Patient's question:
Two weeks ago, I caught a severe cold. The day before yesterday, when I woke up, I noticed that my left cheek couldn't lift. Almost the entire left side of my face was immobile. When I went to the doctor, I learned that I had facial paralysis. I would like to ask about the physical therapy methods for facial paralysis.Doctor's answer:
Physical therapy for facial paralysis can be implemented in the early stages. Common treatment methods include laser therapy and shortwave physical therapy. Laser therapy involves stimulating Yangbai, Qichak, Dicang, and Hegu acupoints on the affected side. Low-power helium-neon laser focuses on lens 6328 with a power of 0.6-3 mW, a distance of 0.2-0.5 cm, a spot size of 0.1-0.2 cm, and can penetrate tissue to a depth of 10-15 mm. Shortwave physical therapy is a type of shortwave electrotherapy with five senses, 40W power, a wavelength of 6 micrometers, circular plate electrodes, an 8cm diameter, and a 1cm intermediate slope placed in front of the patient's ear, behind the mastoid process, and applied with microheat treatment.