Título
Effectiveness of Electro-stimulation as a Treatment for Bell’s Palsy: An Update Review
Autor
Arnulfo Ramos_Jimenez
Nivel de Acceso
Acceso Abierto
Materias
Resumen o descripción
Objective: To search for evidence that supports electro-stimulation as a treatment for Bell’s palsy.
Methods: An update (2000-2014) review of randomized and controlled clinical trials (inclusion criteria) was done
in the following databases: Cochrane, Ebsco, Elsevier, Google Scholar, Imbiomed, Medigraphic, PEDro and
PubMed, with these keywords alone and combined: electro-stimulation, Bell’s palsy, physiotherapy, facial paralysis,
parálisis facial and electro estimulación.
Results: 3512 reports of electro-stimulation alone or combined with other therapies in humans were included,
however only five met all inclusion criteria. Electro-stimulation alone or combined with other therapies gives no major
benefits than conventional treatments for Bell’s paralysis.
Conclusion: There is insufficient evidence to support electro-stimulation as an effective method to treat Bell’s
palsy.
Editor
OMICS International
Fecha de publicación
2017
Tipo de publicación
Artículo
Artículo
Recurso de información
Idioma
Inglés
Repositorio Orígen
Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Descargas
0