PHYSICAL THERAPY IN THE REHABILITATION OF POST-TRAUMATIC PERIPHERAL FACIAL PARALYSIS.

Abstract

Peripheral Facial Paralysis post-trauma is a neurological condition where there is injury or inflammation of the facial nerve (cranial nerve VII), causing sudden and temporary weakness on one side of the face. The aim of this study is to evaluate the progression of a patient diagnosed with post-traumatic Peripheral Facial Paralysis through a physiotherapeutic approach. This research is a case study conducted at the Teaching and Research Clinic in the Physiotherapy undergraduate program, involving the care of a female patient diagnosed with post-traumatic Peripheral Facial Paralysis. The evaluation was carried out through a detailed clinical anamnesis, physical examination, and the application of specific tests, including sensory assessment, the House-Brackmann Scale, and facial mimic test, along with the implementation of procedures such as laser therapy, facial and intraoral massage, active free kinesitherapy with mirror assistance, and therapeutic stretching muscular and FES, showing significant results in the patient's treatment. The following study concludes on the relevance of Physiotherapy in the rehabilitation of patients with sequelae of post-traumatic Facial Paralysis, where a significant improvement in the patient's facial motricity and symmetry was observed, as noted in the progression of the House-Brackmann Scale over six months of follow-up.