Pinheiro, Ana RitaCunha, ChristineFernandes, Ana RitaPastilha, TiagoNuno, Vanessa CatarinoCrasto, CarlosSilva, CláudiaSantos, RubimCarvalho, Paulo2021-04-132021-04-132018Pinheiro, A. R., Cunha, C., Fernandes, A. R., Pastilha, T., Nuno, V. C., Crasto, C., Silva, C., Santos, R., & Carvalho, P. (2018). Immediate effects of myofascial induction of quadratus lumborum in postural orientation of standing asymptomatic subjects. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 22(4), 856. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.09.031http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/17822Standing represents a challenging posture that requires upright orientation of body segments (Winter 1995). The thoracolumbar fascia (TLF), a complex network of fascial layers that establishes a direct relationship with several trunk muscles (Willard et al 2012), might be a privileged structure to influence standing posture, either by the direct transmission of forces to the muscle fibers (Turrina et al 2013; Willard et al 2012), influencing its tension, or by the inputs to the central nervous system, ultimately influencing body schema and motor control. Therefore, this study aimed at analyzing the immediate effects of a myofascial induction technique over TLF on the postural orientation of asymptomatic standing subjects.engMyofascialPostural orientationconference object10.1016/j.jbmt.2018.09.031