Open AccessPhysical therapy for facial nerve paralysis (Bell's palsy): An updated and extended systematic review of the evidence for facial exercise therapy
Author(s) -
Amir Khan,
Ala Szczepura,
Shea Palmer,
Chung Wung Bark,
Catrioeville,
David Thomson,
Helen Martin,
Charles Nduka
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.15
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1477-0873
pISSN - 0269-2155
DOI - 10.1177/02692155221110727
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , cinahl , cochrane library , physical therapy , medline , systematic review , facial paralysis , manual therapy , randomized controlled trial , physical medicine and rehabilitation , meta analysis , alternative medicine , psychological intervention , surgery , psychiatry , pathology , political science , law
To conduct a systematic review of the effectiveness of facial exercise therapy for facial palsy patients, updating an earlier broader Cochrane review; and to provide evidence to inform the development of telerehabilitation for these patients.