%0 Journal Article %A Pour-Momeny, Abbas ali %A Zadmehr, Hassan %A Mir-Shamsi, Maryam %A Hassan-Zadeh, Akbar %T Biofeedback Therapy Effect on Facial Nerve Palsy and Prevention of Synkinesis %J Archives of Rehabilitation %V 12 %N 1 %U http://rehabilitationj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-410-en.html %R %D 2011 %K Facial nerve, Biofeedback, Bell\'s palsy, Synkinesis, Pohotoshop procedure, Facial grading scale, %X Objective: Synkiesia is a sequel of facial nerve palsy. It usually begins 3-4 months after axonal regeneration and progressed up to two years afterward. Treatment of synkinesia is very difficult and sometimes impossible.The aim of our study is find a better procedure to treat facial nerve palsy and prevent synkinesia. Materials and Methods: Twenty nine patients with facial nerve palsy were selected by electrodiagnosis tests. They were divided in two groups. The experimental group was treated by biofeedback electromyography and the second group was treated by common physiotherapy. The evaluation of all patients was done by Photoshop assessment and facial grading scale before and after treatment. Result: After the treatment, a significant general improvement was observed in both groups (p %> http://rehabilitationj.uswr.ac.ir/article-1-410-en.pdf %P 62-68 %& 62 %! %9 Original %L A-10-305-1 %+ Isfahan University of Medical Science, Faculty of Rehabilitation, Isfahan, Iran. %G eng %@ 2538-6247 %[ 2011