Comprehensive facial rehabilitation improves function in people with facial paralysis: A 5-year experience at the Massachusetts eye and ear infirmary

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 391-397

  Lindsay, Robin W ^a,b,c   Robinson, Mara ^d,e   Hadlock, Tessa A ^d,e  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b National Capitol Consortium Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Residency Program   (United States)

^c UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHILD; FACE MUSCLE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INNERVATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RELAXATION TRAINING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ANTI-DYSKINESIA AGENTS; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; BOTULINUM TOXINS; CHILD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RELAXATION THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949586836     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090176     Document Type: Article

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