Patent ID: 7762264

Claim:
A method of determining amplitudes for treating symptoms of a neurological disorder, neurological condition, or effects of natural aging process, comprising steps of: instructing for a patient to perform a first combined vocal and movement task simultaneously while focusing on amplitudes of the first combined vocal and movement task, wherein the amplitudes include a sound pressure level and a size of body movements the patient generates; the patient performing the combined vocal and movement task as instructed in the instructing step; and using a computer, microphone, and display screen to perform sensory calibration, wherein the sensory calibration includes: determining the amplitude of the first vocal task by taking measurements of a sound pressure level with the computer and microphone; displaying the measured sound pressure level on the display screen; determining the amplitude of the first movement task by observing the size of the body movements the patient generates; asking the patient to describe a perceived effort of amplitudes related to the determined amplitudes of the first combined vocal and movement task as performed; determining a fit between the perceived effort of amplitudes of the first combined vocal and movement task and the determined amplitudes of the first combined vocal and movement task; and communicating with the patient a sensory calibrating instruction based on the fit; wherein symptoms of a neurological disorder, neurological condition, or effects of natural aging are treated.