Can head traction treat facial paralysis?

Head traction is not a treatment for facial paralysis, and conventional facial paralysis treatments include medication, rehabilitation, and surgery. Facial paralysis includes central facial paralysis and peripheral facial paralysis. Central facial paralysis is mainly improved by treating the primary cause of the disease. Head traction does not improve facial nerve damage and therefore has no therapeutic effect. Common treatments for peripheral facial palsy are as follows: 1. Medication: Glucocorticosteroids such as prednisolone can be used to reduce nerve inflammation in the early stages of the disease. Antiviral drugs such as acyclovir and valacyclovir can be used in combination with viral infections. In addition, methylcobalamin and vitamin B1 can be used for nerve nutrition. 2. Rehabilitation therapy: localized hot compresses, massage, electrotherapy, ultrashort wave, etc. can also play a role in the recovery of facial paralysis. 3. Surgery: If the effect of medication is not good, the patient can be treated by nerve anastomosis, nerve free grafting and so on. If the diagnosis of facial paralysis is confirmed, a reasonable treatment plan should be formulated under the guidance of the doctor, and the medication should be administered in strict compliance with the doctor’s prescription and actively cooperate with the treatment.