Effects of Massage Therapy and Facial PNF in Early Bell's Palsy

Neuro Counsel Hospital, Pakistan30 enrolled

Overview

Effects of Massage therapy and Facial PNF in early Bell's palsy

It is an interventional study in which investigator will give massage therapy to one group of patients and facial PNF techniques to other group to evaluate the efficacy of these intervention on bell's palsy pateints

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Bell Palsy

Interventions

Facial PNF techniqueOTHER

Stimulation techniques used to facilitate the weak muscle groups

Massage therapyOTHER

frictional massage to stimulate the weak muscle groups

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Both males and females with age between 20 to 50 years * All patients diagnosed with Bell's palsy * Non traumatic onset * Acute onset 1 to 3 weeks * Either right or left side Exclusion Criteria: * Subject who have other Neurological disorder * Subjects who have impaired cognition * Complete paralysis of face * Open wound on face

Locations (1)

Al Nafees Medical Hospital, Islamabd

Islamabad, Federally Administered Tribal..., Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sunnybrook facial grading scale

complete tool for assessing facial movement outcomes. Lower score (Zero) means complete paralysis and higher (100) means normal

Time frame: assessment will be done after 6 weeks

Facial Clinimetric Evaluation Scale

to evaluate the impairment and disability associated with facial weakness. It is calculated ranging from 0 (worst) to 100 (best)

Time frame: assessment will be done after 6 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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