摘要
Facial spasm is a slowly progressive disease which is characterized by paroxysmal, involuntary, irregular spasm on orbicular muscle of eye, in the initial stage spasm often lasts for several seconds, if the patient didn＇t receive immediate treatment the involved area may go onto the face and mouth, and further on spasm may last for a few minutes. Facial spasm might be aggravated with emotional disturbance or over strain and stress, in severe stage facial spasm may turn into muscular atrophy. So far there is not specific remedy to cure the disease as the etiology is not explicit; from 1998 till 2008 the author applied finger pressure and digital acupoint pressure on paravertebral ganglion to treat 59 cases facial spasm, the clinical observation is recorded and reported as follows.
Facial spasm is a slowly progressive disease whichis characterized by paroxysmal,involuntary,irregular spasm on orbicular muscle of eye,in the initial stage spasmoftenlasts for several seconds,if the patient didn't receive immediate treatment the involved area may go onto the face and mouth,
