The P.I.E. Approach Community
There's More Than One Way to Treat Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (EILO)
The P.I.E. Approach goes beyond rescue techniques to address the root causes of EILO—restoring natural, efficient breathing patterns that eliminate symptoms at rest AND during exertion.
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Take The Course! Join A Community!
You Will Have 4 Months to Complete The Course, Then You Will Have FREE Access To….
- The P.I.E. Approach Community Of Like-Minded Members.
- Monthly EILO Q&A Meetings.
- Past EILO Q&A Meeting Recordings.
- Referral Of Patients Who Contact Us And Are In Your Geographic Area.
- And More.
The Course And All Of The Above Is Yours For Only $295.00 USD.
Exclusively for SLPs and SLP Clinical Fellows (CFs)
Go Beyond the Traditional Ways of Treating EILO
This course offers 8.5 Professional Development Hours (PDH)
The P.I.E. Approach – Level 1: A Holistic Approach to EILO
Course fee is:
$295.00 USD
Why This Course Is Different:
✓ Addresses the root causes – Not just the symptoms
✓ Discusses dysfunctional breathing – Describes the connection between DB and EILO
✓ Implements a holistic approach – Addresses the (P) physical, (I) intellectual/cognitive, and (E) emotional aspects of EILO
✓ Includes Capnometry demonstration – Objective measurement of breathing patterns
Our Restrospective Study Is Now In ASHA Perspectives
This retrospective study looked at the results of a holistic therapy approach for athletes with breathing problems due to abnormal closing of the vocal cords, which results in not being able to get enough air in during exertion.
The approach describes addressing the whole person by treating the physical, intellectual, and emotional (P.I.E.) aspects of breathing to optimize oxygenation throughout the body and reduce dysfunctional breathing.
Patients were given three validated measures before and after therapy. On the post-therapy scores, 81.7-100% of the patients scored in the normal range, depending on the outcome measure given.
Course Testimonials:
"I cannot endorse this course highly enough. If you are working with upper airway, breath disorder, patients, including adults, and teens with ILO, EILO this course will change your practice dramatically. You will move from a limited rescue approach toward a holistic solution and elimination of breath control problems that impact many life situations. Amazing."
"Wow- well prepared, got useful new information. Style and pace of presenting was great. Loved the comparison charts describing the similarities and differences of PVFM, EIB, EIA and EILOBI ex. to Buteyko"
"This has been eye-opening for me. I'm re-evaluating how I approach treatment of upper airway disorders as a whole, going about it as a bottom-up breathing retraining instead of reactionary "rescue breathing."
“...Thank you for this course! I am co-creating our VCD clinic at the hospital where I work, and this training has been so useful already with clients we are seeing. I was not seeing results with only prescribing 'rescue breathing' techniques and knew we were missing something. Thank you for spreading your expertise and knowledge around...”
"This has been eye-opening for me. I'm re-evaluating how I approach treatment of upper airway disorders as a whole, going about it as a bottom-up breathing retraining instead of reactionary "rescue breathing."
Exclusively for SLPs and SLP Clinical Fellows (CFs)
About the Instructors:
Course Instructor: Sharon D. Frank, M.A., CCC-SLP
Sharon Frank, an ASHA certified member for 40+ years and a member of the SIG community, specializes in evaluating and treating Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Obstruction (EILO) and voice disorders. Here’s a little more about Sharon:
- Founder of the P.I.E. Approach for treating EILO
- Has treated hundreds of EILO patients.
- Treats local patients, patients who come from other states, Europe, and through telepractice.
- Level 3 Buteyko practitioner.
- Uses the same Buteyko and holistic principles and methods for her own health and exercise.
- Published author and researcher on the P.I.E. Approach and EILO.
- Invited speaker at several conferences, including the Pediatric Asthma and Allergy Updates for Primary Care Providers at Boston Children’s Hospital, 2020.
- Guest podcast speaker, “Keys for SLPs”, Episode #35, SpeechTherapyPD.com., 2022.
The course will include two video recordings, totaling 2 hours, from Hadas Golan’s Level 1 Buteyko Breathing course.
More about Hadas Golan, M.S. CCC-SLP:
- SLP and Integrative Breathing Therapies practitioner, Dept. of Otolaryngology at Boston Medical Center.
- Has provided breathing therapy and retraining in her clinical practice for the past 15 years, helping people with various conditions.
- Uses a range of evidence-based breathing therapies: Buteyko breathing method, resonance frequency breathing, resistance training breathing, mindful breath and movement, and more.
- Level 4 Buteyko specialist trainer.
- Pioneer, introducing Buteyko breathing into the field of SLP in the USA.
- Published author and researcher of EILO and Buteyko, and Integrative Breathing Therapy with Post-COVID patients