Have you ever heard of Bell’s Palsy?
Bell’s Palsy is a sudden weakness in the muscles on one half of the face. It can cause pain as it did in my client’s case but mostly it is characterized by muscle weakness that causes one half of the face to droop so that eating and even sleeping become a problem as the mouth cannot move properly and the eye cannot shut. It usually resolves on its own within six months but that is a long time if you are suffering with it!
Bells’ palsy is thought to be a reaction to a viral infection. Occasionally the paralysis is permanent. Something that causes a lot of anxiety and worry in those who have it.
I recently had great success using a combination of herbal and nutritional compounds to facilitate significant improvement in a client. They had, of course, done all the standard treatments via their GP and it was really at a wait and see stage when she came to see me. She had not had any improvement for a few months.
I immediately started her on her herb mix containing herbs traditionally used for nerve damage as well as some lymphatic and immune herbs that help recover from any type of infection. I chose herbs that have along history of use in Bell’s Palsy and other conditions involving nerve damage and clearing viruses.
I also put her on high dose nutritional compounds to facilitate nerve healing and to support the immune system.
I also have vast knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine so I also put her on a herb formula for supporting circulation as I knew this would also facilitate faster healing and is indicated from a TCM perspective. I also asked her to do a daily facial massage with St John’s Wort oil to stimulate the nerve healing.
Really, we were pulling out all the stops to get a positive result.
And low and behold she improved out of sight and quickly. I’d say that first improvement was at least 50 – 70% there as she could now close her eye where previously she couldn’t and would have to sleep with it taped shut. And she could now feel and move her mouth so essentials like eating and drinking were beginning to be more normal. Bear in mind that she had had no improvement for months before she started seeing me. She is continuing to improve every week now.
I just love this story because it clearly shows how effective Naturopathic treatments can be where someone has found no relief in main stream medicine. Disappointingly her doctor claimed it was a co-incidence. But not to worry, as for me it was just another client whose life I’d improved and who now knows the value of Complementary Medicine.
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