Publications by authors named "Usha Manjunatha"

Objective: Straw phonation exercises have been proved to be effective in improving voice quality among persons with voice pathology. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of straw phonation as a warm-up exercise on maximum phonation duration, acoustic, and perceptual parameters of voice among Speech Language Pathologists.

Study Design: The study adopted a pretest-posttest design.

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Summary Objective: Pranayama is known for improving various health conditions. The present study is aimed at investigating the effects of bhramari pranayama on aerodynamic and acoustic parameters of voice in healthy individuals.

Study Design: This is a pretest-posttest design study.

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