Acupuncture for the sequelae of Bell's palsy: A randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kwon, Hyo Jung ^a   Choi, Jun Yong ^b   Lee, Myeong Soo ^c   Kim, Yong Suk ^a   Shin, Byung Cheul ^b   Kim, Jong In ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Randomized controlled trial; Sequelae of Bell's palsy

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BELL PALSY; BELL PALSY SEQUELA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL DISABILITY INDEX PHYSICAL FUNCTION SUBSCALE; FACIAL DISABILITY INDEX SOCIAL SUBSCALE; FACIAL DISABILITY INDEX WELL BEING SUBSCALE; FACIAL STIFFNESS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT; HOUSE BRACKMANN SCORE; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; INTERVENTION STUDY; LIP LENGTH INDEX; LIP MOBILITY; LIP STIFFNESS; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MUSCLE RIGIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALLEL DESIGN; PATIENT SAFETY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RIGIDITY; SNOUT INDEX; SUNNYBROOK FACIAL NERVE GRADING SYSTEM; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; FACIAL NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SAMPLE SIZE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; BELL PALSY; FACIAL NERVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 84937565669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13063-015-0777-z     Document Type: Article

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