The tilt table, a padded table or bed-length board that can be raised gradually from a horizontal to a vertical position, can help prevent the complications of prolonged bed rest. Used for a patient with a spinal cord injury, brain damage, orthostatic hypotension, or other condition that prevents free standing, the tilt table increases tolerance for the upright position, conditions the cardiovascular system, stretches muscles, and helps prevent contractures, bone demineralization, and urinary calculus formation.¹,² Tilting a patient with a tilt table is performed once or twice per day, usually in a separate room, depending on the patient’s tolerance. In patients with orthostatic hypotension and postural orthostatic tachycardia, the tilt table is used as part of a diagnostic test meant to produce signs and symptoms characteristic of the disease.