Support device for positioning a patient in a prone position

A support structure for supporting and maintaining an individual in a prone position, the support structure comprising:

• a center panel having a height, two opposing edges separated by a width, an inner edge and a outer edge separated by a length, and an upper surface;
• two side arms each having a length and a height, each side arm having an interior surface extending between an adjacent end and a remote end, the side arms arranged substantially parallel to each other;
• the center panel disposed between the side arms and substantially toward the adjacent ends, each opposing edge of the center panel attached to a portion of the interior surface of a respective side arm defining a channel defined by the upper surface of the center panel and the interior surfaces of the side arms, the channel having a width equal to or slightly greater than the width of the center panel;
• whereby an individual is disposed within the channel in a prone position, with his or her chest and/or belly area resting on the top surface of the center panel, her upper extremities extending in a direction beyond the outer edge of the center panel, and her lower extremities extending in a direction toward the remote end of the side arms such that she is constrained by the interior surfaces of the side arms.