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Top Facts You Should Know To Treat, Conquer & Recover From Bell’s Palsy

3/18/2021

 
You wake up one day and feel different. But not in a god way.
You notice that it’s not possible to blink or to close your eye. Maybe you notice a droop on one side of your face.
Perhaps you discover something is wrong when you take your first sip of morning coffee, only to drool and remain unable to seal your lips around your cup. ​



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The Top 4 Things To Do Initially When Diagnosed With Bell's Palsy

2/9/2021

 
Just diagnosed with Bell's palsy? Here is the first thing you should know. The good thing? It is not a death sentence. No matter how bad you feel or it looks right now.

DID I JUST HAVE A STROKE?

Waking up one day with (most commonly) half your face
paralyzed and not responding to any of your command
can be a terrifying experience.
“Did I just have a stroke?”
is a common question that comes to the mind of people
that went through or are currently dealing with Bell's palsy.

Most people have never heard of Bell’s palsy and
consulting with their physician will rule in/ out a stroke and a Bell's palsy diagnosis. But generally, if only your face is involved and your arm and leg have maintained their full strength and range of motion, there is less chance that you are dealing with a stroke.
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Top Bell's Palsy Fact Answered: Can You Get It More Than Once? What Are The Priorities? How To Massage My Forehead? Ramsay-Hunt Syndrome & Antivirals, How To Massage My Chin?

12/29/2020

 

‼️This post is for informational and educational purpose only. It is not tailored medical advice to your specific condition.

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Can I Get BP More Than Once?

  • Bell’s Palsy has an incidence of 1 in 60 lifetime chance.⁣
  • ⁣Some studies have closely looked at the chance of recurrence and concluded that Bell’s Palsy recurs in 4-14% of patients.⁣⁣
  • This recurrence can occur on either side of the face, not necessarily the same side.⁣
  • A Romanian study carried over 10 years, following a total of 185 patients( 136 adults, 49 children) demonstrated that 12% of these 185 subjects suffered 1 to 6 recurrence of BP.⁣
  • That recurrence was more likely to occurs within the first two years after the original episode and more likely in 

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Top Bell's Palsy Fact Answered: Stretching Around The Eye, Why Do Muscles Of Face Heal At A Different Rate, Mirror Mirror...Say What?, No Wait & See Approach

12/7/2020

 
This post is for informational and educational purpose only. It is not tailored medical advice to your specific condition.
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Techniques to stretch muscles surrounding the eye
  • Today, I am demonstrating one way to help relieve the tightness and associated occasional pain that is associated with it during Bell’s palsy.⁣
  • Massaging first, then stretching.⁣⁣

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Top Bell's Palsy Fact Answered: DO NOT USE A TENS UNIT, Take More Selfies, Eye Care Priorities

10/31/2020

 
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And It Does Not Work!⁣
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Most people that suffer from Bell’s Palsy will read about or hear about electrical stimulation for treatment of BP⁣
The chance is that they will think of a TENS unit as viable in treating facial paralysis... And IT IS NOT.⁣

TENS unit is for treatment of pain only, NOT to activate and strengthen muscles⁣
The user manuals clearly say to never apply on the face ( that should be your first clue )⁣
The size of the electrode, as with 95% of other type of electrical stimulation units, is not appropriate as it would stimulate too many muscles at once>>>> hence the risk of developing synkinesis since you would be contracting several muscles at once instead of one.⁣
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So, all in all, TENS is not a modality that has any benefits in treating BP. And possibly negative effects in reality.⁣
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DO NOT USE TENS UNIT TO TREAT BELL’S PALSY⁣!
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Top Bell's Palsy Fact Answered: Which Medical Professional To See, When Can I Start To Exercise? Work?, Does Acupuncture Help?, What Makes Bell's Palsy Recovery Worse?

10/25/2020

 
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What healthcare professionals can help me when I am dealing with Bell’s Palsy?⁣
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First and foremost, you should be evaluated by a physician. Most people will see their primary care physician/family doctor, or an Emergency or urgent care department physician. The goal here should be for a correct Bell’s Palsy diagnosis and prescription of steroids and antivirals.⁣
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Consulting with a facial specialist within the first 3 weeks after onset, especially if there are no signs of improvement, should be the next step. You can consult with:⁣
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An Otolaryngologist, or ENT( for ear, nose and throat doctor).⁣
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An Opthalmologist, especially if your eye is involved, you cannot blink, your eyes is irritated, itchy, red and painful. If your condition goes on for too long, an oculopastic surgeon ophtalmologist should be helpul⁣
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Neurologist: there exist many different type of neurologist and subspecialty and of course, I would recommend one with extra facial paralysis and conditions training⁣
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Physical / Physio Therapist ( that’s me , ).⁣
I would be particularly picky in finding a PT with experience and training in treating Bell’s Palsy. A normal university PT curriculum does not teach facial muscles rehab to their student. Just ask when you contact them.⁣
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If you failed to progress after several months and still suffer with severe paralysis, consulting with a facial plastic surgeon would be helpful as they can help with recovery of facial movements and expressions⁣

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Top Bell's Palsy Fact Answered: How Long To Recover? Incidence Of Bell's Palsy In The USA, Lagophthalmos.

10/18/2020

 
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Just above 70% of individuals diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy recover fully within one year⁣.
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To be precise, that number is 71%⁣.
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While this represent almost one in four people, it also means than 1person out of four still deal with the symptoms of BP after 1 year. ⁣
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There are several reasons for that:⁣
-how early in the disease process their symptoms were managed, how early they seek help...⁣


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Does Lyme Disease Cause Bell’s Palsy? How do I know  If I Have Bell’s Palsy vs Lyme disease?

9/30/2020

 

​Are you currently suffering from facial paralysis? Perhaps you have a hard time closing your eyes, smile, frown, pucker, amongst other facial function? You woke up one day not being able to sip on your morning cup of coffee, eat without drooling and leaving you wondering if you suffered a stroke?
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You are unsure what is causing this and become concerned. 
You see a doctor shortly after who after assessing you, prescribes you with corticosteroids and an antiviral to treat the diagnosis of Bell’s Palsy.


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Physical/Physio Therapy Is Efficient & An Essential Part Of The Medical Management Of Bell's Palsy

4/29/2020

 
Bell's Palsy is considered a rare condition but it still affects over 40,000 Americans between the age of 16 and 60.
A lot of the research and best course action to treat it remain a source of debate and disagreement.
It is a neuromuskuloskeletal condition since it affects both the facial nerve and muscles of the face it innervates.

​I may be be biased, but as a physical therapist (physio for anyone living outside of the USA), and as a fully recovered Bell's palsy patient myself, I believe it is my duty to educate the population with what physical therapy can do when suffering from this rapid, debilitating, physically and socially, condition.

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The 10 Best Ways To Improve Your Balance and Prevent Another Fall

8/19/2019

 
Let's chat about a topic that is often overlooked and has potential of affecting someone's life and could be resulting in life changing injuries.
Over my 17 years career, I have treated patients in hospitals, outpatient clinics, private homes, skilled nursing facilities and rehab centers and hundreds of them for injuries resulting after a fall. Fractures of the hip and pelvis are the most common but hands, wrist, forearm, ankle and feet fractures are not too far behind.
And today, I 'd like to offer some insight and topics regarding balance and falls with....

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My Secret (& Personal Journey) To Overcome Bells Palsy: The Steps To Follow That Worked For Me

9/11/2017

 
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In early August 2017, while I was blowing my nose, I started experiencing the first symptoms of a diagnosis most people know really little about. My goal with this post is to shed the light and educate on how to recognize and what to do when you suffer from the neurological condition known as Bell’s Palsy.
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Bell’s Palsy is the acute paralysis of several muscles of one side of the face that are innervated by the facial nerve, one of the twelve cranial nerves. The origin of this condition are believed to be viral in origin(herpes simplex and zoster, flu, mononucleosis, german measles…) . Some studies show one is at higher risk of contracting Bell’s Palsy if they are diabetic, pregnant, or having recently experiencing an upper respiratory tract infection.
40 years of age is the prime decade to contract the disease.

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