Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Key Takeaways The gastrocolic reflex is a normal reaction that moves the colon after eating ...

FOR many years clinicians have noted a correlation between the level of thyroid function and the speed of tendon reflexes. As early as 1924 Chaney, at the Mayo Clinic, attempted to quantitate the ...

We have spent the last month looking at how the disease process occurs in the spine. Today, we are going to finish that discussion by looking specifically at the very top spinal bone. This bone is ...

Your baby's newborn reflexes – called developmental reflexes or primitive reflexes – are survival instincts triggered by their central nervous system. A reflex can be a spontaneous movement, but it's ...