Effect of Vocal Exercise on Respiratory Function and Voice Quality in Patients With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury: A Mini-Review

Progress in Rehabilitation Medicine

Kato, Y., Hori, S., et al. (2022).

Progress in Rehabilitation Medicine, 7, 20220041.

This systematic review investigates the effect of vocal exercises for patients with cervical spinal cord injury.

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January 1980 to March 2022

Randomized control, quasi-randomized, and cluster randomized trials

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<div>There is currently insufficient evidence to make any valid conclusions regarding the effects of direct voice treatments for patients with cervical spinal cord injury. However, improvements in respiratory function and voice quality were noted in a limited number of studies with small sample sizes. Additional, high quality research is indicated.</div>