Lee Silverman Voice Treatment BIG® for a Person With Stroke

Abstract

The extant literature suggests the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment BIG® (LSVT BIG) program is an effective intervention for persons with Parkinson's disease; however, no literature or research on the use of this program as an intervention for persons with stroke exists. We examined the effects of the LSVT BIG program for a 52-yr-old community-dwelling woman with mild to moderate upper extremity hemiparesis 2 yr after a stroke and the feasibility of delivering the home exercise component of the program in a game-based format. We made measurements at pretest, posttest, and 6-wk follow-up. The participant demonstrated self-reported improvements in occupational performance and satisfaction and large improvements in upper extremity motor function. The next step in this research is to deliver LSVT BIG and a home game-based program with a larger, more diverse population of persons with chronic stroke to further determine the effectiveness and appropriateness of this intervention.

Copyright © 2018 by the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.

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Figure 1.

Setup of the Mystic Isle game in Brenda’s restaurant. Note. The Microsoft Kinect is directly in front of her, and the game is displayed on the monitor located behind the counter.