Effects of facial Neuromuscular Retraining with and without neural Mobilization on facial Symmetry and disability in patients with Bell's palsy
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Bell's palsy.Bell's palsyG51.0
- Registration Number
- IRCT20240509061716N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Riphah International University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 44
Inclusion Criteria
Age between 18 to 65 years
Both genders
Unilateral loss of facial weakness
House Brackman grades 3 and 4
Acute onset 1-3 weeks
No history of earlier bell's palsy or diabetes
Exclusion Criteria
Stroke associated with Bell's palsy
Pregnancy
Any fracture or tumor
Facial surgery
Skin allergy on face
Facial nerve palsy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Facial symmetry, Disability. Timepoint: Before the intervention and three weeks after the intervention. Method of measurement: Sunnybrook Facial Grading System (SBS), Modified House Brackmann grading system (HBGS), and Facial Disability Index (FDI).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method