| Objective: To study the efficacy of Kinesio Taping (KT) combined with local physical therapy in the treatment of Bell palsy. Method: Seventy two patients with Bell palsy were treated in our hospital from May 2014 to May 2015, and randomly divided into observation group (36 cases) and control group (36 cases). The control group was treated by local physical therapy alone, and the observation group was subjected to local physical therapy and KT. Before and after treatment, the simple test of facial nerve function, blink reflex and nerve conduction velocity were used to evaluate the treatment efficacy. Result: After treatment for 4 weeks, facial nerve function scores in both two groups were obviously increased (P<0.01) as compared with those before treatment, more significantly in the observation group (P<0.01); the average cure time in the observation group was markedly shortened as compared with the control group (P<0.01); the latency of blink reflex R1 and R2 in both groups after treatment was notably shortened on the affected side as compared with that before treatment (P<0.05), more significantly in the observation group (P<0.05); the nerve conduction velocity in both two groups after treatment on the affected side was increased as compared with that before treatment (P<0.05), more significantly in the observation group (P<0.01). Conclusion: KT combined with local physical therapy can significantly improve the efficacy of Bell palsy patients, speed up the facial nerve recovery, and shorten the cure time. |
