Direct Extension C0-C3 (supine)

Position of the therapist:

• Standing at the short edge of the bench

Position of the patient:

• Supine lying position

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 shoulder

Movement:

• Maximal heteronymous 3D movement with equal components of flexion, contralateral lateral flexion and ipsilateral rotation. The extension becomes visible by pushing my patient’s chin forward.
• Alternative: Perform this movement with the other hand and to laterally flex towards oneself and to rotate the patient’s head away.