The Journal of Korean Physical Therapy

The Korean Society of Physical Therapy (대한물리치료학회)
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The Effect of Muscle Reeducation Training on Recovery and Function in People with Acute Facial Nerve Paralysis

근재교육훈련이 급성안면신경마비 환자의 안면마비 회복정도와 기능에 미치는 효과

  • Park, Sang-Kyu (Department of Physical Therapy, The Graduate School of Health and Medical, Daejeon University) ;
  • Shin, Won-Seob (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Natural Science, Daejeon University)
  • 박상규 (대전대학교 보건의료대학원 물리치료학과) ;
  • 신원섭 (대전대학교 자연과학대학 물리치료학과)
  • Received : 2014.07.11
  • Accepted : 2014.08.07
  • Published : 2014.08.25
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of study was to determine the effects of muscle reeducation training in patients with acute facial nerve paralysis. Methods: Thirty patients were randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n=15) or the control group (n=15). The experimental group received muscle reeducation training for 20 minutes after electrotherapy and the control group received conventional electrotherapy for only 40 minutes. Therapeutic intervention for each group was performed four times per week for four weeks. The patients were measured for recovery of paralysis using the House-Brackmann Grading System (H-B grade), the Movement Distance of Mouth, Nasolabial Angle (NA), and Facial Disability Index (FDI). Results: In within group comparison, the experimental group showed significant improvements for all variables (p<0.01). In comparison between two groups, the experimental group showed relatively greater significant improvements for all variables (p<0.01). Conclusion: These findings suggest that muscle reeducation training is more effective than conventional therapy in improving the condition of patients with facial nerve paralysis. In particular, the results of this study indicate that muscle reeducation training can be recommended by clinicians since it provides more benefits.

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