Acupuncture
for facioplegia/ Bell’s palsy
2018.1.20
One week
right side facioplegia, after went thru non-TCM doctor acupuncture for 5
sessions with electric apparatus, her symptoms went worse with severe facial
swelling and pain, transferring to our clinic for help.
In fact,
the standard treatment for facioplegia, less needles, distal end points, no
electric apparatus are three rules in one week as acute stage.
After we
did first acupuncture, her facial expression came relax and pain reduce.
2018.1.24~2.9
After 10
sessions, pain gone, the right eye can totally close, the face much better than
first time visit.
Facioplegia,
as well named Bell’s palsy, in western explanation, was infected by virus
(HSV-1) when people in low immune system situation. In TCM aspect, there are different
types of facioplegia, also related with fatigue and insomnia. However, there
are 3 stages for acupuncture treatment , acute stage(in 1~2weeks), recovering
stage(2weeks to 1 month), after effect stage(after one month), with different
therapeutic methods.
Above
all, from this case we need to appeal to all the patients, acupuncture
treatment should be under the guidance of licensed TCM doctors and acupuncturists,
for your safety and curative effects.
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