@@mugnyamsa3194 Assalaamoalaikum i was diagnosed with Bells palsy, i went to the clinic as soon as i doubted that something is wrong with my face and they started the medicine from the same day and i had never skipped my dosages, apart from that you have to be very vigilant each time you get a chance start doing the exercises that are shown in the videos, most effective IMO is inflating baloon or if you don't have baloon try with your mouth blow up your mouth and try to keep it tight by closing your lips by your fingers, avoid cold food and beverages and avoid direct air of air conditioner, i hope and pray these small things will help people recover fast, as i have recovered within 3 weeks Alhmdulillah ( All praise to the God)
Thanks a lot! I just diagnosed 3 days ago, and i was pushing hard with these exercises, now i stopped because my right side of my face is fully paralyzed, so i'll wait to see any type of improvement to start exercise again. Thank you! and i wish to speed recovery whoever suffers from bells palsy!! health is everything!
Raise eyebrows Combine with looking up Angry eyes Close eyes tightly Wrinkle your nose Flare nostrils Smiley face Kiss face Puff your cheeks Check tounge push Pencil teeth
Thanks for sharing. I started doing these exercises 3 weeks ago with the help of my physiotherapist. I was so happy that after the 1st week, I could move my eyebrows again. Now at week 3, I'm almost back to normal.
@@shawtdusanshawt the exercises in this video alone should be enough, but I also had my physiotherapist do massage therapy to speed up the process. I did these exercises every morning, so once per day. I would wake up, wash my face then do these as the first thing of the day; from Monday to Friday, and rest on the weekend (my physiotherapist told me it would be better if I could do on weekend as well). I do these like this: Raise my eyebrow with the help of your hand for 3 seconds, rest for 1-2 seconds, repeat for 30s. Rest a bit if you feel tired, then to the next exercise. A 30min session of these exercises should make you feel dead tired after.
I was diagonised with Bell's Palsy about 3 weeks ago. Today I'm 90% cured. Dear Bell's palsy warriors, don't be upset, it will be ok. The only thing you need to do is being consistent. Do the facial nerve stimulation treatment consistently in physiotherapy section, and also along with that do facial exercise atleast 3 times a day, take your medicines on time and eat healthy food. At the beginning of 2 week sometimes you feel no change and it will make you desperation.. But its ok 'TRUST THE PROCESS'..At the end you will be Ok.. And also the main point to remember is, if you don't feel any changes in your facial expression even after two weeks. Ask your phsiotherapist to stick tape on the affected side of your face to stretch the muscles, by using this tape technique our facial expression can improve eventually. This technique helped me a lot to improve my facial expression.
excuse me, My dad was diagnosed with bell’s palcy about 7 days ago. He can just blinking his eye. Should he wait for 1 week before he start the exercises?
Thank you for sharing this valuable information and for the clear instructions in this video, it was really helpful and I think it was a big help during my recovery and I still repeat these everyday until My affected musles are in 100 percent ❤
Paul from Canada. Thanks for this information on Bells Palsy. I was just diagnosed last week with it AGAIN. I had it previously when I was about 26 years old. Now I am 65 and getting it again. Although this time around it is not quite as bad as it was the previous time. I feel anyway. I am taking a few weeks off work due to my left eye only partially closing when I blink. It gets dried out and irritated often and other times waters excessively. So I am trying to be careful with my eye and nurse it a couple of more weeks before trying to return to work. Using eye drops and ointment at night and taping my eye shut at bedtime. Last time I had it I did see significant improvement after about three weeks. But I am older now so not sure how this experience with go second time around. I am getting some acupuncture on my face tonight. I have booked in for massage and either acupuncture or electro therapy every other day for the next week. That will take me to the end of my first two weeks by next Friday. I can't remember when I started the electro therapy the last time I had it. But I thought it was after about one week. The person doing my massage and therapy has urged me to not rush the recovery too much. I was going to start some facial exercises today. But after watching one of your other videos realized maybe I better hold off for a few more days to start that. I think my situation this time around seems to be more of a partial paralysis as compared to before. I just finished my doses of predesone. That stuff is horrible. But I guess it works. Thanks again. Any other suggestions you can offer here would be appreciated. Thanks again Kate. Great videos. ❤
Good morning Paul. I am very sorry that the disease attacked you again. The good news is that there are no significant differences between primary BP Patients and recurrent BP Patients in terms of symptoms, palsy severity and presence of comorbidities. Some scientific sources indicate a slightly delayed facial nerve function recovery in Patients who experience the disease again. Fortunately, however, it does not affect the final outcome. In your case, the recurrence of the disease occurred after many years, and it is difficult to find scientific studies with such a range of dates. Nevertheless, you can check this study: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6843582/ As for the tip - it's hard to judge anything being 7,000 kilometers away from you :) I would have to assess which muscle groups are working and which are not yet. We start exercising when there is at least a minimal, active contraction of a given muscle. And we apply this principle regardless of whether it is a primary or secondary disease. So, go through all the exercises in front of a mirror and assess which ones cause your muscles to contract at least slightly. Don't push those where you see a complete lack of movement. Wait few more days with those. From what you describe, you are under good care of specialists. Moreover, you know what you will be facing, so getting through the disease will be easier for you psychologically. Take care of yourself and as you already know, be patient. Let us know in a few weeks how much progress you have made. Thank you very much for your Super Thanks. It's absolutely wonderful that despite your problems, you can appreciate and support others! Have a great, great day.
After almost 4 years since the right of my face got messed up due to stress, I'm still not fully recovered. I noticed that exercise and eating healthy in general helps a lot. Getting sun helped me a lot too.
Have you seen any changes in your doing this exercise? It has been eight years and I have not fully recovered from this disease, so I want to do this exercise to see if anything happens
I did the same exercises shown in the video. In terms of food, i cut down sugars and simple carbs in effort to reduce over all body inflammation. I also made sure to get sun when possible since my vitamin D levels isnt the greatest. With that being said, Im not a doctor or a medical professional, i did this because it made sense to me and made me feel like I’m a little bit in control so take this advice with a healthy dose of skepticism. Best of luck to you
this helped me so much cause i woke up at 3am after an ear infection with my face feeling weird went to the er thinking I had a stroke and got diagnosed with bells palsy on the left side of my face its early got some antibiotics and antiviral meds with steriods but already my left cheek is starting to move more. Drinking or eating feels so weird.
Hello, that is an excellent question. The reason why I recommend starting exercise after about 2 weeks is physiology. For the first dozen or so days after the Bell's palsy, the nerve is practically completely paralyzed, i.e. it is impossible to make almost any movement with the affected side of the face. If at this point you try to force movement by exercising in front of a mirror, your brain will systematically send information to muscles that will not respond and will not give positive feedback. It is completely different when nerve conduction begins to return (which usually happens after about 2 weeks). Then you only support the movement of the muscle to which the impulses are already reaching, which gives the appropriate feedback to the brain. In addition, the muscles of our face usually work symmetrically. If you force a movement too much, with one side completely paralyzed - the other (unaffected) side will be more stimulated. This leads to a very dangerous, pathological distribution of muscle tension. In my experience, Patients who start rapid, intensive rehabilitation through exercise from the first day after paralysis, more often develop synkinesis. That is why I personally recommend that you start exercising only when you see at least the slightest active movement of a given muscle. Have a great day!
I have Bell's palsy since i born . Now i'm 17 yo , that's mean 17 years of suffering . Now i'll Start doing this exercises and see if it works for me 😊 " ALHAMDULELLAH"
@@i5_mHave you seen any changes in your doing this exercise? It has been eight years and I have not fully recovered from this disease, so I want to do this exercise to see if anything happens
Hello Kate please inned your help. 1st I can't say for sure how long I started facing this bells palsy but am sure it's already 10days and more. I keep feeling pain at my right side nerve and back shoulder. 2rd. When doing each of this exercise I do 20 each and one series in the morning and night time???? 3rd any medicine to take while you go through this process? My affected side eye keep pouring water and especially frm last night. Please I need your help am still very young and don't need to deform ma face, am scared and I can't visit a medical doctor now because of financial support. So I did some Google search and found you.. Tell me what to do thank you😢
First of all, try to stay calm, because most cases of Bell's Palsy heal completely within a few weeks. Remember not to cool your head and neck - if you live in a cold climate, wear a hat and a scarf. If you already see that the movements of the paralyzed part of the face are coming back - as I mention in the video, you can start doing the exercises. Be careful not to overwork your muscles. Of course, follow your doctor's instructions, if your doctor has prescribed any medications for you, you should take them. I keep my fingers crossed for you!
@@katephysiotherapistwithbraid First of all, thank you for your valuable advice. After that, I am doing this exercise that you posted. But I want to ask you a question I live in a cold and frosty place and it doesn't affect me, thanks
@@katephysiotherapistwithbraid I will follow your exercise and I also went to a doctor and took the medicine prednisolone 5mg (taken three times a day) and Vilcivir 400mg (taken only once at night)
I have 17yrs I got facial paralysis a year ago, I took all the antibiotics, but I can still see a slight asymmetry on my face... if anyone knows how to help I would be grateful
It's almost 22 days of my Bells Palsy, I'm recovering very slowly. I continued therapy for 11 days, then my doctor suggested me to watch TH-cam videos of bells palsy and do the exercises at home. My eye side, upper and lower lips side (When I say E) and my nose side (when I am in the position of bad smell) is not much improving, Please recommend me which exercise can heal my those areas completely.
Hello. I know that 3 weeks seems a long time for you, but it's really just the beginning of recovery time in Bell's palsy. It usually starts to improve in 2 weeks but may take 3 to even 6 months to return to normal. Although it's very difficult, you just have to be patient. At this stage it is very important that any movement of the paralyzed muscle begins to occur. If you see at least minimal movement, that's great news. This means that the impulses are correctly transmitted to the muscle. You don't have to make a complete move like on the non-affected side - a minimal muscle twitch will be a reason to be satisfied at this stage. If you want the exercises to be individually tailored to your condition - consult a physiotherapist in your area. From what you describe, exercises should focus on the muscles surrounding the mouth, in particular those that lift the corners of the mouth to the side and up (smiling face, grinning - especially the upper jaw, pronouncing sounds like EEE, SSS). It will also be helpful to practice sounds in which the tongue rests on the upper palate, such as LLL). Pay attention to the symmetry of the face when practicing and help the affected side achieve symmetry with the help of the hand. And as I mention in the video, don't overload your muscles. I am keeping my fingers crossed for your recovery!
@@katephysiotherapistwithbraidtrue I'm having Bell's palsy more than 10 months,I recovered but not yet my left eye isn't huge like the other one and the lip isn't moving like the other one 🥲 +My left ear is paining also if there's too much noise or sometimes without noise;)
I've had Bell's Palsy for three months. My smile has improved significantly, but my right eye still doesn't blink like my left. How long did it take some of you to fully recover?
Hello, you should see at least minimal movement of the muscle (in every exercise). For example, if you are doing a smiling face and you see that the corner of the mouth on the affected side is slightly raising, you can safely exercise, because it means that the nerve pathway is open. If you are not sure whether there is minimal movement, you can stabilize the non-injured side and then try. However, we perform the exercises without stabilizing the healthy side.
Hello, you can find exercises for UCS in my other video about forward head posture: th-cam.com/video/qR6VUPAw01s/w-d-xo.html Usually head protraction is accompanied by flat cervical spine, which in turn is conducive to disc herniations. However, it is worth discussing the exercises that I show there with your doctor and physiotherapist - remember that Dr Google doesn't exist :) Have a great day!
I am a woman who suffered from the seventh nerve palsy while I was pregnant. I have been suffering from it for 14 years. My eyes are very small and my smile is on the side. Is there a treatment for my condition? Because exercises did not help me much.
Hey. I hope you're doing well. I want to share something with you. In jan 2022 i was diagnosed with GBS. The variant was AIDP. I became completely paralyzed. I was on ventilator for 18 days and was in hospital for almost 2 months. It took me 4 months to completely recover. Now i have bilateral facial palsy. I have done NCS test several times and it shows that my facial nerves are almost recovered. Right now i cant laugh properly and dont have proper expressions. My facial muscles are weak. I need your help.
thank you so much! i just got bell's palsy yesterday, thank God i found it early, do i have to go to the neurologist or just doing this exercise is fine? thank you so much in advance!
I developed Bell's palsy in December 2022 and it is almost 80% cured but my eye on the affected side is small and sunken in nature please give me a solution
I am noticing the movements coming back on my left side. My left eyebrow is lifting some, and my smile is a lot better from all these exercises. Am not gonna lie i got a lot of anxiety from being diagnosed with this and feeling down.
I was also had Bell's palsy but alhumdulillah im cured but still my one eye is big and one is small like i had bells palsy on my right side soo right eye is looks small as compared to left eye can this excesises help me to get cure ???
Meri bhenphle 14 sal ki ha osko ak week ye Huwa ha dawai le li ha lkn itna fark nai Raha ha muh jb khulti ha to terra hota ha word sahi Tara se nai bol pa rahi to plz Bata dain os k liye ye exercise thk ha kitni bar din me krwao or ak exercise ko kitne time krna hoga plz lazmi Bata deain
I don't know if you read this comment but i really wanted to know the answer. So 4 years ago when i was 13 years old i was in a car crash and ever sincem y right of face doesn't move and i rarely did exercises. I wanted to know if it is possible to recover now after 4 years ?
I have bell parlsy since 14 February this year, I have been in Physiotherapy but my lips are not holding tight and speech is not clear with difficulty pronouncing letter P and F. What can I do?
Hi I've been progressing very, very slowly for the past 6 weeks, I only move minimally when I laugh and recently my eyebrows have also moved a bit... how about you?
@@smaks7981 my eyebrow also moves about half its normal way, it was the first part of the face to move. I also have a slight movement in my cheek, but lips are still inactive
Does Bell's Palsy affects some part of your head or brain? Like it feels like it's banging some part of it. How did you overcome it or trear it? And how did you overcome Bell's Palsy?
Would this help someone like me who doesn't have Bell's palsy, but has asymmetry of both the visible facial features as well as movements of the face? E.g. my left side does not have as much movement as the right side, therefore my left eyebrow sits higher up and my smile is not as wide on the left side.
Hello, 33 days ago i had bell palsy,my upper side start to recover but my lips and cheeks does not even react. And now i am having physicsl therapy, should i stop what do you think?
Hello doc …m from India and I got my acoustic neuroma treated a year back and removed tumour of my right ear nerve and immediately my right face is having paralysis..MRI shows the face nerve is intact and stimulation shows contractions too ..but there is no improvement on my face Pls suggest what should I do ..I am having physio sessions alternate day and also PEMF ..pls suggest cause it has made me very depressed and socially uncomfortable
Hello mam please tell me how much time it will take me to recover. I am suffering from Bells palsy from last 40 days and I recovered about 80% in 30 days now from last 10 days I din't see a little recovery what should I do? 😢😢😢😢
Hello, in first week rather not, because muscle contraction function usually does not return at this time. Typically, the first signs of return of function are seen in the 2nd week. You can check this by stabilizing the non-affected part of the face to see if movement occurs on the affected side. Then you have the green light to exercise. From my experience, Patients who start exercising too quickly and too intensely have a greater tendency to develop synkinesis.
@@katephysiotherapistwithbraid Thank you much Better for me to stop for now because I already tried since day 5. This is my 9th. I already finished taking up steroids for 3 days 3x a day. Now Im just taking up aspirin 81 and B12. Is it ok to do hot compress or better to start on 2nd week? Now my face feel numb.
@@Conqueror00001Hot compresses has nothing to do with exercises, you can do it, sure. As for exercises, we start them when we see at least minimal muscle contraction. This means that if you do not see any reaction on the affected side when you try to perform a given movement, wait and try it the next day. And so on until you notice that the muscles contract slightly. Then you can start exercising in series, with larger numbers of repetitions. Why is it like that? because there is no point in sending information from the brain to the muscle if the nerve path is completely "impassable" (there is no contraction). Only when minimal contraction occurs does it make sense to help and facilitate a given movement.
@@sedepienyu8617 I also can't raise my eyebrows and smile perfectly, but I train every day and compress my face with a warm towel. I hope you get better soon :)
I've had mine for over 9 years now and NOTHING has worked or helped me. I'm finally going in for Botox next month. If that doesn't help, then surgery is next.
It took me 3weeks to be fine alhamudulilah. This exercise is gd . It was not easy. But u don't need to panic. Just know you will be ok
How old were you when you got it? Was it during pregnancy?
Jazakallah khair, this is very encouraging
This is so encouraging, thanks as am currently suffering my right side 😢
Mjy 3 sal hony ko h set ni hora plzzz helpeee 😢😢😢😢
@@mugnyamsa3194 Assalaamoalaikum i was diagnosed with Bells palsy, i went to the clinic as soon as i doubted that something is wrong with my face and they started the medicine from the same day and i had never skipped my dosages, apart from that you have to be very vigilant each time you get a chance start doing the exercises that are shown in the videos, most effective IMO is inflating baloon or if you don't have baloon try with your mouth blow up your mouth and try to keep it tight by closing your lips by your fingers, avoid cold food and beverages and avoid direct air of air conditioner, i hope and pray these small things will help people recover fast, as i have recovered within 3 weeks Alhmdulillah ( All praise to the God)
These exercises helped my dad have full recovery from Bell’s Palsy.Thank you so much for sharing and may God bless you! 😊✝️
In how much time your father recovered?
@@simranmoni1098 about 3 months
@@simranmoni1098 will be praying for you or whoever needs recovery for BP will also get better soon and have a full speedy recovery! 🙏🏿✝️🕊️
@@cindygeorge3229 thank you so much ❤
Thanks a lot! I just diagnosed 3 days ago, and i was pushing hard with these exercises, now i stopped because my right side of my face is fully paralyzed, so i'll wait to see any type of improvement to start exercise again. Thank you! and i wish to speed recovery whoever suffers from bells palsy!! health is everything!
How are you now is that recovered or not????
@@humakanwal5436 i just start seeing some improvements, not fully recovered but it's getting better day by day
Raise eyebrows
Combine with looking up
Angry eyes
Close eyes tightly
Wrinkle your nose
Flare nostrils
Smiley face
Kiss face
Puff your cheeks
Check tounge push
Pencil teeth
Tq
Thanks for sharing. I started doing these exercises 3 weeks ago with the help of my physiotherapist. I was so happy that after the 1st week, I could move my eyebrows again. Now at week 3, I'm almost back to normal.
Hi, you just thit this or something else? How often per day you repited this exercises?
@@shawtdusanshawt the exercises in this video alone should be enough, but I also had my physiotherapist do massage therapy to speed up the process.
I did these exercises every morning, so once per day. I would wake up, wash my face then do these as the first thing of the day; from Monday to Friday, and rest on the weekend (my physiotherapist told me it would be better if I could do on weekend as well).
I do these like this: Raise my eyebrow with the help of your hand for 3 seconds, rest for 1-2 seconds, repeat for 30s. Rest a bit if you feel tired, then to the next exercise. A 30min session of these exercises should make you feel dead tired after.
Thanks!
Thank you ❤❤❤ am 55 yrs old..am trying these from today..and ill post uou the result soon...from India
How did it go?
Hey did u recovered
@@HKFactz90 Hey i can say that I fully recovered after a month.
I was diagonised with Bell's Palsy about 3 weeks ago. Today I'm 90% cured. Dear Bell's palsy warriors, don't be upset, it will be ok. The only thing you need to do is being consistent. Do the facial nerve stimulation treatment consistently in physiotherapy section, and also along with that do facial exercise atleast 3 times a day, take your medicines on time and eat healthy food.
At the beginning of 2 week sometimes you feel no change and it will make you desperation.. But its ok 'TRUST THE PROCESS'..At the end you will be Ok..
And also the main point to remember is, if you don't feel any changes in your facial expression even after two weeks. Ask your phsiotherapist to stick tape on the affected side of your face to stretch the muscles, by using this tape technique our facial expression can improve eventually. This technique helped me a lot to improve my facial expression.
excuse me, My dad was diagnosed with bell’s palcy about 7 days ago. He can just blinking his eye. Should he wait for 1 week before he start the exercises?
such a motivational bunch of words, it’s been 5th day to my bell’s palsy and it happens in my pregnancy.
I hope i will recover soon.
Thanks a lot
Thank you for sharing this valuable information and for the clear instructions in this video, it was really helpful and I think it was a big help during my recovery and I still repeat these everyday until My affected musles are in 100 percent ❤
how long it took for you to fully recover?
Paul from Canada. Thanks for this information on Bells Palsy. I was just diagnosed last week with it AGAIN. I had it previously when I was about 26 years old. Now I am 65 and getting it again. Although this time around it is not quite as bad as it was the previous time. I feel anyway. I am taking a few weeks off work due to my left eye only partially closing when I blink. It gets dried out and irritated often and other times waters excessively. So I am trying to be careful with my eye and nurse it a couple of more weeks before trying to return to work. Using eye drops and ointment at night and taping my eye shut at bedtime. Last time I had it I did see significant improvement after about three weeks. But I am older now so not sure how this experience with go second time around. I am getting some acupuncture on my face tonight. I have booked in for massage and either acupuncture or electro therapy every other day for the next week. That will take me to the end of my first two weeks by next Friday. I can't remember when I started the electro therapy the last time I had it. But I thought it was after about one week. The person doing my massage and therapy has urged me to not rush the recovery too much. I was going to start some facial exercises today. But after watching one of your other videos realized maybe I better hold off for a few more days to start that. I think my situation this time around seems to be more of a partial paralysis as compared to before. I just finished my doses of predesone. That stuff is horrible. But I guess it works. Thanks again. Any other suggestions you can offer here would be appreciated. Thanks again Kate. Great videos. ❤
Good morning Paul. I am very sorry that the disease attacked you again. The good news is that there are no significant differences between primary BP Patients and recurrent BP Patients in terms of symptoms, palsy severity and presence of comorbidities. Some scientific sources indicate a slightly delayed facial nerve function recovery in Patients who experience the disease again. Fortunately, however, it does not affect the final outcome.
In your case, the recurrence of the disease occurred after many years, and it is difficult to find scientific studies with such a range of dates. Nevertheless, you can check this study:
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6843582/
As for the tip - it's hard to judge anything being 7,000 kilometers away from you :) I would have to assess which muscle groups are working and which are not yet. We start exercising when there is at least a minimal, active contraction of a given muscle. And we apply this principle regardless of whether it is a primary or secondary disease. So, go through all the exercises in front of a mirror and assess which ones cause your muscles to contract at least slightly. Don't push those where you see a complete lack of movement. Wait few more days with those.
From what you describe, you are under good care of specialists. Moreover, you know what you will be facing, so getting through the disease will be easier for you psychologically.
Take care of yourself and as you already know, be patient. Let us know in a few weeks how much progress you have made.
Thank you very much for your Super Thanks. It's absolutely wonderful that despite your problems, you can appreciate and support others! Have a great, great day.
Thanks for sharing, am being diagnosed 5 days ago and have been feeling so depressed. Hope this will help
Was just diagnosed this week. Looking for suggestions for exercises. Thanks! Will try these.
After almost 4 years since the right of my face got messed up due to stress, I'm still not fully recovered. I noticed that exercise and eating healthy in general helps a lot. Getting sun helped me a lot too.
Have you seen any changes in your doing this exercise? It has been eight years and I have not fully recovered from this disease, so I want to do this exercise to see if anything happens
Tell me in detail what you did and I will try to see if anything happens to me
I did the same exercises shown in the video. In terms of food, i cut down sugars and simple carbs in effort to reduce over all body inflammation. I also made sure to get sun when possible since my vitamin D levels isnt the greatest. With that being said, Im not a doctor or a medical professional, i did this because it made sense to me and made me feel like I’m a little bit in control so take this advice with a healthy dose of skepticism. Best of luck to you
this helped me so much cause i woke up at 3am after an ear infection with my face feeling weird went to the er thinking I had a stroke and got diagnosed with bells palsy on the left side of my face its early got some antibiotics and antiviral meds with steriods but already my left cheek is starting to move more. Drinking or eating feels so weird.
Hi, are you fully back to normal now? Did the Dr. advised to take steroids? I just got it 5 days ago and its really frustrating.
Same I also had ear infections and it resulted to Bell’s palsy. It’s two weeks now.
@@Wivbi I got it two weeks ago don’t know what to do 😢. I guess I have to practice this exercise everyday
Have you fully healed yet? I am 3 months in and have recovered maybe 40-50%
Why should we wait for 2 weeks before we start the exercises? I was told the sooner the better? Love your video. Thank you!
Hello, that is an excellent question. The reason why I recommend starting exercise after about 2 weeks is physiology. For the first dozen or so days after the Bell's palsy, the nerve is practically completely paralyzed, i.e. it is impossible to make almost any movement with the affected side of the face. If at this point you try to force movement by exercising in front of a mirror, your brain will systematically send information to muscles that will not respond and will not give positive feedback. It is completely different when nerve conduction begins to return (which usually happens after about 2 weeks). Then you only support the movement of the muscle to which the impulses are already reaching, which gives the appropriate feedback to the brain.
In addition, the muscles of our face usually work symmetrically. If you force a movement too much, with one side completely paralyzed - the other (unaffected) side will be more stimulated. This leads to a very dangerous, pathological distribution of muscle tension. In my experience, Patients who start rapid, intensive rehabilitation through exercise from the first day after paralysis, more often develop synkinesis. That is why I personally recommend that you start exercising only when you see at least the slightest active movement of a given muscle.
Have a great day!
Hi ,
I'm from INDIA ,
from last 2 days I'm sufering from Bell's palsy ,
Thanks for making this video 😊🙏 NAMASTE 🙏
Hello how are u now? Whats your age and is it cured for you? Please respond.. please
I have Bell's palsy since i born .
Now i'm 17 yo , that's mean 17 years of suffering .
Now i'll Start doing this exercises and see if it works for me 😊
" ALHAMDULELLAH"
Remember me after a while
Have you noticed a difference? I have nerve damage on one side of my face that I believe I was born with and I want to know if the exercise can help
@@i5_mHave you seen any changes in your doing this exercise? It has been eight years and I have not fully recovered from this disease, so I want to do this exercise to see if anything happens
@@k_bu17 I tried this exercise for 3-4 weeks but unfortunately nothing change .. but that doesn't mean you won't recover .. stay hopeful
@@SamiaAkterMim-j3d I tried this exercise for 3-4 weeks but unfortunately nothing change .. but that doesn't mean you won't recover .. stay hopeful
Thank you so much Ms. Kate, very helpful, be safe always :). Godbless
Very Good Information Thank you ma'am 🌹
Thank goodness 🙏 for my recovery mam
Hello Kate please inned your help.
1st I can't say for sure how long I started facing this bells palsy but am sure it's already 10days and more. I keep feeling pain at my right side nerve and back shoulder.
2rd. When doing each of this exercise I do 20 each and one series in the morning and night time????
3rd any medicine to take while you go through this process? My affected side eye keep pouring water and especially frm last night.
Please I need your help am still very young and don't need to deform ma face, am scared and I can't visit a medical doctor now because of financial support. So I did some Google search and found you..
Tell me what to do thank you😢
🙏🏾🙏🏾
Thank you. I have this disease and it has been 14 days. What advice would you give me?
First of all, try to stay calm, because most cases of Bell's Palsy heal completely within a few weeks. Remember not to cool your head and neck - if you live in a cold climate, wear a hat and a scarf. If you already see that the movements of the paralyzed part of the face are coming back - as I mention in the video, you can start doing the exercises. Be careful not to overwork your muscles. Of course, follow your doctor's instructions, if your doctor has prescribed any medications for you, you should take them. I keep my fingers crossed for you!
@@katephysiotherapistwithbraid First of all, thank you for your valuable advice. After that, I am doing this exercise that you posted. But I want to ask you a question I live in a cold and frosty place and it doesn't affect me, thanks
@@katephysiotherapistwithbraid I will follow your exercise and I also went to a doctor and took the medicine prednisolone 5mg (taken three times a day) and Vilcivir 400mg (taken only once at night)
@@taqwamedia1369 I’m taking 60 mg daily and aciclovir 800mg 5 tablets daily
Have you recovered yet?
Thankyou watching now. Here in the Philippines
1 exercise which mints plz ans
I have 17yrs I got facial paralysis a year ago, I took all the antibiotics, but I can still see a slight asymmetry on my face... if anyone knows how to help I would be grateful
Same I need recommendation
Hello, thanks for this. What about if years have passed and you still have symptoms, can use these exercises?
Thank you so much mam that will be a great help
My dad was diagnosed with bell’s palacy about 7 days ago. He can just blinking his eye. Should he wait for 1 week before he start the exercises?
Thanks my mam. love from Bangladesh ❤❤
How long should you hold like your smile for when you hold it up? With your hand.
I would to know that these exercises are done in order. Please let me know as I am suffering from paralysis.
It's almost 22 days of my Bells Palsy, I'm recovering very slowly. I continued therapy for 11 days, then my doctor suggested me to watch TH-cam videos of bells palsy and do the exercises at home. My eye side, upper and lower lips side (When I say E) and my nose side (when I am in the position of bad smell) is not much improving, Please recommend me which exercise can heal my those areas completely.
Hello. I know that 3 weeks seems a long time for you, but it's really just the beginning of recovery time in Bell's palsy. It usually starts to improve in 2 weeks but may take 3 to even 6 months to return to normal. Although it's very difficult, you just have to be patient.
At this stage it is very important that any movement of the paralyzed muscle begins to occur. If you see at least minimal movement, that's great news. This means that the impulses are correctly transmitted to the muscle. You don't have to make a complete move like on the non-affected side - a minimal muscle twitch will be a reason to be satisfied at this stage.
If you want the exercises to be individually tailored to your condition - consult a physiotherapist in your area. From what you describe, exercises should focus on the muscles surrounding the mouth, in particular those that lift the corners of the mouth to the side and up (smiling face, grinning - especially the upper jaw, pronouncing sounds like EEE, SSS). It will also be helpful to practice sounds in which the tongue rests on the upper palate, such as LLL). Pay attention to the symmetry of the face when practicing and help the affected side achieve symmetry with the help of the hand. And as I mention in the video, don't overload your muscles.
I am keeping my fingers crossed for your recovery!
@@katephysiotherapistwithbraid Thanks to you for your response and suggestions. Take love.
@@katephysiotherapistwithbraid Hi, May I ask you one more question? May I Dye my head hair during Bells palsy? If possible, please reply. :)
@@katephysiotherapistwithbraidtrue I'm having Bell's palsy more than 10 months,I recovered but not yet my left eye isn't huge like the other one and the lip isn't moving like the other one 🥲
+My left ear is paining also if there's too much noise or sometimes without noise;)
❤ thanks 😊 from an Indian bengali
Thank you so much -love from India 🇮🇳
I've had Bell's Palsy for three months. My smile has improved significantly, but my right eye still doesn't blink like my left. How long did it take some of you to fully recover?
I’m healing but it keeps going back and forth and the muscles on my chin don’t seem to be healing and I get stabbing pains sometimes
Please tell me how much movement should my effected side have before I start exercising. This is my 41st day and I have miniscule movement. Thank you
Hello, you should see at least minimal movement of the muscle (in every exercise). For example, if you are doing a smiling face and you see that the corner of the mouth on the affected side is slightly raising, you can safely exercise, because it means that the nerve pathway is open.
If you are not sure whether there is minimal movement, you can stabilize the non-injured side and then try. However, we perform the exercises without stabilizing the healthy side.
Very helpful. Thank you!
its been many years since i was diagnosed with bell palacy but still there is some difference between both two sides, what should I do ?
I am facing the same problem. I am looking for accupunture and will try facial exercises
alchol is one of the cause is this problem?
I was diagnosed one week ago
Thank you madam 😊😊for sharing this vedio😊
Hi madam, please can u make video for upper cross syndrome with cervical disc herniation.
Hello, you can find exercises for UCS in my other video about forward head posture: th-cam.com/video/qR6VUPAw01s/w-d-xo.html
Usually head protraction is accompanied by flat cervical spine, which in turn is conducive to disc herniations. However, it is worth discussing the exercises that I show there with your doctor and physiotherapist - remember that Dr Google doesn't exist :)
Have a great day!
I am a woman who suffered from the seventh nerve palsy while I was pregnant. I have been suffering from it for 14 years. My eyes are very small and my smile is on the side. Is there a treatment for my condition? Because exercises did not help me much.
I'm suffering from bells palsy right now. I hope this exercise can help. Please cheer me up!
Hey have you recovered now plzz reply I am also suffering from same!
Hey. I hope you're doing well. I want to share something with you. In jan 2022 i was diagnosed with GBS. The variant was AIDP. I became completely paralyzed. I was on ventilator for 18 days and was in hospital for almost 2 months. It took me 4 months to completely recover. Now i have bilateral facial palsy. I have done NCS test several times and it shows that my facial nerves are almost recovered. Right now i cant laugh properly and dont have proper expressions. My facial muscles are weak. I need your help.
Thanku so much mem 🙏🙏
Just.... Thanks 🙂
thank you so much! i just got bell's palsy yesterday, thank God i found it early, do i have to go to the neurologist or just doing this exercise is fine? thank you so much in advance!
U have to see the doctor then u can do this exercise but u have to visit the doctor first
To give some ideas for bell palsy
I developed Bell's palsy in December 2022 and it is almost 80% cured but my eye on the affected side is small and sunken in nature please give me a solution
I am noticing the movements coming back on my left side. My left eyebrow is lifting some, and my smile is a lot better from all these exercises. Am not gonna lie i got a lot of anxiety from being diagnosed with this and feeling down.
I was also had Bell's palsy but alhumdulillah im cured but still my one eye is big and one is small like i had bells palsy on my right side soo right eye is looks small as compared to left eye can this excesises help me to get cure ???
I have this paralise since i was 6. Now im 28. Do u think that i can gett better with those exercises😢
Can it be cure hemifacial spasm
Mam mara birth sa he teda face h kya mara face thik ho sakta h please tell me
Meri bhenphle 14 sal ki ha osko ak week ye Huwa ha dawai le li ha lkn itna fark nai Raha ha muh jb khulti ha to terra hota ha word sahi Tara se nai bol pa rahi to plz Bata dain os k liye ye exercise thk ha kitni bar din me krwao or ak exercise ko kitne time krna hoga plz lazmi Bata deain
I just need to be able to close my eyes in three weeks because I have a fight, really bad timing
Excellent
I have no bell's palsy but I have asmyteriycal face can I do this excercise bcz my left side face is more saggy tell me please
I don't know if you read this comment but i really wanted to know the answer.
So 4 years ago when i was 13 years old i was in a car crash and ever sincem y right of face doesn't move and i rarely did exercises.
I wanted to know if it is possible to recover now after 4 years ?
thank you
I have bell parlsy since 14 February this year, I have been in Physiotherapy but my lips are not holding tight and speech is not clear with difficulty pronouncing letter P and F. What can I do?
Same here, I have this condition since 23.02. Some commented here that they haven't recovered after 3 or 5 months, even 9 years. Frightful :(
23 feb same
@@smaks7981 how are you now?
Hi I've been progressing very, very slowly for the past 6 weeks, I only move minimally when I laugh and recently my eyebrows have also moved a bit... how about you?
@@smaks7981 my eyebrow also moves about half its normal way, it was the first part of the face to move. I also have a slight movement in my cheek, but lips are still inactive
Hi. Do you suggest the exercised to be done on both sides? Other videos suggest the other side to be stretched/massaged.
My left side is affected for two days. Do I need any exercise now?
Does Bell's Palsy affects some part of your head or brain? Like it feels like it's banging some part of it. How did you overcome it or trear it? And how did you overcome Bell's Palsy?
Would this help someone like me who doesn't have Bell's palsy, but has asymmetry of both the visible facial features as well as movements of the face? E.g. my left side does not have as much movement as the right side, therefore my left eyebrow sits higher up and my smile is not as wide on the left side.
Very very Good Information
Thank you!
Thank you very much 😍😍
Always welcome
Hello, 33 days ago i had bell palsy,my upper side start to recover but my lips and cheeks does not even react. And now i am having physicsl therapy, should i stop what do you think?
I am very sad because facial paralysis
Thanks🎉
3 months not recover Bell's palsy madam
Same condition
Best treatment in Government general hospital kurnool district.....👍
Now are you ok bro...plz reply 😢
can't you make exercises tick fasialis
Had this problem 1 week ago
Thank you
You sound very Slavic. Are you from somewhere here?
I would love to see your advice help me
Hello doc …m from India and I got my acoustic neuroma treated a year back and removed tumour of my right ear nerve and immediately my right face is having paralysis..MRI shows the face nerve is intact and stimulation shows contractions too ..but there is no improvement on my face
Pls suggest what should I do ..I am having physio sessions alternate day and also PEMF ..pls suggest cause it has made me very depressed and socially uncomfortable
Hello mam please tell me how much time it will take me to recover.
I am suffering from Bells palsy from last 40 days and I recovered about 80% in 30 days now from last 10 days I din't see a little recovery what should I do? 😢😢😢😢
❤❤❤thanks you soo much.
Can I do these exercise on my 1st week?
Hello, in first week rather not, because muscle contraction function usually does not return at this time. Typically, the first signs of return of function are seen in the 2nd week. You can check this by stabilizing the non-affected part of the face to see if movement occurs on the affected side. Then you have the green light to exercise.
From my experience, Patients who start exercising too quickly and too intensely have a greater tendency to develop synkinesis.
@@katephysiotherapistwithbraid Thank you much Better for me to stop for now because I already tried since day 5. This is my 9th. I already finished taking up steroids for 3 days 3x a day. Now Im just taking up aspirin 81 and B12. Is it ok to do hot compress or better to start on 2nd week? Now my face feel numb.
@@katephysiotherapistwithbraid So far i dont have that Synkinesis.. Better to stop exercise for now.. Can I do hot compress in it or not?
@@Conqueror00001Hot compresses has nothing to do with exercises, you can do it, sure. As for exercises, we start them when we see at least minimal muscle contraction. This means that if you do not see any reaction on the affected side when you try to perform a given movement, wait and try it the next day. And so on until you notice that the muscles contract slightly. Then you can start exercising in series, with larger numbers of repetitions.
Why is it like that? because there is no point in sending information from the brain to the muscle if the nerve path is completely "impassable" (there is no contraction). Only when minimal contraction occurs does it make sense to help and facilitate a given movement.
@@katephysiotherapistwithbraid Thank you so much for the info. 🙏 It helps alot. Is it natural to feel little pain and numb on jaw to left eyebrow?
Thanks and good information the great & beautiful girl
Please help me 😭
I got this medical issue yesterday 3 Feb 2024,
I hope i can recovery soon :(
Same here I got it on 27 Jan 2024😢 have been able raise my eye brows abit but still can't smile
@@sedepienyu8617 I also can't raise my eyebrows and smile perfectly, but I train every day and compress my face with a warm towel. I hope you get better soon :)
This work don't take tension
I've had bell's palsy for almost 5 months now...
I just want to know if it's normal??
I've had mine for over 9 years now and NOTHING has worked or helped me. I'm finally going in for Botox next month. If that doesn't help, then surgery is next.
Clearly explained. Thank u❤
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Thanksss
Hlo mam
I met with an accident recently I got discharged 7 days ago but
I'm facing face palsy issue 😔😔please help me with this
Wat to do ?
Same thing for me also met with an accident and affected with bell’s palsy
How are you now?@@uppucharlanikhil4957
Thanks for video I have belle palsy I started your exercises 🤍
Are you now 100% fine ?
Currently suffering from this
I have had bell palsy for 3months now and am scared asf
How you feel now ? Because I'm on my 3rd week
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My disease facial paralysis
Mam Iam Indian
i love u mam
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By the way yoy got a nice smile 😊
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