Plantar Reflex Check this reflex in a classmate by using the blunt metal end of a reflex hammer and gently stroking the sole of the foot from the heel, distal on the lateral aspect of the forefoot then curving towards the hallux. What was the result? Was it a normal response or a Babinski’s sign?

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