Acupuncture Treatment in a Peripheral Facial Paralysis with the Sequelae

Acupuncture Treatment for Peripheral Facial Paralysis

Treatment of sequelae after facial paralysis: a global approach.

It was none other than Charles Darwin who stated more than 100 years ago that 'the movements of expression in the face and body, whatever their origin may have been, are in themselves of major importance for our welfare' (Darwin, 1872). This means that every time a patient suffers a facial paralysis his welfare may be at risk because we know that, when degeneration of the nerve develops, 100 pe...

[Clinical observation on treatment of peripheral facial paralysis with acupuncture and pricking-cupping therapy].

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A prospective randomised controlled study on efficacies of acupuncture and steroid in treatment of idiopathic peripheral facial paralysis.

OBJECTIVE A randomised controlled trial was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in comparison with steroid in treatment of idiopathic peripheral facial paralysis (Bell's palsy). METHODS A total of 119 patients attending Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic of Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital from February 2003 to December 2005 were randomly allocated to groups of acupuncture, st...

Facial anthropometry: a tool for quantitative evaluation in patients with peripheral facial paralysis

Introduction: Peripheral facial palsy (PFP) is the most frequent facial asymmetry worldwide. Objective: evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of the facial asymmetry method in the patients with PFP using digital clinical photographs of the face as well as CorelDraw Graphic Suite ver. 12.0 imaging software. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional, descriptive and comparative study, including 4...