Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture, Applied Kinesiology, and Breathing Exercises for Facial Paralysis in a Young Boy Caused by Lyme Disease-A Case Report.

Abstract

The case study reports on the effect of pharmacological, complementary, and alternative medicine including YNSA, Applied Kinesiology, and respiratory exercises in a 9-year-old boy with facial paralysis. The boy suffered from borreliosis and one-sided facial paralysis that occurred 3.5 weeks after being bitten by a tick and persisted despite 4 weeks of medication with antibiotics. In the first treatment, muscle function as assessed by the coachman׳s test was normalized, and improvement in the facial paralysis was observed. Within 8 additional treatments over a period of 2 months, the boy showed complete recovery. The case shows a multimodal approach to facial paralysis integrating pharmacological treatment and CAM including YNSA, Applied Kinesiology, and breathing exercises.

• Authors: Friedrich Molsberger, C Raak, M Teuber
• Journal: Explore (New York, N.Y.) (Explore (NY)) 2016 Jul-Aug Vol. 12 Issue 4 Pg. 250-5 ISSN: 1878-7541 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 27102135 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2016. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Chemical References

• Anti-Bacterial Agents

Topics

• Acupuncture Points
• Acupuncture Therapy
• Anti-Bacterial Agents (therapeutic use)
• Breathing Exercises
• Child
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Facial Paralysis (drug therapy, etiology, therapy)
• Humans
• Kinesiology, Applied
• Lyme Disease (complications, drug therapy)
• Male
• Scalp