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3.3.1C.

Non-specific techniąue to increase ventral flexion with rotation and lateral flexion to the right.

P supine. Alternative grip.

Starting Position: P: Supine; head and neck beyond end of couch; shoulders and thorax stabilized with a belt. T: Standing at head of couch.

Grip: T’s right hand grips P’s occiput, with wrist and forearm supporting P’s head. T’s left hand grips P’s chin (without pressing on the larynx).

Fig. 24 a. Starting Position.

Procedurę: Using this grip, T applies traction, and then maintaining this traction, moves his/her body and P’s head to gradually and fully ventrally flex and simultaneously rotate and laterally flex P’s cervical spine to the right.

Stimulation of Antagonists: T retains grip, and pulls against the right side of P’s chin. T then asks P to look and move his/her head further in the direction just stretched. T resists that movement to stimulate P’s antagonists.

Notę: This starting position and grip may be used for all non-specific techniąues for stretching the muscles around the cervical spine.

Fig. 24 b. Finał Position.

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