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Recovery Of Facial Motor Function On Rehabilitation Therapy In Patients With Facial Palsy/Paralysis, Shin-Tsu Chang, Fu-Kong Liu

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

The facial expression of functional recovery in patients with peripheral facial paisy/paraiysis on rehabili-tation therapy was investigated. Thirty-four cases of fa-cial palsy were collected from January 1986 to Decem-ber 1991 in the Department of Physicai Medicine and Rehabilitation of Tri-Service General Hospital. Twenty-five cases (74%) were classified as idiopathic and the remaining 9 cases (26%) were as organic facial palsy.The rehabilitation program included daily superficial heat, oii massage, electrical stimulation and active exer-cise of the affected muscles was prescribed and instituted completely. The facial muscular disfigurement was graded into six grades to evaluate before and after the physical therapy. After …