Arianna Di Stadio1, Valeria Gambacorta2, Massimo Ralli3, Jenny Pagliari4, Fabrizio Longari2, Antonio Greco3, Giampietro Ricci2. 1. Otolaryngology Department, University of Perugia, Piazza Menghini 1, 06129, Perugia, Italy. ariannadistadio@hotmail.com. 2. Otolaryngology Department, University of Perugia, Piazza Menghini 1, 06129, Perugia, Italy. 3. Department of Sense Organs, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. 4. Otolaryngology Department, Silvestrini Hospital, Perugia, Italy.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of taping in association with Kabat rehabilitation to ameliorate the outcomes of Bell's palsy. METHODS: This case-control study was conducted on hospital-outbound patients. 20 patients over 18 years affected from Bell's palsy were recruited at the onset of the disease (< 5 days). Patients were simply randomized into two groups. Patients in group A underwent exclusively Kabat rehabilitation, while patients in group B were treated by combining facial taping and Kabat. Facial palsy severity was evaluated with ADS assessment at baseline (T0), 1 week (T1), 1 month (T2) and 3 months (T3) after treatment. One-way ANOVA was used to compare ADS scores variance between groups to evaluate differences between the two treatments. RESULTS: Both groups presented statistically significant differences comparing the baseline with the other observational points (within analysis) (p < 0.0001). Patients in group B showed a statistically significant improvement compared to group A (between analyses) (p < 0.0001), especially at T2 (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS:Facial taping combined with Kabat rehabilitation allowed to reduce the time of recovery and improved the outcomes of Bell's palsy.
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PURPOSE: This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of taping in association with Kabat rehabilitation to ameliorate the outcomes of Bell's palsy. METHODS: This case-control study was conducted on hospital-outbound patients. 20 patients over 18 years affected from Bell's palsy were recruited at the onset of the disease (< 5 days). Patients were simply randomized into two groups. Patients in group A underwent exclusively Kabat rehabilitation, while patients in group B were treated by combining facial taping and Kabat. Facial palsy severity was evaluated with ADS assessment at baseline (T0), 1 week (T1), 1 month (T2) and 3 months (T3) after treatment. One-way ANOVA was used to compare ADS scores variance between groups to evaluate differences between the two treatments. RESULTS: Both groups presented statistically significant differences comparing the baseline with the other observational points (within analysis) (p < 0.0001). Patients in group B showed a statistically significant improvement compared to group A (between analyses) (p < 0.0001), especially at T2 (p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: Facial taping combined with Kabat rehabilitation allowed to reduce the time of recovery and improved the outcomes of Bell's palsy.
Authors: Amir J Khan; Ala Szczepura; Shea Palmer; Chris Bark; Catriona Neville; David Thomson; Helen Martin; Charles Nduka Journal: Clin Rehabil Date: 2022-07-05 Impact factor: 2.884