The patient lies in dorsal decubitus, the therapist sits on his knees on this left side, slightly obliquely. With his left hand, he grabs the upper area of the patient’s left ankle, elevating and flexing the knee. Then he places his right hand under the knee cap of the flexed knee (or on the knee), pressing the thigh towards the abdomen (simultaneously, the left hand pushes the ankle towards the tight). There are two repetitions. Then, without changing the position of the hands, the hip joint (the left coxo-femoral joint) is rotated outwards at least three times. The amplitude of the rotation must be maximum. Then follows a sudden extension of the flexed leg. The hands firmly fix the patient’s ankle and knee.
This description presents the manner in which the procedure is performed on the left side of the patient. Similarly, the same steps are followed on the right side. In the standard version, the procedure is first performed on the left side and then on the right side.
