Chinese Herbal and Acupuncture Treatment Protocols for Bells Palsy - Formulas, Protocols, TCM Diagnoses

Bells Palsy - Basics

Bell's Palsy occurs when one of the two facial nerves in inflamed or damaged, and causes weakness or paralysis in the face. Symptoms of Bell's Palsy can appear suddenly and peak within 48 hours. Some of these symptoms include weakness, drooping of the eyelid or mouth, twitching, total paralysis, taste impairment and others. Bell's Palsy generally only affects one side of the face, however, rare cases exist in which both facial nerves have been damaged.

Below you will find alternative and natural treatment options including those from a Chinese Medicine perspective for Bell's Palsy.

Bells Palsy - Diagnostic Patterns

The Chinese Medicine treatment of bells palsy generally involves arriving at the appropriate TCM diagnosis or pattern. This pattern within the individual is what treatment is based on not the general condition (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).

The following patterns may represent the underlying contributing factors for the development of bells palsy:

• Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Heat
• Lung Wind Invasion - Wind Cold
• Spleen Qi Deficiency
• Liver Blood Stagnation
• Blood Stagnation

Bells Palsy - Acupuncture Protocols

The treatment of conditions with acupuncture can be a complicated endeavor that should only be undertaken by individuals with a deep understanding of the underlying Chinese Medicine theory (and/or whatever system being used for treatment). There are many approaches, but generally speaking few viable approaches are involved on a point to condition basis. Rather using proper diagnostic procedures the patients diagnostic pattern is ascertained and that is what is treated. The protocols listed here exemplify some of these clinical approaches.

The following Acupuncture Treatment Protocols May Be Used With Bells Palsy

• Acupuncture for Bell's Palsy - Treatment Protocols

Bells Palsy - Tam Healing - Tong Ren Protocols

Tong Ren Therapy is the energy healing/medical qi gong aspect of the Tam Healing System. The areas of focus for bells palsy that we would use in Tong Ren techniques form the basis for our acupuncture treatments as well. Generally you would mix these primary points with points specific to the patients underlying TCM pattern and then our tuina (medical massage) would be largely focused on these points as well.

The following Tam Healing/Tong Ren Therapy Protocols May Be Used With Bells Palsy

• Tam Healing and Tong Ren Therapy for Bell's Palsy

Bells Palsy - Formulas From Our Store

The following herbal formulas are potentially useful in the process of treating bells palsy. For a complete list from our store with more details see our bells palsy formula section.

• Zhong Feng Hui Chun Wan

Bells Palsy - Questions

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Bells Palsy - Related Acupuncture Points

The following (9) acupuncture points may be useful for bells palsy. A subset of these could potentially be useful with acupressure stimulation and/or tongren therapy methods as well.

Generally treatment would be based on the TCM patterns listed above instead of selecting points by function alone, (see general points selection rules.)

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