PRINCIPLES OF THE VOICE THERAPY TECHNIQUE
Voice therapy is any kind of technique that behaviorally changes voice. As Aronson mentioned, ” Voice therapy may be defined as an effort to return the voice to a level of adequacy that can be realistically achieved and that will satisfy the patient’s occupational and social needs”.
Traditionally voice therapy includes exercises for Posture, Relaxation, Breathing, Vocalizing Articulation. The main aim of all voice therapies is a target voice. Target voice is the best possible voice within the patient’s anatomic and physiologic capabilities. To change the voice, it is essential to know how it works. Microphysiology clues lie between the two striking zones (in other words, vocal activation zone) of the vocal folds. Simply and very briefly, ‘optimal dominant vibration point replacement’ takes place in therapy procedures. Anatomically, this point (or place) is the best place for maximum elasticity and power. Also, it is the place which shows maximal resistance to trauma.