Use your personally taught version
This guide describes a small active neck movement for someone whose physiotherapist has taught and permitted it. It does not clear a neck injury or prescribe rehabilitation. Recent injury, surgery, a collar or movement restrictions require individual guidance first. Begin with the mobility guide to organize suitable tasks, not to override restrictions.
Settle with your head supported
Lie comfortably on a stable surface using the head support and position taught to you. Let your arms and shoulders rest. If lying down or getting up is difficult, ask for an alternative. The South Tees patient guide keeps the back of the head touching its support throughout this task. Your head should not hang unsupported.
Nod a little and return
Keep your mouth relaxed and make a tiny yes movement, bringing the chin inward slightly. Ease back to your comfortable starting position while the head remains supported. Do not lift the head, push it into the towel, hold your breath or shrug. Use only your clinician's range and schedule; there is no universal count or hold to complete here.
Keep nearby tasks separate
Seated retraction glides the head backward with gaze level. Seated forward bending lowers the gaze toward the chest. This supported nod is a much smaller action, not a maximum flexion test. Side bending is another direction. Do not combine them into a neck circle or add resistance.
Notice comfort without testing symptoms
Stop for pain, dizziness, numbness, tingling, visual changes or symptoms spreading into an arm. Do not repeat to investigate symptoms. Seek personal advice for persistent or concerning symptoms, as the NHS neck guidance advises. Note the support and whether the movement felt effortless, without treating depth as progress or diagnosis. Article languages do not establish the languages available in Fitonomy Mobility.