Improved Symptoms of Peripheral Facial Nerve Palsy in ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 Vaccine Recipients Following Complex Korean Medicine Treatment

Peripheral facial nerve palsy is a neurological condition/disease characterized by unilateral paralysis of the facial muscles. We report the effects of complex Korean medicine treatment in 2 patients diagnosed with Bell’s palsy who developed symptoms 3–4 days following vaccination with ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 and who received oral steroids and antiviral medications. Complex Korean medicine treatments including acupuncture, electroacupuncture, bee venom acupuncture, cupping therapy, herbal medicine, and physical therapy were performed. Symptom improvement was evaluated daily using the Numerical Rating Scale, House-Brackmann Grade, and Yanagihara’s Score. Patient 1 was hospitalized for 22 days and Patient 2 visited the outpatient clinic 20 times. In both cases, postauricular pain caused by Bell’s palsy disappeared, and symptoms of facial paralysis improved following completion of treatment. These findings could suggest that combined Korean medicine treatment may improve symptoms of peripheral facial nerve palsy..

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Journal of Acupuncture Research - 39(2022), 2, Seite 139-144

Sprache:

Englisch ; Koreanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Woo Seok Jang [VerfasserIn]
Jung Eun Jang [VerfasserIn]
Chan Yung Jung [VerfasserIn]
Kyung Ho Kim [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bell palsy
Coronavirus
Cranial nerve diseases
Facial paralysis
Korean traditional medicine
Miscellaneous systems and treatments
Therapeutics. Pharmacology
Vaccines

doi:

10.13045/jar.2021.00283

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

DOAJ02925034X