Head-Down Tilt

Posture while lying with the head lower than the rest of the body. Extended time in this position is associated with temporary physiologic disturbances.

Year introduced: 1995

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Tree Number(s): G11.427.695.300

MeSH Unique ID: D018475

Entry Terms:

• Head Down Tilt
• Tilt, Head-Down
• Trendelenburg Position
• Position, Trendelenburg

Previous Indexing:

• Posture (1966-1994)

See Also:

• Tilt-Table Test

All MeSH Categories
Phenomena and Processes Category
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena
Posture
Head-Down Tilt