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The control group received drug treatments, such as prednisone, methylcobalamin, and vitamin B1, and instrumental physical therapy, such as semiconductor laser, shortwave therapy, and facial muscle training. In addition to these treatments, the manual treatment group received MIT. Both groups were treated for 4 weeks. The patients were assessed using the following methods: the House-Brackmann facial nerve function evaluation, Sunnybrook facial grading system, facial nerve electrophysiological examination compound muscle action potential (CMAP) amplitude, and blink reflex (BR) R1 latency. RESULTS: House-Brackmann and Sunnybrook scores and CMAP amplitude and BRR1 latencies were significantly different between the two groups (p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.05). Furthermore, the manual treatment group showed greater improvement than the control group (p\u200a&lt;\u200a0.05). 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