Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture, Applied Kinesiology, and Breathing Exercises for Facial Paralysis in a Young Boy Caused by Lyme Disease-A Case Report

Explore (NY). 2016 Jul-Aug;12(4):250-5. doi: 10.1016/j.explore.2016.02.001. Epub 2016 Mar 2.

Abstract

The case study reports on the effect of pharmacological, complementary, and alternative medicine including YNSA, Applied Kinesiology, and respiratory exercises in a 9-year-old boy with facial paralysis. The boy suffered from borreliosis and one-sided facial paralysis that occurred 3.5 weeks after being bitten by a tick and persisted despite 4 weeks of medication with antibiotics. In the first treatment, muscle function as assessed by the coachman׳s test was normalized, and improvement in the facial paralysis was observed. Within 8 additional treatments over a period of 2 months, the boy showed complete recovery. The case shows a multimodal approach to facial paralysis integrating pharmacological treatment and CAM including YNSA, Applied Kinesiology, and breathing exercises.

Keywords: Applied Kinesiology; YNSA; Yamamoto New Scalp Acupuncture; breathing exercises; facial paralysis; lyme disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acupuncture Points
  • Acupuncture Therapy*
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Breathing Exercises*
  • Child
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Facial Paralysis / drug therapy
  • Facial Paralysis / etiology
  • Facial Paralysis / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Kinesiology, Applied*
  • Lyme Disease / complications*
  • Lyme Disease / drug therapy
  • Male
  • Scalp*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents