Musculoskeletal Pain and Voice-related Quality of Life in Dysphonic and Non-dysphonic Subjects

Publication date: Available online 21 June 2017
Source:Journal of Voice
Author(s): Ana Carolina Ramos, Rebeca Liaschi Floro, Vanessa Veis Ribeiro, Alcione Ghedini Brasolotto, Kelly Cristina Alves Silverio
PurposeThis study aimed to compare and correlate musculoskeletal pain and voice-related quality of life of dysphonic and non-dysphonic individuals.MethodThis is a retrospective case-control study. A total of 74 adults were divided into two groups: the experimental group (EG) comprising 37 individuals with vocal complaints and hyperfunctional dysphonia, and the control group (CG) comprising 37 individuals without vocal complaints and with healthy voices. Both groups presented similar gender and age (28 females and 9 males for each group; average age = 31.5). All the participants answered the protocols: Voice-Related Quality of Life and Musculoskeletal Pain Questionnaire. Statistical data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney U test (P ≤ 0.05) and Spearman correlation test (P ≤ 0.05).ResultsIt was observed that the EG presented significantly lower scores of voice-related quality of life in the social-emotional (P < 0.001), physical (P < 0.001), and total (P < 0.001) fields. Concerning musculoskeletal pain, it was observed in the EG that there was a higher intensity in pain in the region of the larynx (P < 0.001), and a higher frequency of pain in the submandibular (P = 0.013), larynx (P < 0.001), and front of the neck (P = 0.002) regions, when compared with the CG.ConclusionIn the group of individuals studied, worst indexes of voice-related quality of life and higher frequency and intensity of pain in the larynx were observed, in addition to higher frequency of pain in regions near the larynx in dysphonic subjects. There was correlation between voice-related quality of life and the frequency and intensity of musculoskeletal pain.



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