, THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, THE PHONATORY SYSTEM, THE RESONATORY SYSTEM, POSTURE AND ALIGNMENT, THE AGEING PROCESS SUMMARY Chapter 2: The Spectrum of Voice Disorders – Classification INTRODUCTION, FUNCTIONAL VOICE DISORDERS, ORGANIC VOICE DISORDERS, OTHER GROUPS FOR CONSIDERATION, SUMMARY Chapter 3: The Spectrum of Voice Disorders – Presentation INTRODUCTION, FUNCTIONAL VOICE DISORDERS – MUSCLE TENSION DYSPHONIA, PSYCHOGENIC VOICE DISORDER/CONVERSION APHONIA, ORGANIC VOICE DISORDERS – STRUCTURAL, ORGANIC VOICE DISORDERS – NEUROLOGICAL, HEAD AND NECK CANCER, SUMMARY Chapter 4: Building the Patient Profile INTRODUCTION, THE FIRST CONTACT, DOCUMENTING PATIENT INFORMATION, BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION, THE VOICE DISORDER, SUMMARY Chapter 5: Assessment INTRODUCTION, PERCEPTUAL ASSESSMENT, THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS, INSTRUMENTATION, SUMMARY Chapter 6: Treatment and Management Strategies INTRODUCTION, INTERVENTION: INTERDEPENDENCE OF A NUMBER OF FACTORS, ACHIEVING LASTING CHANGE, THE ROLE OF THE CLINICIAN, THE PATIENT’S PERCEPTION AND PARTNERSHIP, CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS/CLINICAL EFFICIENCIES, PROGNOSTIC INDICATORS, GOAL SETTING, OPTIONS FOR THERAPY PROGRAMMES, SUMMARY Chapter 7: Therapeutic Intervention INTRODUCTION, TREATMENT APPROACHES, SUMMARY, EXERCISES Chapter 8: Shaping the Future INTRODUCTION, SERVICE PROVISION, ENDOSCOPIC EVALUATION OF THE LARYNX (EEL), POST COVID-19, TELEHEALTH, SUMMARY Bibliography Appendices
Biography
Stephanie Martin’s career as a speech and language therapist combined clinical practice, research, lecturing, student supervision and writing. She holds an MA in Voice Studies and was awarded a doctorate for her research exploring factors which have an impact on the vocal performance and vocal effectiveness of newly qualified teachers and lecturers.
Stephanie is a Past-President of the British Voice Association and in 2005 was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) for research and teaching. She represented the RCSLT for three years as a member of the Standing Liaison Committee of Speech and Language Therapists Logopedists in the European Union.
In addition to the strong clinical bias of her publications with Myra Lockhart, The Voice Sourcebook began a writing partnership with Lyn Darnley drawn from their workshops, addressing issues with the teacher's voice. Their most recent publication, The Voice in Education, was published in 2019.
