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Facial Palsy
Facial Palsy
My face is twisted.
Facial palsy(facial nerve palsy) refers to a state in which facial nerves are paralyzed from diverse causes, leading to numb facial senses or inability to control the facial muscles. The symptom usually appears on one side of the face, but there are cases in which the whole face is paralyzed. When the palsy is caused by damage in the 7th brain nerve, which controls facial nerves, it is called peripheral type of facial palsy. When it is caused by overall brain damage such as stroke, it is called central type of facial palsy.
Causes
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Low immunity caused by overwork, excessive cold, or common cold, or facial nerve damage caused by viruses
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Chickenpox aftereffect for children/Herpes Zoster aftereffect for adults
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Pressure on facial nerves, caused by expanded blood vessels or structural abnormality
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Stroke aftereffect
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Secondary symptoms of chronic diseases
Symptoms
- Numb face, unable to make wrinkles in the forehead
- Unable to close one’s eyes completely
- Twisted mouth, spilling or sticking food when eating
- Different sound volume in each side of the face, or the food tastes different in the left and right part of the mouth
- Neuralgia in the back of the head or ears
- Excessive tears
Treatments
Manual Rehabilitation Therapy
Based on the prescription, physical therapists manually treat the cervical vertebrae, jaw joints, and facial muscles, to relax and recover the paralyzed and weakened muscles. Reduces pain caused by nervous damage, and recovers the weakened facial muscles as much as possible through facial muscle exercises.
Chuna Manual Therapy
Chuna manual therapy is a treatment in which a Korean medicine doctor manually apply physical stimulation to the patient’s body, adjusting the bodily imbalance and easing the symptoms. It not only ‘opens up’ the fixed joints of the cervical vertebrae, but is also effective in relaxing the surrounding muscles. The treatment helps the out-of-place bones and tissues return to their original positions.
Acupuncture
Acupuncture reduces the pain caused by nervous damage, and stimulates nerve-recovering agents for the facial nerves to recover. Full acupunctural treatment also stimulates the movement of paralyzed muscles, helping them recover.
Medicinal Acupuncture
It is a therapy that directly injects the extracted and refined medicine in the acupoints of painful area which helps recovering dysfunctions of internal organs and alleviating paralysis in facial muscles. Medicinal acupuncture, combined with acupuncture, takes quick effect even with small dosages.
Herbal Medicine
Customized medicine is prescribed based on each patient's constitution and cause of disease, promoting the meridian (Hyul) and the chi(Ki ) circulation and strengthening the immune system to prevent nervous damage caused by virus.