Scalene muscles

Looks like

Three muscles from the neck vertebrae to the first two ribs, at the side of the neck.

What it does

Lift the upper ribs in a hard breath and bend the neck sideways.

Keeping it well

Posture and breathing practice; they squeeze the nerves to the arm when tight, which numbs the hand.

Its parts

• Scalenus anterior
• Scalenus medius
• Scalenus posterior

Related conditions

• Botulism
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Tetanus
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Whiplash