Vocal Health for Physical Educators

The vocal folds remain healthy when the speaker produces speech at average levels of vocal intensity throughout life; however, physical education teachers often speak at higher-than-average vocal intensities. The voice therapy will require the physical education teacher to be vigilant in eliminating...

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Published inJournal of physical education, recreation & dance Vol. 78; no. 8; pp. 12 - 50
Main Authors Trout, Josh, McColl, Douglas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Reston Taylor & Francis Group 01.10.2007
Taylor & Francis Ltd
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Subjects
Anatomy & physiology
Audio Equipment
Diseases
Health Behavior
Individualized Instruction
Nonverbal Communication
Physical Education
Physical Education Teachers
Prevention
Risk
Speech
Speech Therapy
Surgery
Tissues
Voice Disorders
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Summary:The vocal folds remain healthy when the speaker produces speech at average levels of vocal intensity throughout life; however, physical education teachers often speak at higher-than-average vocal intensities. The voice therapy will require the physical education teacher to be vigilant in eliminating all phonotraumatic behaviors for a significant period of time.
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ISSN:0730-3084
2168-3816
DOI:10.1080/07303084.2007.10598070