Laying the groundwork to study the heterogeneous nature of vocal fatigue

C Nanjundeswaran, AC Shembel - Journal of Voice, 2022 - Elsevier
Vocal fatigue has remained an elusive construct—despite its significant impact on
communication, vocation, and quality of life. Current frameworks define vocal fatigue in the …

Exercise science and the vocalist

AM Johnson, MJ Sandage - Journal of Voice, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of exercise science training knowledge has been of growing interest to voice
professionals. This tutorial, derived from the authors' invited presentations from the “Exercise …

Potential biophysiological mechanisms underlying vocal demands and vocal fatigue

AC Shembel, C Nanjundeswaran - Journal of Voice, 2022 - Elsevier
Patients with complaint of vocal fatigue have perceptual, acoustic, and aerodynamic
outcomes that are heterogeneous in nature. One reason may be due to different underlying …

Exercise science principles and the vocal warm-up: implications for singing voice pedagogy

M Hoch, MJ Sandage - Journal of Voice, 2018 - Elsevier
Summary Objectives/Hypotheses Principles from exercise science literature were applied to
singing warm-up pedagogy as a method for examining parallels between athletic and voice …

Vocal fold vibratory dose and perceived exertion responses to the fluid interval test for voice (FIT-V): a novel vocal loading task platform

CS Apfelbach, M Sandage, KV Abbott - Journal of Voice, 2024 - Elsevier
Introduction Vocal loading tasks are often used to study how specific variables influence
downstream vocal effort or fatigue. The current study introduces a novel vocal loading task …

A tutorial of the effects of sex hormones on laryngeal senescence and neuromuscular response to exercise

C Lenell, MJ Sandage, AM Johnson - Journal of Speech, Language, and …, 2019 - ASHA
Purpose The purpose of this tutorial is to summarize how sex hormones affect both laryngeal
senescence and neuromuscular response to exercise, highlighting the importance of …

Effects of back pressure on the feasibility and tolerability of laryngeal diadochokinetic exercise: a pilot study

CS Apfelbach, M Sandage, KV Abbott - Journal of Voice, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The term vocal demand response refers to how speakers meet vocal demands.
Vocal loading tasks with predetermined demand parameters (duration, pitch, loudness, etc) …

Dysphonia and dysphagia as early manifestations of autoimmune inflammatory myopathy

SF Weinreb, K Piersiala, AT Hillel, LM Akst… - American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose While dysphagia is a recognized manifestation of autoimmune inflammatory
myopathy, a relationship between myositis and dysphonia or laryngeal pathology is not well …

Vocal training in healthy individuals: a scoping review

P Oliveira, VV Ribeiro, DSF Florêncio, M Palhano… - Journal of Voice, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective: This study aimed to map the characteristics and effects of vocal training
approaches in individuals with healthy voice. Methods: This is a scoping review based on …

A review of factors associated with voice problems in the fitness instructor population

A Venkatraman, RB Fujiki, MP Sivasankar - Journal of Voice, 2023 - Elsevier
There is a high prevalence of reported dysphonia symptomology in the fitness instructor
population. This is concerning as these reported symptoms of dysphonia, aphonia, and …