Effect of neural mobilisation in Bell's palsy: A randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neural mobilisation technique is effective in spinal nerve rehabilitation. However, no study has reported the effect of facial nerve mobilisation in acute Bell's palsy.

Objectives

The objective of our study was to evaluate the effect of facial neural mobilisation over conventional therapy in improving facial symmetry in patients with acute Bell's palsy.

Methods

A randomised controlled trial was conducted in the physical therapy department for 62 patients with acute Bell's palsy. The intervention included 10 days of drug therapy including 3 weeks of conventional therapy to the experimental and the control group. However, the experimental group received additional nerve mobilisation technique aimed at mobilising the facial nerve at the origin of external audi

SUBMITTER: Alharbi R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10423671 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature