Testing the Babinski Reflex In Adults | Posturepro

A video showing how the Babinski reflex is tested in adults.

The Babinski response is a test used to assess upper motor neuron dysfunction and is performed as follows:
1. Use the handle end of your reflex hammer or pencil.
2. The patient is supine.
3. Start at the lateral aspect of the foot, near the heel. Apply steady pressure with the end of the hammer as you move up towards the ball (area of the metatarsal heads) of the foot from the 5th to the first metatarsal.
4. When you reach the ball of the foot, move medially, stroking across this area.
5. Then test the other foot.
6. Some patients find this test to be particularly noxious/uncomfortable.
7. An extension of the big toe and/or fanning of the toes is always pathological and indicative of neurological damage.
8. A normal response is flexion of the toes.

If a neural dysfunction is tested, know that it must be tackled. Inaccurate information sent to the brain from the feet creates imbalances in the body. Bad posture leads to muscle tension, strain, injuries, and pain, which can all be avoided if your foot health is taken care of.

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[rxoul.]

if we do it ourselves, does it show reflex?

[studiouspakistani]

What if there's no sign neither extension nor flexion what does that mean