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Reduction of stuttering in adult males using relaxed breathing and EMG biofeedback : a masters thesis ...

Author

Victor F. Corsiglia, University of the Pacific

Date of Award

1986

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (M.A.)

Department

Graduate Studies

First Advisor

Doug Matheson

First Committee Member

Kenneth Beauchamp

Second Committee Member

Esther Cohen

Third Committee Member

Roy Timmons

Abstract

The present study trained three adult male stutterers to increase speech fluency using relaxed breathing and a-x; biofeedback. A one group time-series design with 2 treatments was used. After an initial baseline phase (A) all 3 subjects received a relaxed breathing procedure (B), followed by a combined procedure featuring relaxed breathing and EMG biofeedback (BC). Results indicated that after 8 sessions stuttering was reduced by 19.1% from baseline levels across the 3 subjects. Despite these promising results , however, methodological questions in the baseline phase make conclusions regarding a clear relationship between the variables tentative.

Pages

61

Recommended Citation

Corsiglia, Victor F.. (1986). Reduction of stuttering in adult males using relaxed breathing and EMG biofeedback : a masters thesis .... University of the Pacific, Thesis. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/490