Clinical Observation on Peripheral Facial Paralysis Treated by Acupuncture plus Facial Paralysis Rehabilitative Exercise
- Author:
Baocheng WANG
;
Ping LIU
;
Guoqi HUANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Facial Paralysis;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Controlled Trials
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2005;3(4):20-22
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In order to observe the therapeutic effect of acupuncture plus facial paralysis rehabilitative exercise in the treatment of facial paralysis, 49 cases were treated by acupuncture plus facial paralysis rehabilitative exercise, and 45 cases were treated by single acupuncture for comparison. The total effective rate was 91.8% in the former and 62.2% in the latter. There is a significant difference (P < 0.01) in the effective rate between the two groups.