Craig A R, Cleary P J
Biofeedback Self Regul. 1982 Sep;7(3):241-55. doi: 10.1007/BF00998918.
A clinical program was designed in which male stutterers (age 10-14 years) were trained to reduce speech muscle tension by application of electromyograph (EMG) feedback. The program was designed (a) to reduce nonspeech EMG activity of facial muscles involved in speech, (b) to use this skill for control of muscle EMG activity while speaking, (c) to maintain the physiological EMG activity reduction with behavioral self-control techniques. Three subjects were treated on a single-subject ABCD baseline design, with an ABABAB reversal design within the treatment (B) phase. EMG feedback was shown to reduce stuttering in the clinic. After maintenance techniques were taught, stuttering was shown to have reduced 60-80% in the home environment while speech rate remained constant or increased. A 9-month follow-up showed that the improvement produced in treatment was continuing.
设计了一个临床项目，对年龄在10至14岁的男性口吃者进行训练，通过应用肌电图（EMG）反馈来降低言语肌肉紧张度。该项目旨在：（a）减少参与言语的面部肌肉的非言语EMG活动；（b）在说话时运用此技能控制肌肉的EMG活动；（c）通过行为自我控制技术维持生理EMG活动的降低。三名受试者采用单受试者ABCD基线设计进行治疗，在治疗（B）阶段采用ABABAB反转设计。在诊所中，EMG反馈显示可减少口吃。在教授维持技术后，在家中环境中口吃减少了60%至80%，而语速保持不变或有所提高。为期9个月的随访表明，治疗中产生的改善仍在持续。
