Abstract:

Objective　To evaluation the clinical effect of combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine on Bell′s palsy.Methods　83 patientswith Bell′s palsywere randomly divided intotwo groups(trail group 54 cases and control group 29 cases). Patients in two groups were treated with medicine, acupuncture, physiotherapy, while patients in the trail group were treated with massage and functional exercise as the same time. The results of both groups were evaluated according to Portmann′s Simple Scale.Results　The score before treatment of trail group was 2.907±1.794, while control group was 2.931±2.034. And the score after treatment of trail groupwas 18.593±1.743, while control groupwas 9.862±3.091. Score of the function of facial muscles obtained from trail group was distinctly higher than thatwas from the control group (P<0.01), as well as the im- provement index (P<0.01, trail group: 0.844±0.095, control group: 0.712±0.129).Conclusion　There is significant cu- rative effect and suitability in the treatment of Bell′s palsywith combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine. The improvement of facial muscles′motive function pre- and post-treatment and quantitative evaluation of curative effect can be ob- jectively obtained by evaluation of facial muscles′function.

Key words: Bell′s palsy, combination of traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, functional evaluation