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What is LSVT® Therapies?

Saint Luke’s speech, occupational, and physical therapists utilize LSVT® LOUD and LSVT® BIG.

These evidence-based rehabilitation programs help improve voice quality and projection, as well as balance and motor control, for patients with Parkinson’s disease or other neurological conditions.

LSVT® LOUD

Nearly 90 percent of patients who suffer from Parkinson’s disease experience speech problems. These typically start early in the disease process and progressively worsen.

LSVT® LOUD can help patients improve their oral communication skills by focusing on vocal loudness, intonation, and quality.

Saint Luke’s speech therapists help patients with such common problems as:

  • Soft voice
  • Hoarse voice
  • Mumbled speech
  • Monotone speech

LSVT® LOUD exercises stimulate muscles in the voice box (larynx) to improve patients’ respiratory, laryngeal, and articulatory function. As a result, patients are able to bring their voices to a healthy loudness without strain.

After undergoing 16 therapy sessions, patients typically improve their:

  • Vocal loudness
  • Speech intelligibility
  • Facial expressions
  • Confidence

LSVT® BIG

This whole-body therapy program helps patients with movement and sensory-motor function impairments caused by Parkinson’s disease and other neurological conditions.

Our physical and occupational therapists show patients how to use bigger movements to improve their:

  • Trunk rotation
  • Gait speed and stride length
  • Performance of everyday activities
  • Balance
  • Ability to get up from chairs or other surfaces

Through this training, patients learn how to “recalibrate” their movement to a more normal amplitude and speed. This helps patients regain confidence while walking or performing other everyday activities.

After undergoing 16 intensive therapy sessions, patients typically:

  • Walk faster with bigger steps
  • Improve their balance
  • Increase their trunk rotation

Both LSVT® LOUD and LSVT® BIG programs are covered by insurance and Medicare.

LSVT® is a trademark of LSVT® Global Inc., registered in the United States and other countries.

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