FACIAL PALSY AND KINESIOLOGY TAPE KINESIOLOGY TAPE The seventh cranial nerve is the facial nerve. The facial nerve provides sensation to the face and helps the facial muscles to maintain their tone and power. It is the intact connection between the nerve and the brain that helps the muscles to retain their strength to move our facial muscles. However, damage to the facial nerve breaks the connection and the facial muscles become weak resulting in inability to make facial expression or facial movements. Facial palsy occurs when there is weakness or damage to the facial nerve and face droops owing to weakness in the facial muscles on either one of both side of the face, depending on whether or not one or both nerve is damaged. Mostly, facial palsy occurs on one side of the face. However both faces can be affected but this rarely happens. The most effective treatment of facial palsy may be physical therapy. Physiotherapy wi...