Facial synkinesis is a common complication after a long recovery from peripheral facial palsy (such as Bell's palsy and Ramsay Hunt Syndrome). Most often, to reduce synkinesis, a patient is prescribed certain facial exercises. In this video, we would like to express our opinion based on our knowledge and private research on synkinesis, why such exercises may not be effective and what needs to be done instead.
Important notice: if you are currently following facial exercises, and you see improvements, please continue following the same method. The purpose of this video is to share our opinion and inform of the reasons behind it, in order to challenge the current paradigm in rehabilitation after facial palsy.
In this video, we discuss:
00:00 Introduction
00:34 The question
01:00 Origin of facial exercises
02:45 Our brain & facial expressions
04:30 Example of facial expression control
05:10 'Mimetic amplification'
06:13 Facial exercises & synkinesis
07:25 To reduce synkinesis
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