Direct Extension C0-C3 (sitting)

Position of the therapist:

• Standing at the long edge of the bench or stool next to the patient

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 abdomen

Hand placement:

• Fixating hand on C3 with a key grip into ventrocaudal direction
• Working hand placed high on the patient’s occiput
• Patient’s head fixated between working hand and therapist’s chest

Movement:

• Maximal heteronymous 3D movement with equal components of flexion, contralateral lateral flexion and ipsilateral rotation