Starting Position: P: Prone; head of couch lowered (if couch is not articulated, P’s head and shoulders may be positioned over the couch end); arms along sides; cushion under abdomen; lumbar region stabilized with a belt. T: Standing facing P’s right side.
Grip: T’s right hand is placed over P’s Tl and T2 vertebrae. T's left hand stabilizes P's L1-L2 segment.
Fig. 77 a. Starting Position.
Procedurę: Using this grip, T asks P to exhale and gradually and fully ventraUy flexes P’s thoracic spine by pressing ventrally and cranially with his/her right hand.
Stimulation of Antagonists: T moves right hand to under P’s sternum and asks P to look down and bend forward in the direction of stretching. T resists that movement to stimulate P’s antagonists.
Fig. 77 b. Finał Position.
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