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Our Experts

Vanessa Venables

Facial therapist

Vanessa is a speech and language therapist and has worked as a facial therapist for the last twelve years. She is a founder member of Facial Therapy Specialists UK and the facial palsy charity Facial Palsy UK.

Catriona Neville

Facial therapist

An extended scope practitioner physiotherapist with over 19 years clinical experience, Catriona has specialised in the assessment and treatment of facial paralysis for over 13 years.

Charles Nduka

Leading facial & plastic surgeon

Specialising in the treatment of Facial Palsy and founder of the charity Facial Palsy UK.

Jackie Diels

Facial Palsy treatment expert

Jackie is an internationally recognized expert, having dedicated over 35 years to developing innovative strategies for analysing, teaching and treating facial paralysis, paresis and synkinesis.

  • Loss of Symmetry
  • Pain
  • Spasms
  • Tightness
  • Loss of Confidence
GUIDED PRATICE WITH IMPROVE
  • Understand Facial Palsy, Anatomy and Practice
  • Relax Your Face and
    Release Tension
  • Learn Massage and
    Exercise techniques
  • Monitor Symptoms

FACIAL PALSY PRACTICE WITH MEASURABLE EFFECTS

Practice, get advice, track symptoms

Improve is developing a free mobile app to provide expert advice, practice sessions and symptoms tracking.

PERSONALISED EXPERT PROGRAM

Practice tailored to your needs

We have designed several self-guided programs based on diagnosis (Bell’s Palsy, Ramsay Hunt, synkinesis and more) and based on the stage of diagnosis.

STRETCH, MASSAGE, VOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS AND MORE

Videos, assessments and articles available for you

Follow your recommended daily sessions and keep track of improvements. The Improve app has a collection of videos to help you relax your face and to relearn facial expressions.

Take the assessments to measure progress and get personalised practice.