Movement Learning Center

July 2012– Quarterly Visit to Portland, Oregon

Wanda Crook, PT, GCFP — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:22:20 +0000

Wanda will be in Portland, Oregon, seeing clients July 23-27 at a location to be announced. Please call Movement Learning Center to schedule your appointment (760-315-2599).

The quarterly Botox Clinic with Dr. John Ng at Casey Eye Institute will be scheduled to take place Friday July 27th at 1:00 pm. Please call CEI to schedule for Botox (503.494.3010)

Portland Monthly Magazine Article

Wanda Crook, PT, GCFP — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 23:03:33 +0000

Wanda was interviewed for the following article on Smiles, which is published in the September 2011 issue of the Portland Monthly Magazine. Click Here to see the article. See if you can guess which smiles are genuine and which are posed.

Recent study– Facial nerve study supports early therapy intervention.

Wanda Crook, PT, GCFP — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:42:06 +0000

Arch Facial Plast Surg.2010 May-Jun;12(3):180-5.

Daily Facial Stimulation to Improve Recovery after Facial Nerve Repair in Rats.

Lindsay RW, Heaton JT, Edwards C, Smitson C, Vakharia K, Hadlock TA.

Source: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114, USA. robin_lindsay@meei.harvard.edu

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To establish whether daily mechanical stimulation improves functional recovery of whisking after facial nerve transection injury and repair in rats.

METHODS: Forty rats underwent facial nerve transection injury and repair and subsequent quantitative facial movement testing. Animals were randomized into 2 experimental groups (n = 20 each). Both groups received daily 5-minute manual stimulation of their whiskers, with one group undergoing whisker protraction and the other, whisker retraction. Rats were tested on postoperative weeks 1, 4 through 8, and 15 via a validated, quantitative whisking kinematics apparatus. Whisks were counted and analyzed for whisking amplitude, velocity, and acceleration.

RESULTS: Animals receiving manual stimulation by passive protraction of their whiskers demonstrated significantly improved functional recovery at multiple time points during the 15 weeks compared with historical controls (P < .005; 1-tailed t test). Recovery was similar in the protraction and retraction groups, trending toward better whisking recovery in the protraction group.

CONCLUSIONS: Daily mechanical whisker stimulation via either protraction or retraction significantly improves recovery of whisking after facial nerve transection and repair. This finding supports the role of early soft-tissue manipulation after facial nerve repair and may have clinical implications for the postoperative management of patients after facial nerve manipulations.

PMID: 20479434 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Restoring Smiles, see TV news report

Wanda Crook, PT, GCFP — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:41:13 +0000

Movement Learning Center’s Facial Rehab Specialist, Wanda JK Crook, teams up with San Diego Surgeons Dr. Ritvik Mehta & Dr. Anshu Gupta to restore smiles.

>>>> CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIDEO <<<<