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Reflex Hammers
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Reflex hammers for medical examinations
Reflex hammers or percussion hammers are medical diagnostics instruments that work by generating a knocking sound. They are used for triggering certain reflexes in tendons and muscles by lightly pounding on the body parts you want to examine.
Reflex hammers are an important diagnostic instrument in both the general and neurology medical field. It can be used by doctors, alternative practitioners, paramedics, and medical students, since it is a one of the basic diagnostic instruments.
How percussion hammers are designed
All reflex hammers are similar: they consist of a hammer head and a hammer handle. The differences are in the details. The handle can be solid or hollow and made of plastic or metal. The head is mounted on the handle’s upper part. There are many different kinds of heads: round or triangular, one or two-sided, with a tomahawk or viking axe shape…
Most reflex hammer models have two different sized rubber buffers on the hammer’s head. The large rubber pole is used to trigger reflexes on the large tendons of the extensor muscles. Some of these may be the patellar tendon reflex, the Achilles tendon reflex or the triceps tendon reflex. It is also suitable for drifting away pain that may be caused by the punctual pressure. The smaller rubber buffer is used for checking the flexor muscle’s tendons, e.g. the biceps tendon reflex. The pointy metallic spike on the hammer’s handle is used to trigger skin reflexes.
A neurological reflex hammer may also have a small metal spike, needle or brush on the head. These are used by neurologists to check the patient’s skin sensitivity and reflexes.
Spare parts for your reflex hammer
DocCheck Shop has the right spare parts for your reflex hammer. We offer spare part kits for Trömner and Buck reflex hammers, so you will always be perfectly equipped. You will also find rubber buffers for the hammer’s head, brushes, needles: everything for performing neurological reflex examinations.
The different reflex hammer models
There are numerous reflex hammers models, which are usually named after their inventor. Here you will find an overview of the differences between the reflex hammer types:
| Reflex hammer model | Characteristics |
| Trömner reflex hammer |
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| Fassbender reflex hammer |
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| Buck reflex hammer |
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| Berliner reflex hammer |
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| Babinski reflex hammer |
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| Taylor reflex hammer |
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| Queen Square reflex hammer |
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| Witroe reflex hammer |
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Paediatrics percussion hammer
Many reflex hammers for children have some cheerful colours and funny faces on them. Paediatricians often use models resembling toys or animals to not scare children. Infants’ and toddlers’ Babinski reflex’s can be checked with many different reflex hammer available on DocCheck Shop. The Babinski reflex is a normal kind of reflex on infants up to the age of two. Stroking the foot’s sole, especially its edge, with a reflex hammers, causes the big toe to extend upwards while simultaneously spreading the other toes. O n elderly patients, this kind of reflex is considered a sign of a disorder or damage on the pyramidal tract.
Purchase reflex hammers and matching accessories online on DocCheck Shop
DocCheck Shop offers a wide range of reflex hammer with different designs, sizes, shapes, colours and materials. Whether you are looking for a Trömner or Buck one, we surely have it! We have affordable reflex hammers from our own affordable brands DocCheck and DocCheck Thïngs, as well as from renowned manufacturers such as MDF, LUXAMED or KaWe.