Smooth Speech Therapy
(Stocks et al., 2009)
(Stocks et al., 2009)
In dysarthria management, the area of speech that Smooth Speech technique affects. Intelligibility (articulation) or prosody?
What is prosody?
The long version of the acronym NSOMEx.
What is Non-speech Oro-motor Exercise?
The type of dysarthria that Smooth Speech technique benefitted, as stated in Stocks et al., 2009 article.
What is ataxic dysarthria?
Give one argument against SLPs' use of NSOMExs in dysarthria management.
NSOMExs do not correlate to speech movements; NSOMExs do not build muscle; would be difficult to track quantitative progress of NSOMExs
One domain of the WHO-ICF model that was NOT improved following Smooth Speech therapy in the Stocks et al., 2009 article. Participation or Impairment?
What is Impairment?
Give one argument that supports SLPs' use of NSOMExs in dysarthria management.
The element of increasing client engagement, providing them something tangible to complete at home, giving sense of investment, achievement, etc.