Learning Points:

• The patient must be relaxed and positioned properly before starting.
   
  
• Reflex response depends on the force of your stimulus.
  Use no more force than you need to provoke a definite response.
   
  
• Reflexes can be reinforced by having the patient perform isometric contraction of other muscles
  (Jendrassik's manouevre or clenched teeth).
   
  
• Reflexes should be graded on a 0 to 4 "plus" scale:

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