{"id":8815,"date":"2019-04-03T17:54:39","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T17:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ent.gr\/?p=8815"},"modified":"2023-03-24T14:12:43","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T11:12:43","slug":"acupuncture-for-facial-palsy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/acupuncture-for-facial-palsy\/","title":{"rendered":"Acupuncture for Facial Palsy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/acupuncture-for-facial-palsy\/#Depending_on_the_extent_of_the_nerves_injury_the_facial_paralysis_can_be_categorized\" >Depending on the extent of the nerve&#8217;s injury the facial paralysis can be categorized:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/acupuncture-for-facial-palsy\/#Causes_of_Facial_Paralysis\" >Causes of Facial Paralysis<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/acupuncture-for-facial-palsy\/#Management_of_Facial_Palsy_with_acupuncture\" >Management of Facial Palsy with acupuncture<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11373\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11373\" class=\"wp-image-11373 size-medium\" title=\"Facial Palsy managed with Acupuncture.ent\" src=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/%CE%97%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%BC%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%B5-%CE%B2%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C.%CE%95%CF%85%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%83%CE%B9%CF%82-300x216.jpg\" alt=\"Facial Palsy managed with Acupuncture.ent\" width=\"300\" height=\"216\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11373\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Facial Palsy managed with Acupuncture<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Idiopathic Facial Palsy or Bell\u2019s palsy, is a unilateral paralysis of your face. This condition is caused by dysfunction of your facial nerve which may be preceded by pain in the area behind the ear. It may result in either partial or complete paralysis of the facial mimics.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Depending_on_the_extent_of_the_nerves_injury_the_facial_paralysis_can_be_categorized\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">Depending on the extent of the nerve&#8217;s injury the facial paralysis can be categorized:<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\"> First degree injury: a bruise to the nerve that will heal relatively quickly (about eight weeks)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Second degree injury: more severe and will begin to heal after several months<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Third degree injury: involves significant damage, healing is very slow and always incomplete<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">In addition to losing control of the facial muscles, there can also be symptoms like loss of taste, an inability to control salivation, and reduced sensations in the skin of the face.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Causes_of_Facial_Paralysis\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">Causes of Facial Paralysis<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Surgical damage<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Bacterial infections<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Physical trauma to the head<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Neurological conditions<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">More often, however, there is no obvious cause, despite detailed clinical and laboratory testing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Management_of_Facial_Palsy_with_acupuncture\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 18pt;\">Management of Facial Palsy with acupuncture<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">We can treat this condition with <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.gr\/en\/acupuncture\/\">Acupuncture,<\/a>\u00a0alongside convectional drug therapy, in order to minimize the symptoms and to speed up recovery.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">Acupuncture treatment is a holistic approach which addresses any imbalances, deficiencies, or excesses in the body in order to restore function to the facial nerve and muscles<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica; font-size: 14pt;\">The literature has demonstrated the efficacy of this therapy, using\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/treatment-tests-and-therapies\/electromyography-emg\">electromyography<\/a>, to confirm that acupuncture combined with electrical stimulation can reverse peripheral facial paralysis in a short period of time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">References<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Zhou Y, Huang G, Luo C, Huang Z, Dai A, Zhang X, et al. (2022) Efficacy and safety of electric acupuncture in treatment of intractable facial paralysis: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis. PLoS ONE 17(12): e0278509.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Canan Ertemo\u011flu \u00d6ks\u00fcz, Ahmet Kalayc\u0131o\u011flu, \u00d6zlem Uzun, \u015eahi Nur Kalk\u0131\u015f\u0131m et al.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">The Efficacy of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Bell&#8217;s Palsy Sequelae,\u00a0<\/span><\/em><em><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies, Vol12, Issue 4,2019.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: helvetica;\">Qin Y, Yang L, Zhang M, Bai Y, Li Z, Zhao N, Li Z, et al. Efficacy evaluation and mechanism study of electroacupuncture intervention in acute phase of IFP: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Trials. 2021 Sep 28;22(1):663.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acupuncture can be used alongside convectional therapy to minimize the symptoms of facial palsy and to speed up recovery. 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