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Influence of Mirror Therapy (Specular Face Software) on Electromyographic Behavior of the Facial Muscles for Facial Palsy
- Source :
- Brain Sciences, Brain Sciences, Vol 11, Iss 930, p 930 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI, 2021.
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Abstract
- Introduction: Facial paralysis (FP) is a neuromuscular disorder caused by facial nerve injury. There are two main types of FP (which can be either primary or secondary): central and peripheral; Procedure of cases: This case series presents five patients with facial paralysis with different etiologies. In all cases, we assessed the facial disability index and a clinical test registering the electromyographic activity, with and without biofeedback generated by Specular Face, a new software program; Discussion: After performing the appropriate tests, we checked the patients’ ability to change certain expressions when the Specular Face program was added. We can confirm that the mirror visual feedback therapy changes the behavior of synkinesis and the muscle function in these patients; Conclusion: The use of mirror therapy using a computerized treatment system of facial images yields promising results in modulating the muscle activity of patients with FP.
- Subjects :
- biofeedback
medicine.medical_specialty
electromyography
medicine.medical_treatment
facial paralysis
Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
Case Report
Electromyography
Biofeedback
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Physical medicine and rehabilitation
motor control
Medicine
030223 otorhinolaryngology
Palsy
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
software
General Neuroscience
Motor control
mirror therapy
medicine.disease
Facial paralysis
Facial muscles
medicine.anatomical_structure
Synkinesis
Face (geometry)
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
RC321-571
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20763425
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Brain Sciences
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e8f895aa894741db29cd41aa314719aa