This study investigates in patients whose primary complaint is either neck pain and/or a voice disorder , if there are any correlations between subjective neck and voice symptoms according to Neck Disability Index (NDI) and Voice Handicap Index (VHI). NDI and VHI questionnaire results for voice disordered patients will be retrieved from the data base of the Department of Phoniatrics and Speech Pathology, University Hospital Zurich. Neck pain patient questionnaire data will be retrieved from an ongoing study. The agreement between subjective neck handicap (NDI) and voice handicap (VHI) will be statistically analysed.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
175
KD Dr. Jörg Bohlender
Zurich, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland
Correlation between neck disability index and voice handicap index (questionnaire)
Time frame: 1 day
Additional neck area handicap in patients with voice disorders (questionnaire)
Patients will fill out the questionnaire once, at the beginning of the study
Time frame: 1 day
Additional subjective voice disorder in patients with neck pain (questionnaire)
Patients will fill out the questionnaire once, at the beginning of the study
Time frame: 1 day
Difference in pain strength and quality in patients with functional voice disorder as compared to patients with benign organical vocal fold changes (questionnaire)
Patients will fill out the questionnaire once, at the beginning of the study
Time frame: 1 day
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