Deep tendon reflexes: root values
"1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 "
- S1-2: ankle jerk
- L3-4: knee jerk
- C5-6: biceps & supinator jerks
- C 7: triceps jerk
- C 8: finger jerk
The reflexes can be remembered as in a nursery rhyme.
One, two-- buckle my shoe; Three, four-- kick the door; Five, six-- pick up sticks; Seven, eight-- shut the gate.
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The reflexes were designed with the rhyme.
One, two-- buckle my shoe. Three, four-- kick the door. Five, six-- pick up sticks. Seven, eight-- shut the gate.