Supine to Prone Leading with Lower Body

How to Perform

Supine to Prone Leading with Lower Body

Patient is lying supine with arms separated overhead and legs apart, 10 and 2 and 8 and 4 positions.

Ask the patient to roll to the prone position starting with the right leg only.

The patient should lead with right hip flexion followed by adduction of the extended leg.

The upper body should not contribute to the roll.

Evaluate for the quality, ease of movement, respiration, synergy and ability to complete the roll without substitution.

Repeat with the left leg to assess for symmetry and quality of the movement.