Role of Kabat physical rehabilitation in Bell's palsy: A randomized trial

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 130, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 167-172

  Barbara, Maurizio ^a   Antonini, Giovanni ^b   Vestri, Annarita ^c   Volpini, Luigi ^a   Monini, Simonetta ^a  

^a Otorhinolaryngology Unit   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Electroneuronography; Facial palsy; House Brackmann grading system; Kabat; Physical rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; EARLY INTERVENTION; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; KABAT PHYSICAL THERAPY; MALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; NEUROMUSCULAR FACILITATION; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PATIENT CODING; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FACIAL NERVE; FOLLOW UP; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ADULT; BELL PALSY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, MOTOR; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES;

EID: 75449114031     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016480902882469     Document Type: Article

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