Facial paralysis

Bell's palsy

Surgery

Acupuncture

Alternative medicine

Bell Palsy

Meta-analysis

Internal medicine

Paralysis

Palsy

Confidence interval

Medicine

Facial nerve

Randomized controlled trial

Pathology

Bell's palsy or idiopathic facial paralysis is an acute facial paralysis caused by the inflammation of facial nerve. Several previous studies showed that acupuncture was beneficial in the treatment of facial paralysis. However, its effectiveness is still controversial compared with drug therapy. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis was performed to assess the efficacy of acupuncture for Bell's palsy.

Compare the efficacy of acupuncture with drugs in the treatment of Bell's palsy