How old were you when you got it? Was it during pregnancy?

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 ❤

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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

How did it go?

how long it took for you to fully recover?

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.

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!

Always welcome

Thank you!

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%

U have to see the doctor then u can do this exercise but u have to visit the doctor first

🙏🏾🙏🏾

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?

Hello, you can find exercises for UCS in my other video about forward head posture: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/p7hmibiBpt2UYac.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!

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;)

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Are you now 100% fine ?

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.

I am facing the same problem. I am looking for accupunture and will try facial exercises

Same I need recommendation

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.

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 :)

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

Same thing for me also met with an accident and affected with bell’s palsy

Same condition

Best treatment in Government general hospital kurnool district.....👍

Now are you ok bro...plz reply 😢

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?

How you feel now ? Because I'm on my 3rd week