%0 Journal Article
%T Singing Therapy Improving Peak Flow, Speech and Eating Abilities in Adults with Cerebral Palsy
%A Jessica Pingel
%A Christina T. Andersen
%A Peter Raffalt
%A Camilla Kowalczyk
%J Open Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation
%P 158-178
%@ 2332-1830
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojtr.2022.104012
%X <strong>Introduction:</strong><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Individuals with cerebral palsy (CP) often suffer from speech
impairments and dysphagia due to impaired motor control of the tongue and lips. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Aim:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> To investigate the effect of singing on peak flow, speech- and
swallowing abilities in individuals with CP. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Method:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Ten adults with CP
received one-to-one singing lessons by a professional singing teacher for one
hour twice a week for 6 months. Methods: The peak flow, swallowing-, speech-,
and eating abilities were investigated pre, and after 3 month</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> and 6
month</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> of singing. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results:</span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> The meal analysis revealed that an average
of eleven factors w</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">as</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> improved after 6 month</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> of
singing. Nine out of ten participants improved their pronunciation of the
letter ¡°N¡± and seven participants improved their pronunciation of the letter
¡°G¡±. The singing lessons increased the peak flow significantly (p = 0.02; Pre =
246 ¡À 36, 3 month</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> = 287 ¡À 34, and
%K Singing
%K Cerebral Palsy
%K Pronunciation
%K Eating
%K Swallowing
%K Mealtime
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=120421