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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1561-3194</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista de Ciencias Médicas de Pinar del Río]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Ciencias Médicas]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1561-3194</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Editorial Ciencias Médicas]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1561-31942019000400533</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Acupuntura y masaje tuina en el tratamiento de la parálisis de Bell]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Acupuncture and tuina massage in the treatment of Bell's palsy]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Inés Yaumara]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Noa Muguercia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Harold]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Militar Central Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>23</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>533</fpage>
<lpage>541</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1561-31942019000400533&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1561-31942019000400533&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1561-31942019000400533&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: La Parálisis Facial Periférica se define como la debilidad o parálisis de la musculatura inervada por el nervio facial debida a lesiones del VII par craneal en cualquier lugar de su recorrido desde el núcleo de origen a las estructuras que inerva.  Objetivo: Valorar el uso de la acupuntura y el masaje tuina en el tratamiento de los pacientes con parálisis facial de Bell.  Métodos: Estudio clínico terapéutico, prospectivo y longitudinal en pacientes con parálisis facial periférica de Bell en el período comprendido entre enero del 2017 a enero del 2018.Los pacientes fueron evaluados mediante interrogatorio y examen físico neurológico y tradicional. Al inicio y final del tratamiento se aplicó la escala de House-Brackmann como instrumento de evaluación de la terapia empleada. Se exploraron variables demográficas, clínicas y de resultado.  Resultados:  Predominó el sexo masculino y el grupo etario de 30 a 50 años, el diagnóstico tradicional más frecuente fue el viento frio yen el 84,6 % de los pacientes el tratamiento aplicado fue satisfactorio, con un tiempo promedio de recuperación de 38 días.  Conclusiones: La aplicación de la acupuntura y el masaje tuina son técnicas tradicionales exitosas al tratar la Parálisis Facial Periférica]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  Peripheral Facial Palsy is defined as the weakness or paralysis of the musculature innervated by the facial nerve due to lesions of the seventh cranial nerve anywhere in its path from the nucleus of origin to the structures innervated by it.  Objective:  to assess the use of acupuncture and tuina massage in the treatment of patients with Bell's palsy.  Methods:  a prospective and longitudinal therapeutic clinical study of patients with Bell's peripheral facial palsy from January 2017 to January 2018, evaluated by questioning and neurological and traditional physical examination. At the beginning and end of the treatment the House-Brackmannc scale was applied as an instrument to evaluate the application of the treatment. Demographic, clinical and outcome variables were explored.  Results:  male gender predominated and the group from 30 to 50 years old, the most frequent traditional diagnosis was cold wind and in 84.6 % of patients the treatment applied was satisfactory, with an average recovery time of 38 days.  Conclusions:  the application of acupuncture and tuina massage is a successful traditional technique to treat Peripheral Facial Palsy.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[PARÁLISIS FACIAL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[MASAJE TUINA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ACUPUNTURA]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[PARÁLISIS DE BELL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[MEDICINA TRADICIONAL]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[FACIAL PARALYSIS]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[MASSAGE]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ACUPUNCTURE]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[BELL PALSY]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL]]></kwd>
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