Acupuncture Treatment for Facial Paralysis

Acupuncture and moxibustion for facial paralysis can be applied to acupuncture points such as Dicang, Zyongsiao, Cataract, Hegu, and Cheqiqi, etc. Specific methods and prescriptions for acupuncture points need to be decided according to the patient’s symptoms, and are mainly prescribed by the physician. Facial paralysis with the mouth, eyes to the side of the skewed as the main clinical manifestations, also known as the mouth and eyes skewed, the onset of disease suddenly, often in the wind or cold or waking up to find the face local numbness, paralysis, can not frown and lift the forehead, eyelid closure is incomplete, tears in the wind, and so on. The disease is caused by the lack of solidity of the surface of the guard, the wind in the facial meridians or long-term insufficiency of qi and blood. Treatment is based on dispelling wind and clearing the meridians (removing wind-evil and clearing the channels) and dredging the tendons. Yangbai, zygomaticos, cheek car, dicang and cataract can dredge and regulate the facial meridians and tendons, activate blood circulation; most of the diseases of the head and face can be treated with Hegu, and acupuncture on Hegu can properly relieve symptoms such as numbness of the facial muscles. Acupuncture treatment of facial paralysis has a good effect, but must go to a regular physician for treatment, not to operate on their own, so as not to aggravate the condition or even cause other symptoms.