Facial Palsy Resources

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Physiotherapy for Facial Nerve Palsy

Facial palsy rehabilitation helps you relearn to move your face in a natural way after an injury to the facial nerve. Learn more about the facial muscles and nerve, facial paralysis, synkinesis, and how seeing a physiotherapist for facial neuromuscular retraining can help.

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Elizabeth Crawford Elizabeth Crawford

Understanding Bell’s Palsy treatment & recovery

Learn about Bell’s Palsy treatment and recovery. Physiotherapy and facial neuromuscular retraining can help you regain balanced face movement. Our Toronto clinic can help guide your recovery from facial palsy and synkinesis.

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Elizabeth Crawford Elizabeth Crawford

Managing dry eye due to facial palsy

Learn why facial nerve palsy & Bell’s palsy can cause dry eye, and practical tips for how to improve symptoms and protect your eye health.

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Elizabeth Crawford Elizabeth Crawford

Understanding facial palsy recovery: What to expect

Understand facial palsy & Bell’s palsy recovery stages, from flaccid paralysis to paresis to synkinesis. Learn about facial nerve injury, recovery timelines, and how physiotherapy treatment can help.

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Listen to FaceRehab podcasts …

Phase 1: Flaccid Paralysis

Phase 2: Paretic Stage

Phase 3: Synkinesis