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Bell's palsy, also called idiopathic facial paralysis, is a common cause of unilateral facial paralysis. It is one of the most common neurological disorders of the cranial nerves.
Bell's palsy is an alarming condition of rapid onset, which paralyzes half of the facial muscles. Kabat rehabilitation is a manual resistance technique that promotes a basic pattern of movement through facilitation, inhibition, and resistance of a group of muscles. It increases the functioning and power of facial muscles while Mime therapy results in immediate improvement of function and integrity of facial muscles. It also mitigates synkinesis in Bell's palsy. Both techniques are easy to apply. They are clinically important techniques that are easily understood by patients.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Kabat Therapy | Active Comparator | Kabat exercises primarily assist functional response in defective muscles through the general structure of muscles experiencing resistance. After 6th week, resting and voluntary symmetries were recorded. |
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| Mime Therapy | Experimental | Mime therapy utilizes emotional input to access better movement patterns. It is beneficial as it improves circulation and maintains muscle properties. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Kabat Therapy | Other | The participants of group A will receive Kabat Rehabilitation with routine physical therapy. The protocol will be given to the participants for three sessions/week for six weeks. Each session will be of 30 minutes. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Change in Synkinesis | Synkinesis will be accessed through the "House-Brackmann Scale". It is classified as a universal scale. This scale analyses the symmetry, synkinesis, stiffness, and global mobility of the face. It is divided into six categories (normal, mild dysfunction, moderate dysfunction, moderately severe dysfunction, severe dysfunction, and total paralysis) and is a 0-6-point scale with 6 representing total paralysis. | It will be assessed at baseline, at the third week and at six week. |
| Level of Facial Disability | The level of Facial disability will be measured through the "Facial Disability Index Scale". This scale has ten items that evaluate the patient's physical and social aspects (mastication, deglutition, communication, labial mobility, emotional alterations, and social integration). It uses a hundred-point scale with a higher score indicating less impairment. 24 Minimum score for physical functioning: 0, Maximum score for physical functioning: 25, Minimum score for social and well-being: 5, Maximum score for social and well-being. | Change in functional status will be measured at the baseline, at 3rd week and at 6th week. |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ashfaq Dr Ahmed, PhD | University of Lahore | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The University of Lahore | Lahore | Punjab Province | 5400 | Pakistan |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 39548608 | Derived | Amjad A, Jamil A, Fatima N, Javaid HB, Zahid H. Effects of Kabat rehabilitation versus mime therapy on facial disability and synkinesis in patients of Bell's palsy. J Pak Med Assoc. 2024 Nov;74(11):1927-1931. doi: 10.47391/JPMA.11247. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D020330 | Bell Palsy |
| ID | Term |
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| D006566 | Herpesviridae Infections |
| D004266 | DNA Virus Infections |
| D014777 | Virus Diseases |
| D007239 | Infections |
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| Mime Therapy | Other | The participants of group B will receive Mime Therapy in addition to routine physical therapy. The protocol will be given to the participants once a week for six weeks, while physical therapy will be given on alternate days. Each session will be of 30 minutes. |
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| D009059 |
| Mouth Diseases |
| D009057 | Stomatognathic Diseases |
| D005155 | Facial Nerve Diseases |
| D003389 | Cranial Nerve Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |