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The intervention protocol will include cervical, thoracic, shoulder, and fascial manual therapy techniques performed by a trained physiotherapist.",[13],"Procedure: Myofascial Release Therapy",{"label":15,"type":16,"description":17,"interventionNames":18},"Control Group","NO_INTERVENTION","Participants in the control group will not receive any manual therapy or physical intervention during the study period and will only undergo assessment procedures.",null,[20],{"type":21,"name":22,"description":23,"armGroupLabels":24,"otherNames":25},"PROCEDURE","Myofascial Release Therapy","Participants assigned to the intervention group will receive standardized myofascial release therapy performed by a trained physiotherapist twice weekly for 6 weeks. The intervention protocol will include single arm pull, lateral neck shoulder release, thoracic transverse plane technique, and anterior cervical fascial release techniques targeting cervical, thoracic, shoulder, and fascial regions. 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Postural disorders and fascial tension may lead to biomechanical alterations not only in the musculoskeletal system but also in facial soft tissues and symmetry. Myofascial release techniques are widely used in physiotherapy to improve fascial mobility, reduce tissue tension, and support postural alignment. However, the potential effects of these interventions on facial symmetry have not been sufficiently investigated.\n\nA total of 60 healthy participants will be included in the study and randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. Participants in the intervention group will receive myofascial release therapy twice weekly for 6 weeks, while the control group will not receive any physical intervention during the same period. Body posture and facial symmetry assessments will be performed at baseline and after the intervention period.\n\nPostural assessment will be conducted using the PostureScreen Mobile application through standardized anterior, posterior, and lateral photographs. Facial symmetry will be evaluated using anthropometric facial landmarks identified on standardized facial photographs. Directional asymmetry scores, linear measurements, proportional analyses, and angular measurements will be calculated.\n\nThe study is expected to provide evidence regarding the relationship between fascial interventions, postural alignment, and facial symmetry, and may contribute to the development of new physiotherapy approaches targeting fascial and postural dysfunctions.",[67,68,69],"Postural Disorders","Facial Asymmetry","Myofascial Dysfunction",[22,71,72,73,74,75,76,68,69,77],"Posture","Facial Symmetry","Fascial System","Manual Therapy","Postural Alignment","Physiotherapy","Randomized Controlled Trial","NOT_YET_RECRUITING","2026-05-20",{"date":81,"type":82},"2026-05-27","ACTUAL",{"date":84,"type":61},"2026-06-15",{"date":86,"type":61},"2027-12-01",{"name":45,"class":6}]