Indirect Lateral Flexion C0-C1 (supine)

Position of the therapist:

• Standing at the long edge of the bench

Position of the patient:

• Oblique supine lying position with head close to the edge
• Head part of the bench elevated
• Cervical spine below C2 in flexion, rotation and contralateral lateral flexion with one hand on the patient’s chin
• Patient’s head resting on therapist’s forearm

Hand placement:

• MCP 2 of working hand on patient’s mastoid process
• Thumb rests on patient’s zygomatic bone

Movement:

• Lateral flexion towards the therapist by translating the MCP-2 in mediocaudal direction, while assisting this movement with the forearm. The movement takes place around a sagittal axis through the patient’s nose.