Standing at the long edge of the bench on the side to be examined/treated
Position of the patient:
Upright sitting position at the short edge of the bench
Patient’s shoulder at the same height as the therapist’s shoulder
Patient puts the hands in their neck and the elbows together
Hand placement:
Establish contact with the patient’s upper arm on the contralateral side by placing an arm below the patient’s elbows
Thenar eminence of other hand fixates T5 into ventrocranial direction
Patient brought slightly forward by flexing at the hips maintaining an upright trunk
Movement:
Maximal homonymous 3D movement with equal components of extension, ipsilateral lateral flexion and ipsilateral rotation
This movement causes maximal compression of the facet joints of the upper thoracic spine on the ipsilateral side
