Reflex hammer

Name   : Wijianti

Nim     : 17150064

Class    : A 14.2

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1.      Description with picture

Reflex hammer

Reflex hammer or hammer reflection is a tool to check the reflection of certain body parts. Unintentional body part reactions occur due to an external stimulus through the taste buds to the center of reflection and the muscles that contiune to make the reflection movement. Reflex hammer is usually used by a specialist neurologist to detect the extent of the function of reflection.

2.      How you use it ?

·      The hammer reflex tool is to provoke reactions and reflexes, because testing reflexes an important part of physical  examiniation

·      To detect abnormalities in the central or peripheral nervous system

3.      What about your opinion of this midwifery tools ?

I think a reflex hammer or hammer reflection is a useful health tool for checking reflections on parts of a particular body part. For example , to examine the body part of the leg, the reaction  of the hammer is a stimulus that happens not accidentally because the stimulations from outside the nerve to the taste nerve to the center of reflection and muscle that contiune to make the reflection movement. Usually this reaction is to test deep tendon reflection