title: Care of the vocalist: an uncommon perspective in rehabilitative medicine.
abstract: Neurogenic communication disorders are a routine component of clinical practice in physiatry. The organicity of motor speech impairments and of forms of dysphagia is a basic, recurring element of clinical practice in physical and rehabilitative medicine. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of some forms of and causes for predictable dysphonias associated with professional voice use. Intended as a synopsis of hyperfunctional voice disorders associated with professional voice use, only certain laryngeal pathologies with functional etiology and their effects on phonation are acknowledged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders, Michigan State University, 215 Oyer Clinic, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. lapine@msu.edu
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: LaPine
mesh_terms: D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010699:Phonation / Q000502:physiology; D011127:Polyps; D014832:Voice Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014833:Voice Quality