The effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and manual Circumlaryngeal therapy

Not Applicable

Conditions: Musle tension dysphonia.
Dysphonia
R49.0

Registration Number: IRCT20181125041752N1

Lead Sponsor: Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Complete

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

People with muscle tension dysphonia
Voice problem more than three months
Lack of viral or bacterial laryngitis
No voice therapy received in the past or at the same time

Exclusion Criteria

People with hormonal and thyroid gland problems
People with history of respiratory problems
People with lesion on the front of the neck
People with a history of congenital laryngeal problems
People with a history of laryngeal or thyroid surgery
People with a history of tracheostomy
People with a history of neurological problems
People with history of cervical problems
People with history of temporomandibular joint disorder

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
RMS score in electromyography. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and at the end of the tenth session. Method of measurement: Surface Electromyography.;Dysphonia Severity Index. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and at the end of the tenth session. Method of measurement: Dysphonia Severity Index questionnaire.;Musculoskeletal pain severity. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and at the end of the tenth session. Method of measurement: Nordic musculoskeletal symptoms questionnaire.;Paralaryngeal muscle tension. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and at the end of the tenth session. Method of measurement: Morrison indexg.;Glottal condition. Timepoint: at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and at the end of the tenth session. Method of measurement: Video stroboscopic.

Secondary Outcome Measures