In the Trendelenburg position the body is laid flat back with the feet higher than the head by fifteen to thirty degree. Which is in contrast of the reverse Trendelenburg position, where the body is tilted in opposite direction.

Trendelenburg position is one with the feet higher than the head. Trendelenburg sign is evidence of muscle weakness or other pathology in the hip; it is present when the patient stands on one leg and the other hip drops.

The modified trendelenburg position can be demonstrated by a person lying down and raising their legs at a 45 degree angle. This position is supposed to assist in blood flow and is assumed to aid cardiac functioning and the absorption of oxygen in a person's system.

Trendelenburg position

Person lies supine with their legs raised about 45 degrees