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Although you can try to avoid moving the lower leg, if the rubber hammer is applied in the correct spot on the knee, the reflex will occur, even if only slightly. Doctors tend to re-administer the test if the result appears different in an otherwise healthy person and after so many times of trying to hold the muscles, the muscles will tire and the reflex will be normal regardless.

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