Prone to Supine Leading with the Upper Body

How to Perform

• Patient is lying prone with arms and legs straight and slightly abducted and head is in neutral.
• Ask the patient to roll over onto her back using the right arm only.
• The head and neck should extend and rotate to the right as the arm is brought back.
• The lower body/legs should not contribute to the roll.
• Evaluate for quality, ease of movement, respiration, synergy and ability to complete the roll without substitution by pushing off with the feet.
• Repeat to the opposite side initiating the movement from the left arm and compare the two sides.