Modification of stuttering through EMG biofeedback: a preliminary study

Richard I. Lanyon; Cecily C. Barrington; Anne Claude Newman

doi:10.1016/S0005-7894(76)80223-7

Modification of stuttering through EMG biofeedback: a preliminary study

Richard I. Lanyon, Cecily C. Barrington, Anne Claude Newman

Psychology

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Eight stutterers spent 10-18 1-hr sessions learning to relax their masseter muscles using EMG visual feedback, and then reading while relaxed. Feedback for the first two subjects consisted of an oscilloscope wave pattern; for the remaining six, a modified voltmeter was employed. Data for the latter six subjects showed virtual elimination of stuttering while in the feedback-on condition, with some generalization to feedback-off. The technique shows good promise for the development of a practical therapeutic procedure.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	96-103
Number of pages	8
Journal	Behavior Therapy
Volume	7
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7894(76)80223-7
State	Published - Jan 1976

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