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The military brace is a body posture, sometimes known as scapular posterior depression or the costoclavicular maneuver. It is a modification of standing at attention that is primarily used in military schools. It is also used in the diagnosis of costoclavicular syndrome and thoracic outlet syndrome.[1][2]
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 degrees, and hyperextending the neck and head.[3] 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.[4]
VMI, The Citadel, and the United States Naval Academy are the only military schools which still enforce bracing.
References
- ↑ Scott Moses. "Costoclavicular Maneuver". Family Practice Notebook.
- ↑ "Physical Therapy Corner: Thoracic Outlet Syndrome". NISMAT.
- ↑ "Military Brace Test". Liz Dornbos. Hope College Department of Kinesiology.
- ↑ Abigail Brown. "Tips". Spasmodic Torticollis Recovery Clinic.
Further reading
- TM Lain (April 1969). "The military brace syndrome. A report of sixteen cases of Erb's palsy occurring in military cadets". The Journal of bone and joint surgery, American volume. 51 (3): 557&ndash, 560. PMID 5781588.