Effect of Face Yoga on Mimic Muscles

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University20 enrolled

Overview

This study aimed to investigate the effect of facial yoga on tonus, stiffness and elasticity of facial muscles.

This study was conducted on healthy volunteers aged 25-50 between June 2024 and January 2025. In the participants who agree to participate in the study, a descriptive data form and myotone evaluations of facial muscles will be performed. Measurements will be carried out immediately after the participants are recruited and at the end of the 8-week facial yoga programme.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Facial Yoga Facial Exercises

Interventions

facial yoga exercise programOTHER

An exercise programme consisting of basic yoga movements such as swan neck exercise, fist exercise, hand to head exercise, jowl drawer exercise, tongue and palate exercise, lip curling exercise, ceiling kissing exercise, namaste exercise, balloon inflation, spider and fish exercise, lip spray, Chinese moustache, binocular exercise, gaze exercises and lion pose was applied. Each session was approximately 30 minutes and all exercises were accompanied by breathing exercises on the basis of exercising all facial muscles. The exercise programme was performed for 8 weeks, 2 days a week face-to-face and 5 days at home, for a total of 16 sessions face-to-face and 40 sessions at home. Participants were given verbal, written and video explanations and instructions about the exercise protocol. Every day in a WhatsApp group where all participants take part, Assist. Prof. Dr. Hazel Çelik Güzel provided information and reminders and ensured the continuity of the exercises. Participants were al

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 50 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals between 25-50 years of age whose voluntary consent was obtained Exclusion Criteria: * Botox application to the facial area in the last 6 months, * Regular use of analgesics and anti-inflammatories, * The presence of infection or tumoural structures within the structures in the facial region, * With TMJ disc displacement and joint degeneration, * Cervical or TMJ fracture, systemic disease, musculoskeletal problem with evidence of specific pathological condition, * Any surgical operation related to cervical or TMJ problem, * Less than 6 months of cervical or TMJ-related physiotherapy and rehabilitation services, * The one with facial paralysis, * Participants with diagnosed psychiatric illness will not be included in the study.

Locations (1)

Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University

Balıkesir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Evaluation of the mimic muscles tone

Myoton®PRO (Myoton Ltd, Myoton AS, Estonia) was used to objectively evaluate of the participants' facial muscles tone. The frontalis, corrugator supercili, orbicularis oculi, nasalis, orbicularis oris, mentalis and buccinator muscles, as well as masseter, temporal and digastric muscles were evaluated bilaterally in the sitting position.

Time frame: June 2024- August 2024

Evaluation of the mimic muscles stiffness

Myoton®PRO (Myoton Ltd, Myoton AS, Estonia) was used to objectively evaluate of the participants' facial muscles stiffness. The frontalis, corrugator supercili, orbicularis oculi, nasalis, orbicularis oris, mentalis and buccinator muscles, as well as masseter, temporal and digastric muscles were evaluated bilaterally in the sitting position.

Time frame: June 2024- August 2024

Evaluation of the mimic muscles elasticity

Myoton®PRO (Myoton Ltd, Myoton AS, Estonia) was used to objectively evaluate of the participants' facial muscles elasticity. The frontalis, corrugator supercili, orbicularis oculi, nasalis, orbicularis oris, mentalis and buccinator muscles, as well as masseter, temporal and digastric muscles were evaluated bilaterally in the sitting position.

Time frame: June 2024- August 2024

Secondary Outcomes

Assessing mimic muscle tone after exercising

After the exercise program, the participants' facial muscles tone evaluated by Myoton Pro. The frontalis, corrugator supercili, orbicularis oculi, nasalis, orbicularis oris, mentalis and buccinator muscles, as well as masseter, temporal and digastric muscles were evaluated bilaterally in the sitting position.

Time frame: October 2024- December 2024

Assessing mimic muscle stiffness after exercising

After the exercise program, the participants' facial muscles stiffness evaluated by Myoton Pro. The frontalis, corrugator supercili, orbicularis oculi, nasalis, orbicularis oris, mentalis and buccinator muscles, as well as masseter, temporal and digastric muscles were evaluated bilaterally in the sitting position.

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