Cramps of the Professional Voice
- 1 December 1957
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Vol. 66 (6) , 624-628
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.1957.03830300004002
Abstract
A painful, paroxysmal, although temporary, muscular contracture is a typical characteristic of the voice professional's cramp affecting fibers, a single muscle or various muscles in the larynx, or others normally aiding in the formation of the voice. There is also temporary aphonia. In 1950, when writing on vocal fatigue, I expressed my opinion that cramps might occur similarly to athletic cramps.1 Jean Tarneaud2 described them for the first time in 1955. Cramps may affect not only extrinsic as well as intrinsic muscles of the larynx, but also other muscles forming a part of the vocal organs, as in the thorax, abdomen, pharynx, mouth, etc. The extrinsic muscles of the larynx make it go up, down, forward, or in a bascule manner. The intrinsic muscles include the tensors, the dilators, and the constrictors. We shall make special mention of the tyroarytenoids, commonly called vocal chords. These muscles are formedKeywords
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