Bell’s Palsy and its Physiotherapy Management | Chapter 1 | Disease and Health: Research Developments Vol. 8

Sir Charles Bell was the first to present the anatomical basis of Bell’s Palsy. Bell’s Palsy is named after him. Bell’s palsy can be defined as an acute idiopathic lower motor neuron lesion of the facial nerve leading to the unilateral paralysis of facial muscles. It affects all age groups equally; however, incidences are more seen in ages ranging from 15 years to 45 years. Bell’s palsy starts unexpectedly, and symptoms might be different for different people. The symptoms range from mild weakness to total paralysis. Some of the symptoms are the dropping of the corner of mouth and eyebrow, inability to close eye, obliterated nasolabial fold and loss of forehead wrinkles. Physiotherapy interventions play an important role in accelerating recovery, improving facial function and reducing the occurrence of complications. Common physiotherapy interventions are Electrical stimulation, facial massage, facial exercises and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation. Apart from neural mobilization is a new upcoming technique which should be added in the treatment protocol. This article aims to discuss the current techniques and elaborate on the newer techniques.

 

Author (s) Details

 

Unis Nadar
Sumandeep Vidyapeeth deemed to be University, Piparia, Waghodia, Vadodara, India.

 

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A Case Report on Lower Motor Neuron Lesion Secondary to Ramsay Hunt Syndrome | Chapter 12 | New Advances in Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 7

 Ramsay Hunt condition is an illness provoked by the varicella zoster virus namely characterized by severe facial friendly, inner ear dysfunction, and herpetic eruptions on the auricle and outside ear waterway. Ramsay Hunt Syndrome can result in hearing misfortune, hence it should to conduct otoscopic and audiometric tests.  A case report of Ramsey Hunt Syndrome which is exceptional in dental clinic, often misdiagnosed and not widely documented in composition. Early detection and mediation with antiviral and corticosteroids is essential in improving consequence of the disease. Here, we present a case report of Ramsay hunt disease causing lower motor neuron injury.

Author(s) Details:

Sugandha Arya,
Department of Oral Medicine Diagnosis and Radiology, RR Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Amreen Aijazuddin,
Department of Pedodontics, Villa18, Street 607, Area 43, PO Box 35410, Doha, Qatar.

Tanvi Sharma,
Department of Orthodontics, 412 Luzon Cres, Mississauga, ON L5B 3W8, Canada.

Khushbu Lamba,
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Jaipur Dental College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.

Monika Tanwar,
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, SGT University, Gurugram, Haryana, India.

Nowsheen Yaqoob,
Dept of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Pacific Dental College and Hospital, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.

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Can Acupuncture be an Adjunct Therapy for Bell’s Palsy in Post COVID-19?- A Review | Chapter 10 | Perspective of Recent Advances in Medical Research Vol. 9

 Objectives: To judge the clinical evidence of acupuncture situation for Bell’s palsy and analyze its pertainng to medicine options in post COVID-19 Bell’s palsy subjects.Methods: A comprehensive article search was conducted by two independent investigators utilizing PubMed, MEDLINE, Google scholar, LILACS and the Cochrane Register of Controlled Trials and so forth from 2000 up until 2021, utilizing the following keywords: Bell’s Palsy, covid-19, acupuncture, Mucormycosis, vaccine and steroids. Selection of articles was limited to full-passage articles published in English expression only. We included all randomized reserved trials (RCTs) that distinguished the clinical effects of an acupuncture invasion (acupuncture used unique or add on) accompanying no treatment. Accordingly, RCTs fulfilling the tests were included in the review.Results: Most of the studies were mainly of low concerning details quality and only six randomized controlled troubles (1076 people) were definitely included for the study. In all of the contained studies the treatment group or the acupuncture group reported favorable effects or better effects compared to criterion or control group. No adverse events were stated in any of the contained studies.Conclusions: Our review suggest that Acupuncture can be an help or a good alternate therapy for victims with Bell’s palsy post improvement of COVID-19 infection and especially those accompanying the risk of predisposed determinant for mucormycosis and other harsh health complication. However, the evidence might not be amply robust against mechanics flaws of the included RCTs. Well-planned trials accompanying high concerning details qualities are essential to authorize a strong end about the efficacy of acupuncture for Bell’s palsy.

Author(s) Details:

Tokika Yepthomi,
Faculty of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, India.

Rajiv Rastogi,
Faculty of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, India.

. Alok,
Faculty of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, India.

Kanchan Choudhary,
Faculty of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, India.

Anuja Anand,
Faculty of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences, SGT University, Gurugram, India.

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