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Valentina Carlile
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In my daily professional practice, I often talk to colleagues and answer patients' questions on topics relating to the Voice, Osteopathy and Singing.
I realized that these topics generate great interest and deserve to be shared with a wider audience. This is why I decided to open this space in my blog: to make this precious information accessible to everyone, presented in a clear and direct way.
Here you will find articles and reflections that I hope will enrich your knowledge and answer your curiosities in these fascinating and complex fields.
The "itch" in the throat or hypopharyngeal tickling
Have you ever felt your throat tingle like an itch, without having a sore throat or other cold symptoms, and had to cough immediately...
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Jan 30, 20241 min read
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The nasal cycle: this is why we breathe one nostril at a time
You will have noticed that when you breathe through your nose, one of the two nostrils is always the one that is freer and is breathing...
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Jan 23, 20241 min read
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Hiccups: the protagonists are phrenic and diaphragm
Everyone will have had hiccups at least once in their lives, that sudden and uncontrolled sensation of spasm, sometimes painful, in the...
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Jan 16, 20242 min read
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Why is yawning contagious?
Have you ever yawned right after seeing someone yawn? It has always been said that we yawn in response "out of sympathy". In reality, the...
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Jan 10, 20241 min read
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Sudden light and sneeze: the photic sneeze
Do you also experience nasal tingling and rapid sneezing when suddenly exposed to strong light? Well, know that we are not the only ones,...
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Jan 2, 20241 min read
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Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism: What are the symptoms? When to think about it?
Thyroid hormones mainly serve to regulate metabolic functions as a whole and specifically control body growth, the development of the...
Valentina Carlile DO
Dec 19, 20231 min read
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Thyroidectomy: when and why?
Thyroidectomy is the total or partial surgical removal (lobectomy) of the thyroid gland. The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland located...
Valentina Carlile DO
Dec 12, 20231 min read
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Therapy and spasmodic dysphonia
In cases of spasmodic dysphonia, the therapy of choice is botulinum toxin, which, injected into a muscle, is captured in the nerve...
Valentina Carlile DO
Nov 21, 20232 min read
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Psychogenic elements in spasmodic dysphonia
Not infrequently in patients with spasmodic dysphonia (SD) elements are more present psychogenic rather than neurological. In the...
Valentina Carlile DO
Nov 14, 20231 min read
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Osteopathy and Voice: laryngeal manipulation and spasmodic dysphonia
Literature from the 1990s to today has demonstrated the effectiveness and usefulness of laryngeal manipulations in disorders caused by...
Valentina Carlile DO
Nov 7, 20231 min read
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Osteopathy and Parkinson's disease
Somatic dysfunction describes impaired or altered function of various components of the body. Osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT)...
Valentina Carlile DO
Oct 17, 20231 min read
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Parkinson's and small movement strategies
With Parkinson's disease, even the simplest everyday movements can become difficult to perform. Walking, sitting, or getting into bed may...
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Oct 10, 20232 min read
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Osteopathy and presbyphonia
Just like the organs of the human body, the voice also changes with age. The lifetime prevalence of hoarseness in older adults reaches...
Valentina Carlile DO
Sep 19, 20231 min read
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How does the voice change with age?
I processi di invecchiamento cui è soggetto il corpo con l'andare dell'età si ripercuotono anche sulla voce, vediamo con quali modalità
Valentina Carlile DO
Sep 13, 20232 min read
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Osteopathy and Voice: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS syndrome)
Several artists suffer from this disorder and the impact of correct and physiological visceral functionality on the voice has been known...
Valentina Carlile DO
Aug 29, 20231 min read
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Carcinoma of the tongue, oral cavity: Role of the Osteopath
The latest clinical data reports that every year, in Italy, there are 44,000 new cases of tongue and oral cavity carcinoma and very often...
Valentina Carlile DO
Aug 22, 20231 min read
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What happens in the rehabilitation phase is that
The primary objective after a cordectomy is to establish contact between the neochord and the remaining cord in order to restore a voice...
Valentina Carlile DO
Aug 8, 20231 min read
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How to choose a good kinesiology tape?
It was 2003 when I attended my first Kinesio Taping class, with Dr Kase in Albuquerque. Since then I have attended 5 more. The tape...
Valentina Carlile DO
Aug 1, 20232 min read
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How to choose a good kinesiology tape?
It was 2003 when I attended my first Kinesio Taping class, with Dr Kase in Albuquerque. Since then I have attended 5 more. The tape...
Valentina Carlile DO
Aug 1, 20232 min read
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Protection of the Artist and his overexposure
Unfortunately, we often hear that some artists communicate that they need to step away from the scene for a certain period of time, for...
Valentina Carlile DO
Jul 11, 20232 min read
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