Using meditation applications to reduce stress can help reduce symptoms and prevent further illness. There are smart phone apps you can use to meditate and reduce stress.
There is a muscle inside your cheek, called the buccinator muscle. It is not a muscle of facial expression, rather its job is to hold food between the teeth from the outside while you chew. For some reason, it becomes tightened and shortened and then stops the smile muscles from doing their job. With specific stretches and retraining strategies you can achieve a better smile with less effort.
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.
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.
