Palsy – Treatment Efficacy by Drugs and Interferential Current Therapy

Abstract

Bell's palsy also term idiopathic facial palsy has uncertain etiology. Controversy in management issue makes “Bell's palsy” a novel disorder. Although majority of patients regain their normal or near normal facial motor function, certain percentage of sufferers shows incomplete motor function recovery of peripheral VII cranial nerve with or without troublesome synkinesis. At this context, a randomized clinical trial was made to see the efficacy of interferential current along with medical management for therapeutic benefit and to prevent long term sequallae. Some other important issue like natural history, reactivation of HSV – Type 1 viral etiology, medical, surgical and acupuncture treatment were reviewed.