Utilidad del campo magnético y el láser en el tratamiento de la parálisis facial periférica idiopática

M. D. Castillo, M. S. del Rio, A. D. J. D. García, A. G. Quevedo, J. S. López
Usefulness of magnetic field and laser for the treatment of idiopathic peripheral facial palsy
Fisioterapia, 35(6):252-257, 2013

Objectives: To evaluate if the combination of magnetic field (MF) and laser therapy with conventional therapy (CT) is more beneficial for the recovery process of idiopathic peripheral facial palsy (IPFP) than the separate application of each one of these two physical agents with CT.
Methods: A prospective, randomized and controlled simple blinded study was conducted. The study included 153 patients with IPFP having less than one week of evolution from symptom onset and no previous physiotherapy treatment. The patients were randomly distributed into 4 study groups according to treatment: A) CT, B) laser + CT, C) MF + CT, and D) CT + laser + MF. Outcome variable used to evaluate treatment was the Sunnybrook scale. Patients were evaluated before initiating treatment, and at one and 3 months after treatment.
Results: Patients in groups C and D displayed a better outcome than those in groups A and B (higher Sunnybrook score and less syncinesia). Specifically, patients in group D exhibited the best overall recovery at 3 months.
Conclusions: Combined treatment with CT+laser+MF was more beneficial than the separate combination of each one of these two physical agents with CT.