Efficacy of Manipulative Acupuncture Therapy Monitored by LSCI Technology in Patients with Severe Bell’s Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 3

Primary and secondary outcomes after 8 weeks of treatment and after 6 months after the onset of facial paralysis.

Characteristics	Acupuncture group (n = 20)	Manipulative acupuncture under LSCI group (n = 32)	value
Recovery rate at 8 weeks (%)	33.9	53.3	0.033
Recovery rate at 6 months (%)	78.0	91.7	0.037
HBGS grade at 8 weeks (n)	11	5	0.018
IV	10	3	0.038
V	1	2
VI	0	0
HBGS grade at 6 months (n)	1	0
IV	1	0
V	0	0
VI	0	0
Number of treatments at 6 months	19.65 ± 2.96	16.75 ± 4.09	0.008
Acute exacerbation	5 (25.0%)	5 (15.6)	0.48