Clinical and morphometric examination of acupuncture effect in Bell’s palsy sequelae
| Autor: | Şahi Nur Kalkışım, Ahmet Kalaycioğlu, Cavit Boz, Canan Ertemoğlu Öksüz, Ahmet Yildirim, Nihat Burak Zihni, Özlem Uzun |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
bell’s palsy facial paresis 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Bell's palsy medicine Acupuncture 030212 general & internal medicine morfometrik ölçüm idiopathic facial paralysis General Environmental Science Acupuncture group fasiyal sinir lcsh:R5-920 Palsy business.industry Therapeutic effect Significant difference bell paralizisi Acupuncture treatment medicine.disease fasiyal parezi Waiting list Physical therapy General Earth and Planetary Sciences facial nerve lcsh:Medicine (General) business morphometric measurement idiyopatik fasiyal paralizi |
| Zdroj: | Cukurova Medical Journal, Vol 44, Pp 11-19 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2602-3032 |
| DOI: | 10.17826/cumj.518941 |
| Popis: | Purpose: The aim of present study was to evaluate clinical and morphometric differences and to determine the improvement in facial movements in pre- and post- acupuncture treatments of patients with Bell’s palsy sequelae.Materials and Methods: A total of 40 patients with Bell’s palsy sequeale (20 acupuncture group-20 control group) were included in this study. The acupuncture group consisted of Bell’s palsy sequelae and scheduled for acupuncture theraphy (12 sessions). The control group consisted of Bell’s palsy sequelae, being kept on the waiting list. The deatiled medical histories were obtained from all patients. Morphometric measurements were performed based on determined anatomical points on both affected and unaffected sides of the faces in resting and smiling positions. At the end of the study clinical evaluations and morphometric measurements were repeated and results were analyzed statistically.Results: The significant difference was observed in the headache symptoms of the acupuncture group patients in terms of clinical evaluations. In acupuncture group, there was statistically significant difference in pre- and post-treatment values of the affected side in the resting and smiling positions. There were significant changes in clinical symptoms and facial movements in the affected side of the face in the acupuncture group patients. Conclusion: Acupuncture therapy may be considered to have a significant therapeutic effect on changes in facial movements especially in clinical and morphometric aspects of Bell’s palsy sequelae. |
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