The military brace is a body posture, sometimes known as
scapula
The scapula (plural scapulae or scapulas), also known as the shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone). Like their connected bones, the scapulae are paired, with each scapula on eith ...
r posterior depression or the costoclavicular maneuver. It is a modification of standing
at attention
The position of at attention, or standing at attention, is a military posture which involves the following general postures:
* Standing upright with an assertive and correct posture: famously "chin up, chest out, shoulders back, stomach in".
* Ar ...
that is primarily used in
military school
A military academy or service academy is an educational institution which prepares candidates for service in the officer corps. It normally provides education in a military environment, the exact definition depending on the country concerned. ...
s. It is also used in the diagnosis of
costoclavicular syndrome and
thoracic outlet syndrome.
The position is described as first standing in a relaxed posture, with the head looking forward, then depressing and retracting the shoulders as if standing at attention, extending the
humerus and
abducting it 30
degree
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...
s, and hyperextending the neck and head. A more informal description is to lie down on the floor on one's back and try to touch the floor with the back of one's neck, which will force one's chin down; and then to attempt to imitate that position whilst standing up or sitting.
In addition to this, at
The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a public senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one of six senior military colleges in the United States. ...
and
The Virginia Military Institute, the arms are to be tucked in to the side of one's body, eliminating any space between the arms and the torso, and the shoulders are to be thrust back, with the shoulder blades as close to touching in the center of the back as possible.
Military brace has caused
Erb's palsy
Erb's palsy is a paralysis of the arm caused by injury to the upper group of the arm's main nerves, specifically the severing of the upper trunk C5–C6 nerves. These form part of the brachial plexus, comprising the ventral rami of spinal ner ...
in some military school cadets.
References
Further reading
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External links
Costoclavicular Maneuver Test(video)
Military parades
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