The sooner acupuncture treats facial palsy, the better

  Facial palsy is a common disease that can develop at any age, with middle-aged and elderly people being the majority. During an attack of facial palsy, patients usually have symptoms such as distorted mouth and eyes, leakage of water from drinking, and dullness of taste. Most patients have no obvious signs before the onset of the disease, but suddenly find their faces are somewhat abnormal when washing their faces, brushing their teeth, or looking in the mirror. After the onset of the disease, one side of the patient’s facial muscles are paralyzed, and the pronunciation of words is slurred, and the eyes cannot be closed, which affects work and life. If treatment is not timely and recovery is incomplete, facial palsy sequelae such as facial muscle spasm or joint band movement can often arise.  Acupuncture is very effective in treating facial palsy, and the earlier the treatment, the better the results. There is a misconception that acupuncture is not appropriate during the initial acute period of the disease. A large sample of clinical control trial to observe the relationship between the time and effect of acupuncture treatment for peripheral facial palsy confirmed that the recovery rate of those who started acupuncture treatment within 2 weeks of onset was 91.2%, the recovery rate of those who started treatment within 2-4 weeks was 71.8%, and the recovery rate of those who started treatment within 6 months was only 4.5% for those who had been ill for more than 1 month, and the difference between the 3 groups was significant, indicating that early and appropriate treatment is the key to rapid and complete recovery of the disease. The difference between the three groups was significant, indicating that early and proper treatment is the key to rapid and complete recovery of the disease, and early acupuncture treatment can also reduce the use of hormones.  The acupuncture treatment for facial palsy should be carried out in stages, and the acupuncture points and acupuncture methods should be different in the acute and recovery periods to fully reflect the principles of TCM evidence-based treatment. By treating nearly 1,000 cases of facial palsy, all of them have achieved the expected results.  During the acute period of initial onset, the disease is superficial, so the number of acupuncture points on the face should be small and the acupuncture technique should be light, and the focus should be on the acupuncture points on the neck and limbs to eliminate the inflammatory reaction and help eliminate the evil quickly. In the early stage of facial acupuncture and the use of traditional warm moxibustion can improve facial blood circulation, remove blood stasis and promote the functional recovery of facial muscle tissue; for some patients, the initial onset of pain behind one side of the ear is accompanied by symptoms, the blood should be released at the points behind the ear, such as cataract and dazhong, depending on the situation, in order to improve the blood circulation of the lesion, quickly eliminate facial nerve edema, reduce nerve damage, so that the recovery time of nerve function is shortened This will speed up the healing process and prevent the occurrence of sequelae.  Experts remind, pay attention to temperature changes, do not be cool when the temperature is high wind, pay attention to the face when going out to prevent wind and cold, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, ensure sufficient sleep, appropriate physical exercise to enhance physical resistance.