The Impact of Early Acupuncture on Bell’s Palsy Recurrence: Real-World Evidence from Korea
Yujin Choi, Suji Lee, Changsop Yang, Eunkyoung Ahn, Luís Carlos Matos · 2023
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Yujin Choi and co-authors ask whether early acupuncture helps Bell's palsy patients avoid a repeat attack, in a 2023 study from Korea. Bell's palsy weakens one side of the face, and steroids within three days are the standard care. Some past work hints that adding acupuncture early may help recovery.
The team mined national health insurance records for 45,986 adults treated with steroids from 2015 to 2017, then tracked them for at least three years. About 28,267 had acupuncture within a week of diagnosis. That group faced lower odds of the palsy returning, with an odds ratio of 0.81. The authors call for more research to confirm the benefit. Clinicians gain real-world evidence for a low-cost add-on.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Yujin Choi, Suji Lee, Changsop Yang, Eunkyoung Ahn, Luís Carlos Matos |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2023 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 29 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |