[The rehabilitation of patients with postneuritic contracture of the mimetic muscles by using locally applied cold action].

A method is proposed for combined modality treatment of patients with postneuritic contracture of the muscles of expression of various genesis utilizing local hypothermia as well as hypo- and hyperthermic methods of treatment. Clinical effectiveness of the proposed method of treatment of patients in the acute phase of the facial nerve neuritis, non-existence of important contraindications which are usual with the medicamentous and electrophysiotherapeutic methods of treatment of this condition, and absence of supposed complications enable it to be recommended for clinical application.