Bell’s Palsy or Facial Palsy causes facial paralysis leading to facial droop and facial weakness. Bell’s Palsy is known to be the most common cause of acute onset unilateral peripheral facial muscle weakness.
The onset of bell’s palsy is sudden and symptoms typically peak within a few days. Other than face paralysis, common bell’s palsy symptoms may include pain in or behind the ear, numbness or tingling in the affected side of the face.
Symptoms of Bell’s Palsy
Bell’s palsy is marked by a droopy appearance on one side of the face and the inability to open or close your eye on the affected side. In rare cases, Bell’s palsy may affect both sides of your face.
Other signs and symptoms of Bell’s palsy include:
- drooling
- difficulty eating and drinking
- an inability to make facial expressions, such as smiling or frowning
- facial weakness
- muscle twitches in the face
- dry eye and mouth
- headache
- sensitivity to sound
- irritation of the eye on the involved side
You should never self-diagnose Bell’s palsy. Call your doctor immediately if you develop any of these symptoms. The symptoms can be similar to those of other serious conditions, such as a stroke or brain tumor.
Bell’s Palsy Treatment
The aims of treatment in the acute phase of Bell’s palsy include strategies to speed recovery and to prevent corneal complications. ReAble suggests best approach to speedyBell’s Palsy recovery is to combine physiotherapy along with medications.
In Bell’s palsy various physical therapies, such as exercise, biofeedback, laser, electrotherapy, massage and thermotherapy are used to hasten recovery.
Team ReAble has supported numerous successful recoveries for facial palsy, bell’s palsy and facial paralysis using bell’s palsy exercises. The patients have regained lost movements and recovered their facial expressions with proper and timely treatment.
You can take Bell’s Palsy treatment with ReAble Neuro Rehabilitation from any of these formats based on your preference and convenience.
- At Neuro Rehabilitation centre
- Neuro Rehabilitation at home
- Online Physiotherapy at home via video consultation
