Facial Pain

Acupuncture can be effective in treating facial pain or paralysis such as Trigeminal Neuralgia and Bells Palsy.

The Western Medical cause of Trigeminal Neuralgia is still unknown, but the result is damage to the trigeminal nerve which leads to pain along one side of the face. Acupuncture treatment for Trigeminal Neuralgia involves a gentle treatment with needles on the face to influence the trigeminal nerve.

Bells Palsy, one-sided facial paralysis has a sudden onset and unknown cause, resulting from damage to the cranial nerve.  The nerve becomes damaged leading to weakness of the facial muscles.  Treatment involves inserting needles on the face and head to influence the cranial nerve.