L5: BASIC NECK FLEXION Teaching points (4 mins)

Lesson instructions:
Read the exercise instructions
Watch the video
Read key teaching phrases and contraindications
Complete the MULTIPLE-CHOICE quiz

Key teaching phrases

• “You can start the movement by looking down.”
• “You should feel a subtle activation of the muscles at the front of your neck.”
• “Perform the movement as smoothly as possible.”

Contraindications

• Acute episode of neck pain
• Pain during this exercise
• Exercise provokes headache
• Current episode of vertigo
• Recent trauma – rule out fracture