Purpose: To facilitate stretch of cervical soft tissues

Procedure: With the patient lying in supine, stand at the head of the plinth. Place the patient’s head in your hands and promote maximal contact across the cranium. To stretch the SCM, have the patient place their ipsilateral hand/forearm under their bottom in order to create distraction and provide a small stretch. Preposition the ipsilateral shoulder girdle into depression with one hand, and passively stretch the patient into slight upper cervical flexion, lower cervical extension, contralateral lateral flexion, and ipsilateral rotation in the cervical spine.