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Why do doctors test your reflexes starting from your toe?
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Not all do: Foot doctors do, but they test at back of foot for achilles and by the knee (patella). I do not know of any reflex of the toes. The is a test where the bottom of the foot is stroked and one looks to see if the toes will fan out or not...This is slightly different known as babinski sign or response.
Answered 4/13/2014
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