[Treatment of Bell's palsy with combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluation the clinical effect of combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine on Bell's palsy.


METHODS
83 patients with Bell's palsy were randomly divided into two groups (trail group 54 cases and control group 29 cases). Patients in two groups were treated with medicine, acupuncture, physiotherapy, while patients in the trail group were treated with massage and functional exercise as the same time. The results of both groups were evaluated according to Portmann's Simple Scale.


RESULTS
The score before treatment of trail group was 2.907 +/- 1.794, while control group was 2.931 +/- 2.034. And the score after treatment of trail group was 18.593 +/- 1.743, while control group was 9.862 +/- 3.091. Score of the function of facial muscles obtained from trail group was distinctly higher than that was from the control group (P < 0.01), as well as the improvement index (P < 0.01, trail group: 0.844 +/- 0.095, control group: 0.712 +/- 0.129).


CONCLUSIONS
There is significant curative effect and suitability in the treatment of Bell's palsy with combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine. The improvement of facial muscles' motive function pre- and post-treatment and quantitative evaluation of curative effect can be objectively obtained by evaluation of facial muscles' function.
Rehabilitation Center of West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Xiao-hong
XH
Wang
Li-ming
LM
Zhang
Mei
M
Han
Ke-qing
KQ
Zhang
Jiao-jiao
JJ
Jiang
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D020330:Bell Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008405:Massage; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome