In my opiniun the electrical stimualtion in Bell's
palsy that for delay the atrophy of muscles. The
treatment which one importance is the medical
treatment and the exercise by themself.
--- mdne adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Thanks for this Denis, it's the single most useful
> piece I've ever seen on
> facial paralysis and I would encourage everyone to
> go and take a look !
>
> Nikki Adams [log in to unmask]
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ahern, Denis" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 1:46 AM
> Subject: Re: Bell's palsy and electrical stim
>
>
> > Dear Janice
> > I found the following web site interesting reading
> > http://www.bellspalsy.ws/retrain.htm
> > Cheers
> > Denis Ahern
> > Kwinana Community Health Centre
> > Western Australia
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Janice Michaels, PT, MS
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2001 7:59 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Bell's palsy and electrical stim
> >
> >
> > I have just received a patient with Bell's palsy,
> a diagnosis I have not
> > treated in years. I know there has been some
> discussion on this listserv
> > that electrical stimulation "may not" be
> appropriate and I have some old
> > references from 1995. Does anyone have any newer
> references to cite?
> What
> > are you doing clinically for these people? Thanks
> for your input.
> > Janice Michaels, PT, MS
> > Upstate Medical University
> > Syracuse, NY United States
> >
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