Open AccessTreatment of hemifacial spasm in patient with hemifacial atrophy using combination therapy (ultrasound therapy and TENS): a case report
Author(s) -
Apala Baduni,
B Krishnamoorthy
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the korean journal of pain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2093-0569
pISSN - 2005-9159
DOI - 10.3344/kjp.2017.30.4.304
Subject(s) - medicine , hemifacial spasm , facial muscles , atrophy , combination therapy , surgery , facial nerve , anesthesia , anatomy
A 19-year-old male patient presented with facial hemi-atrophy with unilateral spasms of the masseter and temporalis muscles. Ultrasound therapy and Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation therapy, known as combination therapy, were given on alternate days for 2 weeks. At the end of 2 weeks of combination therapy the patient reported a drastic reduction in the number of episodes of muscle spasm. The visual analog scale score for tenderness of the masseter and temporalis was also markedly reduced. No one has previously used combination therapy for the treatment of facial hemi-atrophy with hemi-facial spasms. The encouraging results of the combination therapy has prompted us to document this study.