Following the Advanced Facial Neuromuscular Retraining course last week-end, there are four new advanced trained facial therapists in metro Vancouver.
Jackie Diels is the Occupational Therapist at the University of Wisconsin where she has been treating facial patients in the Facial Neuromuscular Retraining Clinic for the past 28 years.
Susan Rankin delivered a 3-day facial neuromuscular retraining workshop in Calgary. 25 participants took part in the 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.
Facial synkinesis is one of the more troublesome consequences after a facial palsy. It occurs as a result of aberrant nerve regrowth so that two or more movements become connected. The most typical one is a connection between the eye and the mouth.
