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Leg bounces up and down when pressing the ball of my feet into the ground and raising my heel. i went to my gp and he tested my patellar reflexes and they werent hyper. do i have clonus?

Q: leg bounces up and down when pressing the ball of my feet into the ground and raising my heel. i went to my gp and he tested my patellar reflexes and they werent hyper. do i have clonus?

: Did he test for clonus or ask you to show him how your produce it? If not Shame on him.

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

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Did he test for clonus or ask you to show him how your produce it? If not Shame on him.

Answered 5/20/2023

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A member asked:

Leg bounces up and down when pressing the ball of my feet into the ground and raising my heel. i went to my gp and he tested my patellar reflexes and they werent hyper. do i have clonus?

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

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