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tx
nervous system
Bell's palsy
physical medicine
exercise
mirror exercises: 3 to 4 times per day - continue 1 month or until full recovery
recite vowels slowly and distinctly with precise lip movements 3-4 times daily
hydrotherapy
wet sheet pack: stage 4
cold mitten friction (Kellogg, p. 646)
hot fomentation
manipulation
massage, gentle to face
spine: check and align upper cervicals, atlas often posterior on involved side
craniosacral technique (Upledger)
electrical and oscillating
high volt Galvanic: small electrode to unaffected side first, 10 secs. each trigger point, pulse 4-5, (-) electrode - precede by radiant heat
low volt Galvanic: 10 mA, at styloid-mastoid foramen
diathermy: short wave
footnotes