3-section treatment tables are widely used in physical therapy because of their flexibility. Patients can be treated in sitting position with back support or in abdominal/ supine lying position. For manual mobilization of the dorsal vertebrae; the hips of the patient can be raised in a so-called flexion position.

Although the advantages are numerous the greatest disadvantage is that the patient needs to rotate to switch to sitting position. This can be cumbersome, time consuming and maybe even painful for the patient. The therapist often needs to support the patient during this process.