Rankin Physiotherapy was profiled recently in the Globe and Mail.
Read the article here.
The XXII International Facial Nerve conference will be held in Boston from June 27 to July 1, 2013. This is an exciting conference for anyone involved with the facial nerve as it draws from a variety of professionals and from many different countries. For those of us who do facial rehabilitation, there are presentations which focus on our interests specifically. If you have an interest in the facial nerve this conference is for Doctors, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech Language Pathologists. It happens every 4 years and this time it is on our side of the pond! After the conference, I will definitely have more information to share with you.
Just back from Calgary where I gave a 3-day facial neuromuscular retraining workshop. 25 participants took part in a one-day introductory course and three went on to do the advanced training. For the remaining two days, 3 therapists practiced assessment and treatment of patients. Including Pauline Dueck, who has been doing facial retraining for close to 20 years, that makes 4 therapists able to do facial neuromuscular retraining in Calgary. Please add Jay Cooling, Heather Stone and Kristin Bell to your list of facial therapists.
When you develop an acute facial palsy from Bell’s palsy or Ramsay Hunt syndrome, most of the damage is done to the nerve in the first 24 hours by the inflammatory process. It is well documented that 50 to 60 mgs of prednisone is the treatment of choice and is most effective at minimizing damage to the nerve in the first 24 hours.
