Acupuncture therapy to the head and face to treat post-trauma paralysis of peripheral fascial nerve dextra

[摘要] Damage to the facial nerve due to trauma from traffic accidents is the second most common cause of paralysis of the facial nerve. The treatments include both pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy. Acupuncture is a method of treatment that applies evidence-based medical principles and uses anatomy, physiology, and pathology to place needles atcertain acupuncture points. This paper describes a 26-year-old female patient with right-side facial palsy following a traffic accident who had animproved Brackmann's score after 12 sessions of acupuncture treatment. The acupuncture points were chosen based on Liu Yan'sbrain-clearing needling technique. Acupuncture can shorten healing time and improve the effect of treatment for facial-nerve paralysis.

[发布机构] Department of Medical Acupuncture, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia^1

[效力级别] 医药卫生 [学科分类] 卫生学

[关键词] Acupuncture points;Acupuncture therapy;Evidence-based;Facial nerve;Facial palsy;Healing time