Korean Medicine for Treating Facial Palsy

Jeong, Hye In; Kim, Kyeong Han; Oh, Yong Taek; Choi, Yoo Min; Song, Beom Yong; Kim, Jong Uk; Yook, Tae-Han

doi:10.3831/kpi.2018.21.025

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“…[5,6,[26][27][28] In the "complementary and alternative treatment" category, terms such as "acupuncture," "rehabilitation," "electroacupuncture," "physical therapy," and "low level laser therapy" were included. [29][30][31][32] Moreover, this category showed a tendency towards more recent studies, just as with "medication treatment". In other words, the research areas on the treatment of facial nerve palsy that are presently being focused on were "medication treatment" and "complementary and alternative treatment," indicating the probable direction of future research.…”

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“…In the “medication treatment” category, we identified the most commonly used drugs for core treatment in clinical practice, as well as terms such as “evidence,” “randomized controlled trial,” “meta analysis,” and “systematic review.” These terms tended to appear relatively recently, indicating that the studies in this category with a fairly high level of evidence were conducted recently [5,6,26–28] . In the “complementary and alternative treatment” category, terms such as “acupuncture,” “rehabilitation,” “electroacupuncture,” “physical therapy,” and “low level laser therapy” were included [29–32] . Moreover, this category showed a tendency towards more recent studies, just as with “medication treatment”.…”

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A bibliometric analysis of research on the treatment of facial nerve palsy

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Kim

et al. 2021

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A bibliometric analysis of research on the treatment of facial nerve palsy

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Kim

et al. 2021

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“…Several meta-analyses of alternative approaches for facial paralysis currently exist; however, these studies are limited to one or two interventions or to interventions practiced within one Eastern nation. 6,11,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] Thus, the objective of this study was to include all alternative or complementary treatment paradigms globally in the treatment of facial paralysis, as well as the inclusion of studies that featured "Western" medicine interventions as controls. Li et al conducted a meta-analysis on the use of acupuncture to treat facial paralysis, where results pointed toward an association between acupuncture treatment and facial paralysis recovery.…”

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Needles, Herbs, and Electricity: A Meta-Analysis of Traditional Eastern Medicine in the Management of Facial Paralysis

Harsinay,

Patil,

Ali-Khan

et al. 2024

Facial Plast Surg

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In Eastern nations, interventions like acupuncture and herbal medicine are often first-line for patients presenting with facial paralysis. Despite the rising popularity of Eastern medicine in Western nations, literature assessing whether Eastern medicine interventions should be recommended for patients with facial paralysis is lacking. This meta-analysis aims to define what Eastern medicine interventions exist for the management of facial paralysis and assess whether current research supports these approaches as safe and effective. The Pubmed and Cochrane databases were reviewed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Inclusion criteria consisted of peer-reviewed studies published between 2000 and 2023 that reported on Eastern medicine, i.e. “complementary” or “alternative” interventions for facial paralysis. Effective and cured rates were the primary outcomes extracted from the literature. Interventions within these studies were categorized into 6 groups: 1. Standard acupuncture, 2. Special needle therapies, 3. Needle therapy + other alternative treatments, 4. Herbal medicine, 5. Alternative treatments + Western medicine, and 6. Western medicine alone. A multiple treatment meta-analysis was performed to assess differences in effective and cured rates. Fifteen studies involving Eastern medicine for the treatment of facial paralysis met inclusion criteria. No significant differences were found in effective and cured rates across groups. Multiple quality concerns were noted, such as the lack of control groups, blinding, and randomization noted in several studies. Many studies failed to report complications, preventing conclusions from being drawn on the safety of these Eastern medicine interventions. This meta-analysis was unable to support the recommendation of Eastern medicine approaches for patients with facial paralysis. No Eastern medicine treatments, combination of Eastern medicine treatments, or Eastern medicine treatments given with Western medicine were seen to be more effective than Western medicine alone.

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“…According to previous study, [27] as there are limitations of conventional medicine treatment in FP, there are increased interest in Korean medicine treatment. Acupuncture, electroacupuncture, pharmacopuncture, and herbal medicine are mainly used to treat FP.…”

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Effectiveness and safety of Korean medicine treatment based on the clinical practice guidelines in patients with acute peripheral facial palsy: A protocol for a multicenter, prospective, observational study

Lim

Lee

et al. 2022

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Introduction: Peripheral facial palsy (PFP) results in weakness or paralysis of the affected side of the face. In Korea, there is a high demand for Korean medicine treatment for PFP. The clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) of Korean medicine for facial palsy were developed; however, there remains insufficient evidence to support the effectiveness and safety of Korean medicine treatment. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of Korean medicine treatment based on the CPGs in patients with acute PFP.Methods: This is a multicenter, prospective, observational study. The participants will be recruited from one Korean medicine hospital and eight Korean medicine clinics. The participants will receive Korean medicine treatments based on the CPGs, fill in survey questionnaires, and undergo electrophysiologic testing. The changes in House-Brackmann (H-B) grade, movement of the lip and eye, symptoms related to or accompanied by facial palsy, Facial Disability Index, EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level (EQ-5D-5L), and EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS), and the results of electromyography (EMG), electroneurography (ENoG), and Blink Reflex test will be analyzed. For the safety analysis, adverse events will be recorded, and for the feasibility analysis, the results of the Was It Worth It questionnaire will be assessed. Conclusion:We expect to draw real-world clinical data on the effectiveness and safety of Korean medicine treatment based on the CPGs in patients with acute PFP from this study. It would be the basis for complementing and improving the CPGs and provide the basis of clinical and policy decision-making.Trial registration: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital (2021-06-005-001), and registered with the Korean Clinical Trial Registry (CRIS), Republic of Korea (KCT0006562).

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Korean Medicine for Treating Facial Palsy

Cited by 9 publications

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A bibliometric analysis of research on the treatment of facial nerve palsy

A bibliometric analysis of research on the treatment of facial nerve palsy

Needles, Herbs, and Electricity: A Meta-Analysis of Traditional Eastern Medicine in the Management of Facial Paralysis

Effectiveness and safety of Korean medicine treatment based on the clinical practice guidelines in patients with acute peripheral facial palsy: A protocol for a multicenter, prospective, observational study

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