TY - JOUR AU - Silva Ventura, Danielle Bastos AU - Meyer, Patrícia Froes AU - da Silva, Rodrigo Marcel Valentim AU - Carreiro, Eneida de Morais AU - Maia, Rafaella Rêgo AU - Diniz, Laura Vieira Pires AU - Farias, Stephany Luanna Queiroga PY - 2020/11/19 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Effects of manual therapy and TENSI massage technique on facial aging JF - Manual Therapy, Posturology & Rehabilitation Journal JA - mtprehabjournal VL - 18 IS - 0 SE - Research articles DO - 10.17784/mtprehabjournal.2020.18.796 UR - https://www.mtprehabjournal.com/revista/article/view/796 SP - 1-8 AB - <p>Background: Skin aging can be delayed through therapeutic resources. In manual therapy, myofascial stretching has been used to<br>mobilize the structures of the skin, fasciae and muscles in order to reorganize the collagen, improving the appearance of the skin.<br>Objective: Investigate the effects of TENSI massage technique, associated or not with firming cream, on skin aging. Methods: The<br>sample consisted of 27 volunteers, over the age of 40, who had static and/or dynamic wrinkles caused by facial skin aging. Th e<br>evaluation was performed using the facial evaluation protocol (FEP), photos, morphological analysis of the face by the Dolphin Imaging<br>Software and questionnaires. The volunteers were divided into two subgroups: G1 - Manual therapy with 12 volunteers and G2 - Manual<br>therapy and cosmetics with 15 volunteers. The treatment was carried out in three cycles. Each cycle corresponded to 5 weeks, with two<br>treatment sessions per week for the first 3 weeks and one session per week for the 4th and 5th weeks. The protocol start ed with face<br>cleaning, followed by cutaneous myostretching. Only the G2 used the firming cream together with the therapy. Results: The software<br>analysis showed changes in both groups, with improvement in the paralateronasal line, in the mandibular projection and in the nasolabial<br>angle, however, these were better perceived in the volunteers of the G2. No adverse reactions were reported and few volunteers<br>observed hyperemia at the skin. The firmness of the skin was reported as “Much firmer” in the vast majority of volunteers, as well as the<br>classification in “Excellent treatment”. Conclusion: The myofascial stretch caused by the TENSI Method proved to be effective in<br>improving skin aging, however, its results are even more satisfactory when adding firming cosmetics</p> ER -