Open AccessThe effectiveness of low-level laser therapy combined with facial expression exercises in patients with moderate-to-severe Bell's palsy: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Author(s) -
Praveen Kumar Kandakurti,
Sukumar Shanmugam,
Shaikh Altaf Basha,
Sampath Kumar Amaravadi,
Prathap Suganthirababu,
Kumaraguruparan Gopal,
Geovinson Stephen George
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of surgery protocols
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.291
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2468-3574
DOI - 10.1016/j.isjp.2020.11.001
Subject(s) - bell's palsy , medicine , palsy , facial paralysis , randomized controlled trial , physical therapy , facial expression , analysis of variance , repeated measures design , clinical trial , surgery , psychology , statistics , alternative medicine , mathematics , communication , pathology
Even though corticosteroid therapy and facial expression exercises were found to be effective, still 30% of participants with bell's palsy achieve incomplete recovery from the facial paralysis. The study objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) combined with progressive facial expression exercises in participants with moderate to severe bell's palsy.