Health Condition 1: G510- Bells palsy
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Varmam therapy and sittramuttai thailam: The therapy performed by pressuring particular points on face by the physician by bare hand. This will be done 15 - 20 minutes once in a day for
Sponsors
National Institute of Siddha
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants who are willing to undergo Varmam therapy and external Sittramutti thailam application and to do laboratory investigations for diagnosis and prognosis whenever needed
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Known traumatic, inflammatory and neoplastic pathology of the facial nerve, Bilateral facial paralysis, Concurrent disease of the central or peripheral nervous system like epilepsy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Documentation of clinical outcomes including improvements and overall recovery among patients receiving Varmam therapy and Sittramutti thailam external aplication for Bells palsy. Expecting this treatment protocol may be more effective in resolving symptoms in Bells palsy than standard operative procedure followed in NIS.Timepoint: 1 year | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NilTimepoint: Nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr K Thirugnanam
National Institute of Siddha
Outcome results
None listed