Successful treatment of spasmodic dysphonia using IMS :A case report.
- Author:
Kang AHN
1
;
Hyung Joon JHUN
;
Sang Chul LEE
Author Information
1. Chronic Pain Management Center, Cha Biomedical Center, Kangnam Cha Hospital, Pochon Cha University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
dry needling;
dysphonia;
intramuscular stimulation
- MeSH:
Constriction;
Dysphonia;
Female;
Humans;
Larynx;
Neck;
Phonation;
Voice Disorders
- From:Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
2009;4(3):218-220
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Spasmodic dysphonia is a voice disorder that's characterized by intermittent, involuntary tightening or constriction of the larynx during phonation.This paper describes the case of a 45-yr-old female who suffered from phonation difficulties along with posterior and anterior neck pain.She was diagnosed with adductor type spasmodic dysphonia, which is a chronic disorder involving hyperadduction of the vocal mechanism and a resultant vocal arrest.The neural innervation of the intrinsic laryngeal musculature and the cervical nerves too may well be amenable to intramuscular stimulation therapy.
