Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture to Treat Bell's Palsy According to Different Stages

Studying of Acupuncture for Bell's Palsy According to Different Stages

The purpose of this trial will certify the efficacy of using staging acupuncture and moxibustion to treat Bell's Palsy

The result of this trial (available in 2009) aims to testify the efficacy of using staging acupuncture and moxibustion to treat Bell's Palsy, and to approach a best acupuncture treatment among these five different methods for treating Bell's Palsy

Inclusion Criteria:

• patients who meet the diagnosis, stages, location criteria
• the first time to onset the disease
• between 1 and 70 days with the onset time of facial palsy
• on one side of the face paralysis
• between 15 and 70 years old with the onset age of facial palsy
• willing to finish the whole observation period
• with written consent form signed by themselves.

Exclusion Criteria:

• facial palsy caused by other disease, such as infectivity multiple radiculitis, tumor which offend temporal bone, cerebral trauma
• facial palsy combine diabetes, the severe disease of heart vessel, cerebral vessel, liver, kidney, lung, and psychosis
• patient with Hunt's syndrome
• patient with facial spasm
• pregnant women or women in lactation
• patients are participating other clinical research