Effects of Intensive Training for Mimetic Muscle on Idiopathic Facial Paralysis
XU Wen-yu
LIU Xin
LI Kuo
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effects of intensive training for mimetic muscle on idiopathic facial paralysis. Methods 105 pa-tients with idiopathic facial paralysis were divided into control group (n=53) and treatment group (n=52). All the patients received the rou-tine treatment, including drugs, physical therapy, acupuncture and psychological support, while the treatment group was treated with inten-sive training for mimetic muscle in addition. Results 1 month after treatment, the muscle strength improved more in the treatment group than in the control group (P<0.01). The incidence of cure was 65.38%in the treatment group, more than 39.62%in the control group (P<0.01), as well the the total improvement of 96.15%and 83.02%respectively (P<0.05). Conclusion The intensive training for mimetic mus-cle can improve recovery of facial paralysis.
Keywords：facial paralysisintensive training for mimetic musclerehabilitation
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 474-476 )