Effect of action observation training on the oral phase of swallowing in children with cerebral palsy: a pilot randomized controlled trial.

Swallowing disorder is prevalent in children with cerebral palsy (CP), and previous studies have shown that motor-based programs benefit children with CP by facilitating motor learning. We hypothesized that action observation training (AOT) could enhance motor learning and improve the oral phase of swallowing in children. In this two-group parallel double-blind randomized controlled trial, the intervention group received AOT and sensorimotor therapy, while the control group received a sham and sensorimotor therapy.

The Effect of Adding Cricothyroid Visor Maneuver to Voice Facilitating Techniques on Improving Voice in Individuals With Primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.

Objectives: The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of adding a cricothyroid visor maneuver to conventional voice-facilitating techniques on voice quality and reported symptoms in patients with primary muscle tension dysphonia.

Methods: This was a double-blind two parallel-group clinical trial in which 20 adult patients participated through convenience sampling. Participants were allocated to intervention (combined treatment) and control (conventional treatment) groups.

Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Laryngeal Palpation Pain Scale (LPPS).

Introduction: One of the most important assessment and therapy methods for patients with muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) and other voice disorders is laryngeal palpation. However, there is no comprehensive scale for measuring pain during laryngeal palpation. The goal of the present study was to develop and validate a new scale to evaluate pain during palpation for patients with MTD.

Translation and Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Feeding/Swallowing Impact Survey in Iranian Mothers.

Introduction: Feeding is an interactive process between a child and a caregiver, and its early and chronic problems can affect the stress and quality of life of parents. Since the health and support of caregivers can affect the child's disability and performance, it is important to consider the impact of feeding and swallowing disorders on caregivers. Hence, the present study aimed to translate and investigate the validity and reliability of the Feeding/Swallowing Impact Survey (FS-IS) in Persian.

Voice Problems and Related Risk Factors Among Hairdressers.

Objective: Hairdressers are more prone to respiratory diseases, bronchitis, asthma, shortness of breath, and cough due to the nature of their occupation and the constant use of cosmetics. Therefore, they may be prone to voice disorders or laryngeal problems. Voice problems may affect not only their social and emotional relationships but also their jobs.

The effect of Kinesio Taping on drooling in children with intellectual disability: A double-blind randomized controlled study.

Purpose: Drooling is an unintentional spillage of saliva, which can be caused by any condition that affects the neuromuscular control of mouth muscles. There are different treatments for drooling, some of which are novel therapies with unknown efficacy like Kinesio Taping (KT). This study aimed to investigate the effects of adding KT to oral-motor training (OMT) on drooling in children with intellectual disability.

The Effect of Orthographic Transparency on Auditory Word Recognition Across the Development of Reading Proficiency.

A question under debate in psycholinguistics is the nature of the relationship between spoken and written languages. Although it has been extensively shown that orthographic transparency, which varies across writing systems, strongly affects reading performance, its role in speech processing is much less investigated. The present study addressed this issue in Persian, whose writing system provides a possibility to assess the impact of orthographic transparency on spoken word recognition in young children at different stages of reading acquisition.

Feeding Problems Score and Its Related Factors in Two-Year-Old Children Born Very-Preterm and Full-Term.

Background: Many very-preterm infants have difficulty in oral feeding during the first months of life after discharge. Since studies surveying the presence of feeding problems after the first year of life are limited and cultural/psychosocial differences can affect results, so the aim of this study was to compare scores of a feeding problems test between very-preterm and full-term born children at the age of 2 and study the relationship between obtained scores and explanatory variables.

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive-analytic study conducted in 2014 in Semnan city of Iran.