Abstract
Abstract
 Purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of the changing number of physical therapy sessions on the functionality level of the in patients with Bell Palsy.
 Method: In this retrospective study, the data of patients who were diagnosed with Bell's Palsy (BP) and applied a physical therapy program consisting of electrotherapy, infrared and mimic exercises were examined. The data of 21 patients who were rehabilitated with the diagnosis of BP and received 15 sessions of treatment and 21 patients who received 30 sessions of treatment were analyzed. Age, gender and comorbidities of the patients were recorded. Functionality of the patients was evaluated with Facial Disability Index (FDI), House Brackmann System (HBS) and Sunny Brook Grading System (SBGS) before and after treatment.
 Results: In all intragroup clinical and functionality evaluations of the patients, significant improvement was observed in both groups both after 15 sessions and after 30 sessions (p
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