Facial exercise therapy for facial palsy: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 649-658

  Pereira, L M ^a,b   Obara, K ^a,b   Dias, J M ^a,b   Menacho, M O ^b,c   Lavado, E L ^a,b   Cardoso, J R ^a,b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^b Laboratory of Kinesiologic Electromyography and Kinematic   (Brazil)

^c Faculdade Interamericana of Porto Velho   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Exercise; Meta analysis; Neurological rehabilitation; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

CONVALESCENCE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052647578     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215510395634     Document Type: Review

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