EFFECTIVENESS OF NUEROMUSCULAR RE EDUCATION TECHNIQUE TO REDUCE FACIAL DISABILITY IN PATIENTS WITH BELL'S PALSY

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Facial nerve paralysis, because of the dysfunctional problems that can occur at the level of a very special part of the patients body, who gives their personality needs special consideration. Peripheral facial palsy is the most frequent cranial neuropathy, and can origin from various kinds of damage to the seventh cranial nerve. Idiopathic facial palsy or Bell's palsy is the most frequent cause of facial paralysis occurs in 15 - 30 Persons per 100,000 per year. METHODS: 30 subjects having facial disability who full lled with the inclusion criteria and randomly assigned. Group A and B with 15 subjects in each group. Group A subjects are treated with conventional therapy and Group B subjects are treated with Neuromuscular reeducation techniques for 4 weeks. The outcome of this intervention was measured with Facial Disability Index (FDI). These recorded before and after the session of 4 weeks of intervention. RESULTS: Statistical analysis of the data revealed that within group comparison both groups showed signicant reduction of facial disability in conventional therapy and Neuromuscular re-education. CONCLUSION: Finally the study concluded that 4 weeks of training program with Neuromuscular re-education showed signicant improvement when compared to conventional therapy.