LSVT Archives - Visiting Nurses Association of Kansas City

What does LSVT treatment consist of?

Both LOUD and BIG treatments consist of 16 sessions for 4 consecutive days a week over 4 weeks. Each session is one hour with daily homework practice and carryover exercises.

What makes VNA’s offering of LSVT unique?

The fact we have 22 certified LSVT clinicians in our Rehab Staff makes us better-equipped to provide the large volume of patients we get who require this therapy.

What is LSVT BIG?

The principles of LSVT LOUD were applied to limb movement and have been documented to be effective in patients’ diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. This protocol was developed specifically to address the patients’ unique movement impairments through many repetitions of core movements that are used in daily living. Initiating the LSVT […]

What is LSVT LOUD?

Virtually every person with Parkinson’s disease will develop problems with speech that start early in the disease process. Medicine and neurosurgery typically don’t help speech disorders. The most effective way to improve speech is through speech therapy. The LSVT LOUD program was developed in 1987 and has been scientifically studied […]

What does LSVT stand for?

Lee Silverman Voice Treatment