Joel Embiid’s Face Paralysis (Bell’s Palsy)
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- They can't keep acting like nothing is wrong with Joel Embiid as we watch the signs of some type of facial weakness during the NBA playoffs.
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Important point: the facial weakness just means the facial nerve (cranial nerve 7) is affected. This can be from many things, but ‘bells palsy’ is the diagnosis when doctors can’t find a specific cause for why the nerve is affected. So this may be Bell’s palsy or something else they can identify as the trigger (virus, trauma, autoimmune, etc etc)
COVID vaccine or booster 💉 related? 🤔 Not trying to start a conspiracy but is palsy a side effect of a COVID vaccine or booster 💉?
Currently taking anatomy in highschool and we just started the cranial nerves so I actually understand what you're saying 😅
Woj just tweeted that he has Bell’s palsy. Good call
@@Myaaa-kf2wek
@@Shinobi33Extremely unlikely. Not impossible there are side effects but, I don’t know if this is a side effect of a vaccine. This is possible tho.
As a Sixers fan dont hold your breathe expecting transparency from their Medical department
I came to the comment section to say the same thing. The thought of this organization displaying any professionalism when it comes to anything.....that's a laugh.
Facts!
Being Sixers fans doesn't give us better access to Embiids medical records😂
They are going to drain some fluid off his face but then actually they inserted fluid into it
heard team docs saying Mpox or tren, and also making him commit flagrants and whine for fouls
Damn. This guy still got 50 points with Bell's Palsy
Fake 50 ball
@@AFrmDaBxknicks fan detected
@@AFrmDaBx Cry
@@jojotho2480emcry delusional fanbaby lol
@@AFrmDaBxcope hater 🤦🏾♂️
76ers just reported it’s Bell’s Palsy and he’s been getting treatment since Miami.
Treatment is steroids iirc
When was Miami?
@@blacklite911the 80's
@@blacklite911 last week’s play-in but 80s is better 😂
COVID. I had Bells Palsy back in 2019 and it was brought on by covid virus.
Reminds me of Jim Ross when he first dealt with Bell’s Palsy in WWF / WWE
5:10 did Embiid's open left eye without the pupil visible remind you of The Undertaker too?
The just said it’s Bell’s palsy
WOJ confirmed in twitter that its a bells palsey. Great analysis doc!
Average analysis any medical professional should knoe
Sutterer didn’t believe it was Bell’s Palsy before, but another doctor in his comments said it was BP before the Sixers revealed it. Watch the video posted before this video and go into the comments.
@@timeflies313 yes i saw that comment too, when I first noticed embiid’s face last night I thought about that comment
100% Bell's Palsy, I was diagnosed with the same issue 8 weeks ago. My face looks exactly the same. It's tough to fully close your affected eye, so I am shocked he is not wearing eye protection. Also, the cranial nerve 7 is connected to the nerve that produces eye tears, so your eye is constantly dry (you can easily scratch your cornea). Initial treatment is a combination of Prednisone and an antiviral called Valtrex. Total respect for Embiid. Bell's Palsy can be caused by Lyme disease, Cold Sore (Herpes simplex virus), Stress, Diabetes, and more. The funny thing is that there is no way to diagnose you with Bell's Palsy; they need to test for everything in the book that can cause face paralysis, and if everything comes back negative, then you will get the Bell's Palsy Diagnosis. 8 Weeks and counting hopefully Embiid heals without any issue.
I don't know why they call it a mild case, maybe because the eye and the mouth are not sagging. For me, a mild case will last 3 or 4 weeks, but there is no way to predict the outcome. In some cases you never regain full movement of that side of your face.
Hope you get well soon
My buddy got Bell Palsy overnight, it was insane how suddenly one side of the face greatly weaken. Lucky, he recovered after a year or so
happened to me, if you get on meds it clears up in a week
It's from the clot shot
@mejason4 rent free in your precious little mind
Mine didn’t heal fully. With stress it gets bad.
@@mejason4so true, Bell’s palsy actually didn’t exist before 2020. Lmao what a goober
Every commentator who called him a coward for having his face in his hands after game 2 owes this man an apology. One leg/one eye and man is leaving everything out there
Definitely. The fact that he is out there trying to help his team win despite having all of this going on. Those guys should feel like jackasses right about now
He’s been a coward since the crying incident, After He came up small against Toronto.
I bet not one of them will address their horrible assumption that he was cowardly holding his head down.
The playoff game is still going on 😂 How do you even upload this
He focused on his bag
It’s scripted
Witchcraft!
He simply doesn't care about the results of the game🤣
It's GOTHAM CITY!😅😅
I agree. They MUST something.
They must
@BrianSuttererMD Look back at your comments front the first video, and I said he had Bell's Palsy
@@johnscards4633 I think it might be the drugs they gave him.
@@johnscards4633 not all heros wear capes
@@johnscards4633wow cool nobody cares dork
As someone who has had Bell's palsy twice, from the images shown, it would appear that is what he is suffering from. Treatment is very simple and requires steroids to reduce the inflammation that is causing issues with the 7th cranial nerve. As long as he is receiving some sort of treatment the prognosis should be very good for a full recovery. This is something that you can still play with and still heal from at the same time.
Steroids are bad and atrophy adrenal glands. They raise inflammation after the rebound effect from crashing the immune system
i got this randomly in middle school waking up one morning the left side of my face felt paralyzed. it went away in about a week
A week for some, forever for others
@@veganpotterthevegan it doesn't last forever buddy,it usually goes away on its own
@@veganpotterthevegan really?
@@hiems9523 yes
@tyegilmore9021 that's definitely not true for everyone. My ex-fiancee's dad has had it for +40yrs. It occasionally flares and gets worse but at best, it's easily noticed
He dropped 50 with half a face and one leg, let Joel live brah
He’s just educating people on the possible injury and saying the 76ers should just tell the media and fans so people can stop criticizing him for putting his face down in the interview. He’s just speaking facts
Had to purposely injure Mitchell Robinson to do it.
jojo playing his heart out, gotta respect at least
Thanks to the 21 FT and all the flagrants he didn't get tho.
@@marmeusThanks to the Knicks fouling him cuz they can't stop him
Thanks doc, I’d say u are brilliant coming up with your channel, to educate all who care to listen in the sports world.
Simply smart!!!
This is one of the most intriguing subplots of the playoffs. I was rewinding/pausing whenever they showed close-ups of Embiid. How is he playing so well with this going on? How do they keep his eye hydrated? Why the silence? Itʻs all so bizarre.
I’m also wondering how they are keep the eye hydrated as well if he’s not blinking
I swear the sixers franchise (including the med staff) is crooked asl 🙄
@@Centermass007 I think he CAN blink its just not automatic. He has to intentionally blink. But probably some kind of eye or gel drops.
I sometimes see him messing with his face and i think he's closing and opening his eye lid.
There is no correlation between facial musculature and basketball skills.
Step 1: Stop trusting the team over players
Thanks doc. Every video you post is great!
My dad got bells palsy a week after he got the 2nd covid booster. It took half a year to make a full recovery.
Seriously doubt that's related. Hundreds of millions got all of the COVID-19 shots, Bells Palsy is when they CANNOT identify the issue. Nerve damage probably isn't caused by vaccines.
Appreciate the up Brian!
Thanks for sharing your knowledge. My friend has same bell palsy effect like that but got treated with drug right away.
So he's scoring 50 points with half his face paralyzed!?
funny
@@oreoakalaperoji8314 no?
with an unholy amount of free throws and a free stay in the game when he should've been ejected, yes he scored 50
@@_WeDontKnow_ boo hoo embiid is the weapon of mass destruction bush was looking for 20 years ago nothing can stop it
@@_WeDontKnow_ this ain't just a game this is war
When he landed awkwardly in Game 1 and was laying there on his back they were showing him from above and I was like wait is this guy having a stroke or something, what is going on?! That was scary to see without knowing that was going on.
Thanks for the neuro anatomy refresh doc!
What a fantastic breakdown! Fantastic job!
So early I caught the typo! 😂Great content as always doc
Strange? I'm 46 and up until the "you know what" came out a few years ago I'd never even heard of "bells palsy"? Now it's a common thing that can happen to anyone? Yeah OKAY 🤦🤣🤣🤡🤡
Great content. No surprise. Thanks, Doc!
Hope and pray the big man receives a complete and speedy recovery. I got Bell's Palsy from a tick bite, Lyme disease, and it's not fun.
Honestly they owe no one a comment.
If Joel said I want my medical information to stay between him and his family then that's his business.
Leave that man alone.
Exactly it's no one's business if he doesn't want it to be.
Bells Palsy maybe? Famous wrestling announcer Jim Ross struggled with it on and off for about 5 years but it was never noticeable until he had a bad case of it in 1998 and it finally caused permeant damage to his speech and facial muscles. Before 1998 Jim would just look a bit like he had a bad case of allergies and puffiness around on side of his face but his speech was never impaired.
This! Hafthor had it too
Did you watch the video
You were right
@@Y-sq3xz Yes but I commented about 10 seconds after it started lol
The title already says this dummy
Thanks for uploading so fast your last video had me paying attention to his face more and its definitely something going on man sucks if it is that but i hope its juet some meds he is taking to be able to play
Me too. I tried to see and I feel that camera is going off of his face so fast
Thanks for posting Doctor . I wasn’t sure if once I was drooping or the other side was lifting.
Doctors are baffled. We're all in this together
it look like he had the stuff justin bieber had.
Yep, Ramsay Hunt. I had that and it sucked
That’s the scary thing about taking something that can cause auto immune issues, they can last dormant for decades waiting for something to trigger it.
Something else him and Bieber had too....
Sheeeeeesh, you were right on the money with this video. Wish my doctor was as good as you lol.
Good stuff !
Teams do not care about players. They will "dope" them up just so they can try to win on that day. Then when you're labeled "damaged goods" its goodbye. I hope Embiid gets the help that he clearly neeeds
That’s all sports from the juniors up to professional, pieces of meat to be paraded around.
And this is exactly why I don’t understand the culture of couch potatoes shaming players for sitting out with legitimate ailments. “They get paid to play!” Ok? And if you got injured on your job you’d either sue or wanna be out for months. Relax folks.
Poor professional athletes
@@DrewForDrewBecause some players choose to sit out games even when they are perfectly healthy to play
@@GG-fy2bm lies. How often is that really happening? Contract dispute scenarios? Otherwise you realize these dudes worked their entire lives to be able to play in the big leagues, it’s more usual they play even when advised not too if anything.
Man dropped 50 with half of his legs & half of his face
more free throws than the opposing team combined + refs let him stay in when he should've been ejected
bro tried to injure someone and youre still hyping him up for a mediocre performance lmaoooo this is sad
@@_WeDontKnow_ You mean the same refs that literally gifted the Knicks game 2?
@@KZ1994able the fact 6ers put themselves in a position to lose to a single call is the sad part. but yes that was awful reffing too
irrelevant to the fact Embiid tries to injure players. can't wait till his knee goes out ngl, maybe I gotta wait a week or so
@@_WeDontKnow_50 points while on a re-torn meniscus and having Bell's palsy = "mediocre performance"??? Lol YOU'VE LOST ALL CREDIBILTY TO TALK ABOUT SPORTS
@@WembyMuse2024 mediocre. anyone can hit free throws, anyone can try to snap an opposing players ankle. it's not impressive or difficult, cant wait till he gets injured I'm not lying lmao
So crazy that you addressed this bc in game 1 I believe it was 🤔 when Embid got injured. After the the dunk that he passed to himself. He was lying on the court & I remember saying to myself… “why does it look like he’s glitching?” …. His right eye kept blinking but his left eye was doing its own thing. This is crazy/sad. No game is that important. He needs to address this. Thanks for sharing ur expertise with us.
I had the same thought when he was on the floor. His eyes were not moving right and he generally didn't seem ok. I hope they aren't causing irreparable damage in the name of this game.
Hi, can you please cover Thatcher Demko’s injury. He was out 6 weeks with a supposed knee injury, played 1 game in the playoffs and then got hurt on a mindless play and is again out long term and now there are no reports of what really happened. He’s a goalie for the Vancouver Canucks.
Brian Sutterer MUST Something about the tittle of the video
Bells palsy from stress.... I had this happen to me
He literally said you can't pinpoint the cause of Bell's Palsy.
@dabombgiggity123 yes he did... but Im sayin what I was diagnosed with....
@@dabombgiggity123But there IS a cause. Mental factors as good of an explanation than anything else
Aside from the fact you nailed it here Brian before it was addressed by Embiid and the Sixers, thank you very much for this objective and totally professional explanation about this!
Embiid Mentioned he is dealing with this in the postgame interview
Must something ? Yeah I agree! 😂
What in the “safe and effective” is going on??
Excellent video
Remember Justin Bieber had this exact thing only 2 years ago. He was diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome. It's supposed to be rare but somehow all the celebrities are getting it now?
The rates of it skyrocketed after Covid, the scariest part? Auto immune issues can lay dormant for a decade or 2..
He also had Lyme disease which causes it
Here before he fixed the title
What was it before?
@@Doctorchris100The 76ers MUST something
A similar thing happened to Hafthor Bjornson. I think he is still dealing with the symptoms
I need this doctor watching my every movement. Gonna catch stuff I have no idea of.
Ain’t gonna be cheap lol 😂
Hope it gets better because he is playing great right now, and the knee seems better.
no he isn't. he went 2/9 from the 3pt last game, this game he got more free throws than the opposing team combined and should've been ejected from the game for trying to injure a player
people considering this "playing great" is nothing short of hilarious, im sorry
He needs to rest
@@_WeDontKnow_ he should have been ejected yes, and the first games were bad. But this one was great. Free throws are a part of the game btw.
@@_WeDontKnow_ 50 points on great efficency is not great lmao
@@aaronruiz3708 yeah, but considering that is not on the cards he is probably willing to take that risk.
50 pts with half a face 🏀👏🏽 Philly in 7
41 minutes played on One 🦵🏾 BUT doc is right. This can become a bigger problem resulting in something way worse.
Medical staff & Coach ain’t saying nothing, best believe that
more free throws than opposing team combined
tried to injure player
you're still hyping him up LOLLL Phili fans are a different type of blind
@@_WeDontKnow_ man thats not on joel thats on the refs 🤷🏽♂️ why would he tell them not to call fouls. Don’t like the calls then don’t foul.
Robinson is okay so IDC personally about that foul.
If nobody shot FTs then Joel still would have led the game in scoring @31 pts over Brunson 29.
Philly In 7 💯🏀
@@Dr3EIB Report is already out💯
@@_WeDontKnow_and I bet you were praising divencenzo after game 2? I love when he tackled Oubre under the net by his knees GREAT basketball play!
So does that mean he feels discomfort on trying to sleep? Closing his eyes must be hard , since it stays open?
Praying 🙏 for bro to get better
That’s the face I make when she keeps going🥴
😂😂😂
Balls palmsy
@@eddieh3580NAHH 😭
She just ridin-
@@wjbt3 Thank you lmfao
new playoff, new Embiid injuries
😮 thanks bro I thought I was going crazy 🤪 bro blinking with only one eye at a time looks like a stroke.
I saw this and your other video after the game. Immediately I was thinking Bells palsy. My brother has this as a teenager and it was shocking to say the least. Prayers for Joel and his health. Eventually it's time to retire. You have enough money and opportunity to live peacefully and lower the chances of serious medical issues. When you look at the life span of people that size it's unfortunately much shorter than smaller ppl. He's had a lot of medical issues in his young age and his longevity should be more important than anything else
He should play with protective eyewear, at least.
Yea probably. Easy enough to throw on some goggles so you don’t get poked in the eye
The way he played… I think he’s half cyborg
he didn't play well. he flopped and got too many free throws, also literally tried to injure another player
bragging about this performance from him is hilarious. wasn't skillful whatsoever
@@_WeDontKnow_soggy knick can cry
i had bells palsy its crazy scary you never know when you will get the feeling back
I had Bells Palsy in September. It affectted my vision, balance and caused excessive eye drainage. The ear and jaw pain was nearly unbearable at times. It felt like the affected side of my face was in a vice. BP tested my sanity. I spent two weeks on bedrest and made a full recovery but felt really fatigued for about a month after my face returned. When my face was wonky I didn't want to socialize and I had some depression due to the pain and frustration of difficulty eating. He should wear goggles to protect his eye, my doctors stressed this. Embiid is crazy tough and amazing to play through this condition.
This is freaky. Is this something that can be fixed/recovered from?
Yes
Usually, yes.
@@BrianSuttererMD I still have mine just minus the dry eye and its been 3 years now for me. It sucks, I still cannot fully smile no matter how hard I try.
He got all his boosters
My brother had Bells Palsy (from Lymes diseases we think). It didn’t affect his game at all. He still balled out and dominated.
My boss at work suddenly started slurring his speech and we all thought he had a stroke. Turned out to be bell's palsy.
THANK YOU!
Nothing against Embiid in the least bit, but his “Team” pissed me off tonight!
I care about Embiids health. I’m a complete no one to this dude. And here, Nurse and “Team” just rolling the dice on their Guy.
Blows my mind. So thirsty for cash and you are a billion plus entity.
Thanks for letting me vent.
God bless 🙏🏻
What are you trying to say? He shouldn’t have played? He would have played on one leg tonight if he needed tonight. This was a MUST HAVE game.
@@leedabrowski835 I’m not trying to take away a win from you. I’m trying to advocate for his Soul.
Thank you.
@@leedabrowski835 it’s just a different perspective on priorities.
A game over a human life is pretty sus, no?
Something serious is happening. More than ego, ma boi ✌🏻
@@ICEisBroKnGodSparedMENah I think the medical team has the ability to diagnose correctly and understand that playing is not a going to worsen his condition.
Except for the outside chance that as the doc said get a corneal scratch.
I agree sports is off the rails in the business/money side o f things which always brings corruption, but I’m holding out or choosing to believe there is still some good and wholesome benefits too. Maybe I’m just choosing to turn a blind eye for selfish reasons cause I like sports. 🤷🏽♀️
This whole world is corrupt…I’d have to be a hermit or monk to escape it. Not even then, oh well Jesus will be bringing his home, hopefully soon!
God bless
@@jld4870 I want that to be true 💯
I just really felt like something was off. Maybe it’s just seeing him falling off, as of late.
Maybe it’s because my Team flows like a symphony and I was seeing a disconnect.
Anyway, cerebral moment in time. I appreciate you 🙏🏻♥️🙏🏻
Dr. Sutterer, wouldn’t his eye get very dry every few minutes too from being unable to blink?
He kind of addressed it in the previous video, where he talked about the difference between blinking and intentionally “scrunching” your eye closed, which is probably what Embiid is doing. Try to “blink” with just 1 eye, it’s hard, but you can always just your cheek up and your eyebrow down
They just diagnosed him with it so good work!
Wow thanks for that neuro lesson - great stuff
The Sixers have been a slimy organization since this whole process mess started. Zero integrity with the way that they handle players. Markell Fultz was the same way. The truth about his shoulder still hasn’t come out.
He been playing much better in Orlando.
The truth about his shoulder has come out , fultz got injured in a motorcycle accident, his agent told him to lie due to contract reasons
Big ups wagwan
where's that one doc from the last video that literally typed this to you ? great call by him
Philadelphia 76ers All-Star center Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, a condition that can strike out of the blue and cause muscles on one side of a person’s face to become weak or paralyzed, distorting expression.
- AP 4/26/2024
10000% from the jab
COEVID Vackxene complications?! Remember the NBA players and most athletes had to get them and that is one of the side effects....
The Icelandic strongman and G.O.T. actor, Hafthor "Thor" Bjornsson, has had Bells Palsy for years now. It's gotten better but he still shows certain facial effects. Hopefully, Embiid's will resolve quickly.
He had a fractured right orbital bone last year, and and fractured LEFT orbital bone 6 years ago.
The left side was a pretty bad bump, and the right side was reaggravated.
..Wouldn't it be quite likely that the medication/shot he is receiving for pain in his knee from the meniscus tear is causing an unwanted neurological side effect in his face?
Embiid got vaccinated
You’ve been waiting a while to drop that again, huh MOrris RONald, or you never let it go..?
@LikeSpee I don't know who that is but I do know he's showing signs of encephalitis.
Embiid playing through a stroke
playing like ass through a stroke
more free throws than the entire opposing team, tried to injure a player, refs let him stay in for ratings
You called it 👏👏
Doc what happened to the NFL helmet video a few hours ago?
I'd saved it to watch but now its gone..
could this be a vaccine side effect?
lets all act like we dont know its from the jab
Hey Doc, could this be the early onset of an aneurysm or the remnants of a semi stroke that happened in his sleep?
This is something crazy. Hope for the best for Embid
Its from the jibber jabber....
It his quick reaction of someone playing defense on him and he fall to the ground with his mouth open so much
Vaccine injured.
Those percs be hitting😂
bells palsy is random anything can trigger it from getting hit in the face to having one side of your face get too cold overnight and now you wake up with your face half stuck. he'll be fine in a couple of weeks.
Vaccine
No views in 21 seconds, you fell off
Right off
I appreciate your comments as I noticed his head down in interviews and the commentators like Charles Barkley were critical. Gosh I wish him well!
Looking to comment on the previous video, and saw this new one.
covid vaccine? :D
Vaxxinated
Man a goat without injuries top 5 centers half a leg half a face still scored 50
appreciate it Dr explain it in layman’s term !
Let’s not rule out the Covid vaccine!