• 15 Sep 2021
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Physiotherapy Treatment For Facial Palsy / Bell’s Palsy.

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What exactly is Facial Palsy or Bell’s Palsy? What are the symptoms of this condition? Can Physiotherapy help in treating Facial Palsy?

Bell’s Palsy has been named after 19th-century Scottish surgeon Sir Charles Bell, who discovered the root cause of this condition: Severing of 7th cranial nerve.

In this blog, we will discuss more about Facial Palsy/Bell’s Palsy, and find out if physician exercises can help patients recover.

Definition Of Facial Palsy and Bell’s Palsy

Facial Palsy is a neurological condition, often described as a type of Facial Paralysis, wherein the patient is not able to control the facial muscles of the impacted side of the face.

Bell’s Palsy is a special type of Facial Palsy, wherein the exact cause of the facial paralysis is not known, initially.

Causes Of Facial Palsy

There can be several causes of Facial Palsy, that includes (but are not limited to): sudden compression of facial nerves, viruses such as herpes and influenza, respiratory tract infections, weak immune systems, and consistent stress.

With Bell’s Palsy condition, the patient and doctors are not able to correctly find out the reason for this condition, and this can cause further damage since proper medication and exercises cannot be started.

In such conditions, it’s always recommended to stop all sorts of stressful activities with immediate effect, and take plenty of rest.

Symptoms Of Facial Palsy

●Facial paralysis, wherein the patient is not able to control a part of the face (normally one-half), along with the drooping of that side of the face

●Sharp, intense pain in the inner side of the ears (the side which is impacted)

●Loss of senses such as taste and sometimes smell

●Irritation on listening to loud noise

●Becomes difficult to eat, since the patient loses control over lips and cheeks on one side of the face

●Becomes difficult to speak, especially letters such as B and P

●Running nose from the side of the face which is impacted, since the patient loses the control

Physiotherapy For Facial Palsy

Facial and Physical Therapy, along with consultations from speech and language therapists can help the patients of Facial Palsy to manage this condition, and gradually carry on their day-to-day activities with comfort.

Some of the exercises & treatment methodologies that are recommended by Physiotherapists, based on the condition and symptoms of Facial Palsy are:

●Facial stimulation

●Nose and Cheek exercises

●Mouth Exercises

●Eye Exercises

●Muscle Re-education exercises

●Soft-tissue techniques

●Heat packs

The core objective of Physiotherapy and Facial Therapy is to strengthen the facial muscles, and optimally stimulate facial nerves at the impacted area.

You can consult with CureNow Wellness Physiotherapy for more information about physiotherapy-based treatment for Facial Palsy and Bell’s Palsy condition. Our UK-trained and certified Physiotherapists can assist patients with this facial paralysis condition, and help them to recover faster.

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