Proning

Instructions for patients

• Try not to spend a lot of time lying flat on your back.
• Lying on your stomach and in different positions will aid your body to get air into all the areas of your lungs.
• You are recommended to change your position every 30 minutes to 2 hours rotating your body into different positions as described below.

How to change position

• 1. Lie face down in the prone position with the bed flat (for 30 mins to 2 hrs).
• 2. Rotate to lie on your right side with the bed flat (for 30 mins to 2 hrs).
• 3. Adjust the bed to a sitting position (30-60 degrees) then sit in this supported position (for 30mins to 2 hrs).
• 4. Lower the bed to flat and lie on your left side (for 30 mins to 2 hrs).
• 5. Return to lie face down in the prone position with the bed flat (for 30 mins to 2 hrs).