Descriptive Study of Facial Motor Cocontractions During Voluntary Facial Movement in a Healthy Population: A New Hypothesis Contributing to Synkinesis

A Combined Approach of Facial Neuromuscular Rehabilitation and Surgical Reconstruction in the Remediation of Facial Palsy: A Multidisciplinary Team Approach

“…For retraining and recoordinating appropriate muscle activation, part of the rehabilitation is aimed at educating the patient to bring normally involuntary movement under conscious control, 5,11 focusing on facial movement awareness, and the isolation of abnormal and normal movements. 23 Successful rehabilitation has been found to improve health, self-esteem, self-acceptance, acceptance by others, and quality of life. 4,6,7 Immediate changes to tone and movement can be seen within the facial rehabilitation session, but long-term change and maintenance of appropriate muscle length for function can be slow.…”