FACIAL PARALYSIS TREATED BY TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
AND NEURAL THERAPY

Cristina LIAU-HING, Carlos LIAU-HING
Peruvian Association of Acupuncture and Moxibustion. Nicol s de Pi rola #110, Lima 41, Per .

Aim: Facial paralysis is a disease that usually is very incapacitant and creates social isolation. It is suffered most likely by adults, and the treatment in occidental medicine is only palliative and supportive. We try to test the results of acupuncture and neural therapy on this disease.
Methods: Before the diagnosis by clinic, we had a group of 20 patients from 30 to 60 years old, 10 males and 10 females. We used the following as main points: Yuyao (Extra). Jing Ming (UB1), Chengqi (S1), Sibai (ST2), Renzhong (Du26), Jiache (ST6), Dicang (ST4) on the affected side and Hegu (LI4) bilaterally and other points according to the traditional Chinese medicine syndromes. We did acupuncture once or twice a week on 5 to 6 points in each session. If the recovery was slow or the time suffering from the disease was long, we used neural therapy on acupoints.
Results: After 1 1/2 months of treatment: 50% excellent (more than 80% recovery), 25% very good (between 60¡­80% recovery), 20% good (between 40¡­60% recovery), and 5% poor (less than 40% recovery).
Conclusion: The results show that acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine are very effective in treating this disease. A good diagnosis can be made by a skillful professional, and there is a very low risk of side effect or iatrogenia.