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, fewer needles, distal endpoints, no electric apparatus are three rules in one week as the acute stage.

After we did the first acupuncture, her facial expression came to relax and pain reduces.

2018.1.24~2.9

After 10 sessions, pain is gone, the right eye can totally close, the face much better than the first time visit.

Facioplegia, as well named Bell's palsy, in western explanation, was infected by the virus (HSV-1) when people in low immune system situation. In TCM aspect, there are different types of facioplegia, also related to 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.