Journal article
Voice Rest
Journal of singing, Vol.75(5), pp.557-564
01 May 2019
Abstract
[...]in many circumstances, voice rest for short periods of time is safe, conservative, and helpful to an ailing performer. Because one can be fairly certain that a prescription of voice rest will not result in injury to the voice, it also may be a comforting course for the laryngologist who is not intimately familiar with the techniques and latitudes of vocal performance demands. According to a study by Behrman and Sulica, in which 1,208 otolaryngologists responded, 51.4% recommend complete voice rest postoperatively after excision of benign vocal fold lesions (nodules, polyps, and cysts) to promote healing, while 63.3% prefer relative voice rest, and 15% require no voice restrictions.1 Many factors are believed to contribute to disparate recommendations for voice rest in clinical practice. [...]the above research suggests that a short voice rest period might also be advisable for these cases. Even 5 minutes of gentle scales will allow a singer or other professional voice user to analyze, place, and control the voice before using it for speech. Besides improving vocal awareness, the physical benefits of such exercises are analogous to those experienced by runners and other athletes who stretch before exercising.
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Details
- Title
- Voice Rest
- Creators
- Robert SataloffSusan ClineKaren LyonsJean SkeffingtonAdam Rubin
- Publication Details
- Journal of singing, Vol.75(5), pp.557-564
- Publisher
- National Association of Teachers of Singing
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- College of Medicine; Otolaryngology (and Head and Neck Surgery)
- Identifiers
- 991021933312504721