Cervical Proprioception Exercise

Cervical Proprioception

• Place a chair 8 blocks away from the cervical proprioception poster and have the patient sit with a laser on their forehead, targeting a dot on the poster.
• Instruct the patient to close their eyes, move their head in a direction, and then try to return to the dot without opening their eyes.
• Once they think they have reached the dot, they can open their eyes and correct themselves if needed.
• Repeat the exercise in multiple directions, increasing the distance if the patient improves, and decreasing it if they struggle.

Cervical Decoupling

• Start in the same position as cervical proprioception, but standing, with the laser eye level on a dot on the wall.
• Instruct the patient to slowly shift their feet until their body and shoulders are facing the left wall, while keeping their head and laser on the dot.
• Then, have them slowly move their feet and body back to the middle, and then to the right side.
• Repeat the exercise 3-5 times.

Halo Headband

• The Halo Headband is a weighted headband that can be used during cervical proprioception, cervical decoupling, or other therapies to increase proprioceptive input to the head.

Core Stability

• Instruct the patient to bring both legs up to a 90-degree angle without their knees touching, with arms pointed towards the ceiling and thumbs 45 degrees turned outwards.
• Have the patient consciously push their low back into the table while doing this exercise.
• Hold the position for 15-60 seconds, ideally right before the patient fatigues.
• To increase difficulty, grab opposite leg and hand and slowly try to move them in opposing circles, while instructing the patient to resist any movement.
• Remind the patient to continue big belly breathing and pushing down with their low back during the exercise.
• Do for about 30 seconds, then check with the patient to see how challenging it was for them.
• Switch sides to ensure you do all 4 limbs, working opposite arm and leg at a time.

Cervical Proprioception

• Place a chair 8 blocks away from the cervical proprioception poster.
• Have the patient sit, put a laser on their forehead, and instruct them to keep the laser on the target.
• Have the patient close their eyes, move their head in a direction, and then try to return to the dot without opening their eyes.
• Once they think they are back on the dot, they can open their eyes and correct themselves if necessary.
• Repeat the exercise multiple times in all directions, adjusting the distance based on the patient's improvement.

Cervical Decoupling

• Start in the same position as cervical proprioception, but standing.
• Point the laser at eye level on a dot on the wall.
• Instruct the patient to slowly shift their feet until their body and shoulders are facing the left wall, keeping their head and laser on the dot.
• Then, slowly move their feet and body back to the middle, and then to the right side.
• Repeat 3-5 times.

Halo Headband

• The Halo Headband is a weighted headband that can be used during cervical proprioception, cervical decoupling, or other therapies to increase proprioceptive input to the head.

Core Stability

• Instruct the patient to bring both legs up to a 90-degree angle without their knees touching.
• Have their arms pointed towards the ceiling with thumbs 45 degrees turned outwards.
• The patient should consciously push their low back into the table while doing this exercise.
• Hold the position for 15-60 seconds, ideally right before the patient fatigues.
• To increase difficulty, grab the opposite leg and hand and slowly try to move them in opposing circles, while instructing the patient to resist any movement.

This quiz assesses understanding of a cervical proprioception exercise involving a laser and a poster. The patient moves their head in different directions and tries to return to a target dot without opening their eyes.