Cynthia Lou Fox

US Patent:

7762264, Jul 27, 2010

Filed:

Dec 14, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/300604

Inventors:

Lorraine Ramig - Boulder CO, US
Cynthia M. Fox - Tucson AZ, US
David McFarland - Montreal, CA
Becky G. Farley - Tucson AZ, US

Assignee:

LSVT Global, Inc. - Tucson AZ

International Classification:

A61B 19/00

US Classification:

128898

Abstract:

A therapy program for speech and movement disorders in which the patient is directed to concentrate on the amplitude of their speech and movement. The program may be directed solely to speech, solely to movement, or simultaneously to speech and movement. The program is applied in 16 sessions over a 4-week period, with each session including a half-hour on fundamental tasks and a half-hour on more complex or hierarchical tasks. Further, the patient is helped to calibrate the amplitude of their speech and movement.