Draping Guidelines
Back Draping
Side-Lying Lower Limbs
Posterior Lower Limbs
In a back treatment, your back will be undraped to your posterior-superior-Iliac spine
Posterior Lower Limbs
Side-Lying Lower Limbs
Posterior Lower Limbs
Glutes covered - undraped to expose greater trochanter
Glutes exposed - undraped to lateral border of sacrum, posterior-superior-iliac spine, iliac crest
Side-Lying Lower Limbs
Side-Lying Lower Limbs
Side-Lying Lower Limbs
Glutes covered - undraped to expose greater trochanter
Glutes exposed - undraped to lateral border of sacrum, posterior-superior-iliac spine, iliac crest
Side-Lying Back
Anterior Lower Limbs
Side-Lying Lower Limbs
Back undraped to posterior-superior-iliac spine, with having the front covered along the clavicles
Anterior Lower Limbs
Anterior Lower Limbs
Anterior Lower Limbs
Undraped to anterior-inferior-iliac spine, along iliac crest to expose greater trochanter
Head, Neck, & Shoulders
Head, Neck, & Shoulders
Head, Neck, & Shoulders
Arms in - undraped along second rib / along clavicle
Arms out - undraped along second rib / axillary fold (armpits)
Upper Limbs
Head, Neck, & Shoulders
Head, Neck, & Shoulders
Arms in - undraped to axillary fold, other arm covered to clavicle
Arms out - undraped to second rib / axillary fold (armpits)
Side-Lying Upper Limbs
Head, Neck, & Shoulders
Side-Lying Upper Limbs
Undraped along second rib / axillary fold (armpits)
Abdominal
Breast & Chest Wall
Side-Lying Upper Limbs
This draping will keep the chest wall covered, while exposing the abdomen to the anterior-superior-iliac spines
Breast & Chest Wall
Breast & Chest Wall
Breast & Chest Wall
This drape will have the majority of the body covered, while only exposing one side of the chest at a time