Why Not Use The Most Efficient Method And
The Latest Technology For Your Treatment
THE CONCENTRATED METHOD
The Apex™ Speech Care System Concentrated application is the most effective method in the treatment of stuttering. It consists of 40+ hours of uninterrupted treatments, avoiding stagnation, and regression. It is a "Practice until Corrected & Controlled". Research has shown that the outdated traditional "One on One" timed therapy sessions result in diluted low retention level with no lasting therapeutic effects.
The hallmark of the Apex™ Speech Care System is to adapt the treatment protocol to the personal requirements of each individual. A stuttering treatment should not be formulated as a "One size fits all".System Profile
- Highest retention level: 83%-94%.
- Shortest application time: Completion in one week.
- Maintenance & Support: Unlimited lifetime.
- Multi directional treatment: Speech Fluency- Neurological- Psychological.
- Bi-lingual treatment program: English & Spanish.
Clinical Synopsis
Clinical Applications
- Correction of articulatory instability and respiratory incoordination.
- Communication anxiety management.
- Motor speech optimization.
- Auto-corrective & diagnostic system with biofeedback.
- Post-treatment Maintenance & Support.
Systems & Technology
- Electroglottography.
- Respiratory Displacement Sensors.
- Simultaneous Voice & Respiratory Signals Processing.
- Automated Digital Monitoring & Calibration Systems.
- Performance tracking & auto-corrective “Expert System” .
Diagnostics
Clinical Research
- Articulatory Muscle Tension Identification.
- Respiratory Pattern Analysis.
- Laryngeal Activity & Vocal Monitoring.
- Voice Stability Analysis.
- Individualized Performance Summaries & Recommendations.
Hereunder is a listing of clinical research papers confirming that the Concentrated or Intensive treatment method as applied by the Apex™ Speech Care System treatment protocol, is the most effective, and has the highest retention levels. The research was conducted by totally independent world renowned researchers in the field.
Blomgren, M., Roy, N., Callister, T., Merrill, R. “Intensive Stuttering Modification Therapy: A Multidimensional Assessment of Treatment Outcomes,” Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 48:509-523, June 2005
Boberg, E., & Kully, D. “Long-Term Results of An Intensive Treatment Program for Adults and Adolescents Who Stutter.”, Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 37, 1994 1050-1059.
Craig, A., et al. “A Controlled Clinical Trial for Stuttering in Persons Aged 9 to 14 Years.” Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 39:4, 808-826, August 1996.
Hancock, et al. “Two- to Six- Year Controlled- Trial Stuttering Outcomes for Children and Adolescents,” Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 41:1242-1252, December 1998.
Inham, et al.., (2001), “Evaluation of a Stuttering Treatment Based on Reduction of Short Phonation Intervals”,Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 44, 1229-1244.
Kelly, E.M. & Goffman, L. “Orofacial Muscle Activity of Children who Stutter”, Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 38, 1025-1036, October 1995.
Packman, A., Onslow, M. & van Doorn, J. “Prolonged Speech and Modification of Stuttering” Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 37, 724-737, August 1994
Perkins, W., Rudas, J, Johnson, L., Bell, J. “Stuttering: Discoordination of Phonation with Articulation and Respiration” Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 19, 509-522, September 1976.
Onslow, M., Costa, L., Andrews, C., Harrison, E. & Packman, A. “Speech Outcomes of a Prolonged –Speech Treatment for Stuttering” Journal for Speech and Hearing Research, 39, 734-749, August 1996.
Story, R. S., Alfonso, P.J., Harris, K.S. “Pre- and Post treatment Comparison of the Kinematics of the Fluent Speech of Persons who Stutter” Journal of Speech and Hearing Research, 39, 991-1005, October 1996
Logan, K.J. “The Effect of Syntactic Structure upon Speech Initiation, Times of Stuttering and Non-Stuttering Speakers”, Journal of Fluency Disorders, 28, 2003, 17-35
Ludlow, C. L., & Loucks, T. “Stuttering: A Dynamic Motor Control Disorder”, Journal of Fluency Disorders, 28, 2003, 273-295.
De Nil, L.F., Kroll, R.M., Lafaille, S.J. & Houle, S. “ A Positron Emission Tomography Study of Short- and Long-Term Treatment Effects on Functional Brain Activation in Adults who Stutter”, Journal of Fluency Disorders, 28, 2003, 357-380.
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