Standing posterolaterally at the long edge of the bench or stool on the side to be assessed/treated
Position of the patient:
Upright sitting position at the short edge of the bench/stool
Patient’s head at the height of the therapist’s sternum
Hand placement:
Fixating hand on C2 with a V-grip and other hand rotates upper cervical spine until resistance is felt
Cervical spine brought into slight flexion via the patient’s occiput and fixated in this position between therapist’s chest and working hand
Fixating hand moves onto C7 with a key grip into ventrocranial direction
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 C2 till C7 on the ipsilateral side
