Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing protocols for facial paralysis

Facial paralysis is defined as severe or complete loss of facial muscle motor function possibly due to peripheral or central lesions. Currently, there are no effective treatment modalities for facial paralysis in western medicine. In Traditional Chinese Medicine(TCM), it is believed to be associated with malnutrition of facial muscles caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis due to wind-cold invasion. This article primarily investigated the key points of common syndromes, TCM nursing methods and healthy guidance of facial paralysis, aiming at maintaining and developing the strengths of TCM, improving its efficacy and standardizing its behavior.