Laser Acupuncture for Traumatic Facial Paralysis

Effect of Laser Acupuncture for Traumatic Facial Paralysis: A Retrospective Study

Objective:

The objective of this study was to determine whether laser acupuncture therapy could relieve symptoms in patients with traumatic facial paralysis.

Methods:

This study was retrospective study including 174 patients that undergoing traumatic facial paralysis. All the patients received laser acupuncture (LA).

Patients were assigned to the LA 1 month group, LA 3 month group and LA 6 month group, with 58 patients in each group.

Clinical outcome measure comprised the House-Brackmann grading system, Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale (FaCE), Sunnybrook facial grading scale (SBFG), Facial Disability Index (FDI), electroneuronography (ENoG), electromyography (EMG) and Blink reflex

Inclusion Criteria:

• 1, Patients diagnosed with traumatic facial paralysis 2, Patients were eligible if they were graded at House-Brackmann grade (HB) 3 or higher.

Exclusion Criteria:

- 1.Serious mental illness or social problems, and neurological disorders, and systemic diseases, such as malignant tumors, and other serious consumptive diseases.

2. Planning for pregnancy, those in pregnancy, or those who were lactating. 3. Neurotmesis by trauma.