subject: Portable Facial Exercisers For Healthy Skin. [print this page] Bell's Palsy is a paralysis or weakness of the muscles of one side of the face, usually due to damage to the facial nerve. It may also affect the sense of taste, salivation and tear formation. Most patients improve spontaneously within a few weeks to a few months, however, a few may have permanent residual facial weakness.Bell's palsy is known as "Ardit" in Ayurveda. However, the symptoms of Ardit may be a part of stroke, i.e., a complete paralysis of one half of the body, while Bell's palsy is usually considered to be self-limiting. Ayurvedic treatment of this facial paralysis consists of local application, oral intake of medicated oils, local fomentation, medicated nasal drops therapy, and oral medication in the form of tablets.
It has been just over a year since I had brain surgery; and a little longer than that since I heard the dreaded words "you've got a brain tumor." And, I am here to tell you that I am still, at my core, the same woman I have always been; and yet, on some levels, profoundly changed. Sure, there are some physical changes: I'm deaf in one ear, my balance isn't very good, and there are still some parts of my face that don't work very well- but those things aren't really such a big deal.Eating out was and still is particularly amusing. Think about trying to eat when half of your mouth is immobile. The closest thing I can compare it to is when I've had a load of Novocain at the dentist and my lips and tongue feel like sausages. So, now try to imagine eating a sandwich - yep, it ends up being a lip sandwich because my lower lip just gets sucked right into my mouth. Yeow!
Chinese Medicine dates back over 3,000 years, and its longevity alone is testimony to its effectiveness. Acupuncture continues to gain recognition as a resource for health & wellbeing--from arthritis and back pain, to insomnia, migraine and PMS. Celebrities Gwyneth Paltrow, Sandra Bullock, and Sex in the Citys Kristin Davies, are known fans of Chinese Medicine and acupuncture, and clearly radiate vitality and an inner-glow. The acupuncture facial draws on this ancient traditions success in cultivating wellbeing by directing that inner-glow of health onto your face.Facial acupuncture is nothing new. The World Health Organization and National Institutes of Health have long recognized acupuncture as effective treatment for sagging facial paralysis like Bells Palsy. One study showed that among 300 cases treated with facial acupuncture, 90% had market beneficial results with only one course of treatment (International Journal of Clinical Acupuncture, 1996). Given the powerful lifting effects clinically demonstrated on facial paralysis, acupuncture facial clients may reap similar benefits without the risks and telltale signs of facelift surgery or Botox. As with any procedure, genetics, environment, and lifestyle will influence overall outcome and longevity of results. Due to such factors, booster treatments are occasionally suggested to extend results.
Acupuncture for facial muscle twitching is often attempted. As in many conditions, there is a shortage of reliable clinical studies addressing the effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment for any facial nerve disorder. This is true even though this is a possible area for the resolution of some conflict on the general effectiveness of acupuncture in general. Western Medical Practitioners tend to see the nerves as serving the purpose that practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine attribute to the Meridian Channels of the body. The success rate of acupuncture treatments for nerve related disorders such as this would be very interesting indeed.
