Voice ergonomics for physiotherapy students - lecture material
Luukko, Annika (2018)
Luukko, Annika
Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu
2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201801241601
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201801241601
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The aim of this thesis is to offer the latest information of voice ergonomics based on the literature for physiotherapy students. The objectives of this thesis are to collect updated data of voice ergonomics and its methods to provide lecture material for physiotherapy students. Since physiotherapists use their voice daily in their work, there is a need of voice ergonomics. If voice ergonomics is studied during studentship, there is a better chance to avoid voice problems.
Voice ergonomics is one aspect of ergonomics. It offers tools to enhance voice production, hearing and communication in general level. The aims of voice ergonomics are for example prevention of voice disorders in individual and in environmental levels. Voice ergonomics has mainly studied the voice problems among teachers.
As a result of this thesis lecture material for the Degree Programme in Physiotherapy was created. The lecture material consists of PowerPoint which provides evidence based information and a practical teaching video which contains voice exercises. The lecture material is concluded from updated literature concerning this topic as well as the videos topic. The content of the video was done in co-operation with Maria Svan and Liisi Pettersson the founders of Aanikurssit.fi.
Voice ergonomics is one aspect of ergonomics. It offers tools to enhance voice production, hearing and communication in general level. The aims of voice ergonomics are for example prevention of voice disorders in individual and in environmental levels. Voice ergonomics has mainly studied the voice problems among teachers.
As a result of this thesis lecture material for the Degree Programme in Physiotherapy was created. The lecture material consists of PowerPoint which provides evidence based information and a practical teaching video which contains voice exercises. The lecture material is concluded from updated literature concerning this topic as well as the videos topic. The content of the video was done in co-operation with Maria Svan and Liisi Pettersson the founders of Aanikurssit.fi.