Case Study - Neurological Disorders
Facial Paralysis (Bell's Palsy)
Patient Details:
Girl, 14 years old
Problem Faced:
In the night she slept in AC room and the air blast from the AC was focused on her. On the morning she had an acute attack of facial paralysis. Her right side of the face was affected. She could not close her right eye; face showed absence of forehead wrinkles and mouth from right side was dropped.
Treatment Adopted:
A 10 days course of acupuncture along with Tui Na massage was given.
Result:
After 4 days she could close her eye. By the end of the treatment she became normal. Note: In this case her treatment was started immediately i.e. on the next day of attack. Due to this and another factor of young age, her recovery was very fast. In other cases, few weeks are required for the recovery.
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