tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post3437981852845331261..comments2024-03-18T09:00:31.992-04:00Comments on Doctor Grumpy in the House: Secrets of the Jedi MastersGrumpy, M.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-27077797728684101042015-04-20T16:01:16.356-04:002015-04-20T16:01:16.356-04:00I love the post.
I bought a Queen Square hammer (...I love the post.<br /><br />I bought a Queen Square hammer (13 inch) while doing a medical school elective at Queen Square in 1966.<br /><br />The handle recently snapped while I was tapping a counter at the clinic I volunteer at.<br /><br />Poor workmanship obviously to snap after only 50 years!<br /><br />I am now looking for a replacement handle but it seems that only full reflex hammers are sold, so I will probably have to purchase one (and then I will use the new head as a backup if the old head breaks .)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176470143159271635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76997425927287304272015-04-20T15:54:58.592-04:002015-04-20T15:54:58.592-04:00I ran across your blog while looking for a replace...I ran across your blog while looking for a replacement nylon handle (~13 inches) for the Queen Square hammer I purchased in London while doing a fourth year medical elective at...Queen Square (the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery) in 1966.<br /><br />Tragically, the handle snapped a few months ago while I was playfully tapping it on a counter at the clinic I volunteer at. (Obviously poor workmanship to break after only 50 years!)<br /><br />I am contemplating gluing the pieces together, but I doubt the "action" will be "springy" enough.<br /><br />So I am investigating replacement handles - so far the handles don't seem to be available except as part of a new reflex hammer purchase, but these seem very inexpensive, so I will likely end up doing that and use the new handle with the old head.<br /><br />Thanks for the post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176470143159271635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62079815537272049992014-05-14T17:34:16.937-04:002014-05-14T17:34:16.937-04:00Dejerine for PM&R's!Dejerine for PM&R's!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-67678864006086610162013-04-20T00:38:24.802-04:002013-04-20T00:38:24.802-04:00I rather like the new Lanska edition of the Taylor...I rather like the new Lanska edition of the Taylor hammer!<br /><br />But this one is my favorite: <br />http://www.babinski.de/diagnostik/reflexhaemmer/KaWe-Colorflex-Hammer::1190.html<br /><br />It has about the right weight, size and it's very soft on my fingers. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-699060854129542712012-07-01T07:36:56.602-04:002012-07-01T07:36:56.602-04:00I am a big fan of the Queen Square. I haven't...I am a big fan of the Queen Square. I haven't yet mastered it and have broken them on more than one occasion. But the ease and quality of reflexes elicited with the Queen Square makes me feel that the Taylor should be relegated to the museum.Jayesh Virahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375210361612483397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-81318218873805956172012-05-05T23:21:26.292-04:002012-05-05T23:21:26.292-04:00In regards to the Taylor hammer: it may seem like ...In regards to the Taylor hammer: it may seem like a silly reflex hammer, but it's very valuable in veterinary medicine when doing comprehensive exams that test hearing sensitivity. As a vet tech student, part of my exam includes using this to test reflexes, then whapping the tuning fork end on the sole of my shoe and holding to either side of the patient's head to see if they can hear the tone. So - in the words of my four year old nephew - nyah! =PIt'sAllGoneToTheDogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527453810063489343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-5877788543766751892012-04-27T00:10:28.912-04:002012-04-27T00:10:28.912-04:00I watched someone use their pager to check reflexe...I watched someone use their pager to check reflexes once. I still laugh.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119971380979126774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-37386652960749925412012-04-25T21:59:21.144-04:002012-04-25T21:59:21.144-04:00I don't recall if the neurologist that saw my ...I don't recall if the neurologist that saw my son even used a hammer, but i do suddenly have everything i need to interpret the look the woman gave me as she held her stethoscope...to his skull.<br /><br />Just begging for me to ask what the hell she was doing. I was not aware that the extra training to hear blood flow with the silly heart monitor device could lend itself to snobbishness...but that's exactly what i know (now) that i was looking at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-38730946690814319132012-04-25T19:55:16.305-04:002012-04-25T19:55:16.305-04:00It's Guillain-Barré. My neurologist told me n...It's Guillain-Barré. My neurologist told me neuros used to be recognizable because they wore a hat pin in their coat with which they stuck their patients. Nowadays, it's safety pins, which afterwards go in the sharps disposal. I was impressed with the low-tech simplicity of the neuro's art — then they trotted out their electrodiagnostic machines ...<br /><br />Gary in OaklandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-12911589233468667952012-04-25T14:14:53.118-04:002012-04-25T14:14:53.118-04:00I have multiple neuros (an expensive little hobby ...I have multiple neuros (an expensive little hobby I have thanks to a very dear brain tumor) and I've never noticed their hammers before - definitely going to be paying more attention!Whitneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183119594503669882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-23917370982444519802012-03-10T00:45:08.172-05:002012-03-10T00:45:08.172-05:00It's not snobbishness. Only neurologists can u...It's not snobbishness. Only neurologists can understand the importance of a Queen square hammer with the big rubbery end. If you can't get any reflex out of that, it's truly absent and patient probably has Guillaine Barre which is can be life threatening. That's why we take it seriously.<br />MDMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03176181468236274675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-15247974420202943532011-09-08T13:17:37.072-04:002011-09-08T13:17:37.072-04:00Been reading up on your blog the last days, and it...Been reading up on your blog the last days, and it´s keeping me busy at work trying not to fall off my chair laughing!<br />I work at a chiropractors clinic in Norway, where they actually use the Queens square head hammer on the pasients.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12062799913421906735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-41590726322025105342011-04-17T03:59:26.216-04:002011-04-17T03:59:26.216-04:00I was given a Babinski hammer in my early medical ...I was given a Babinski hammer in my early medical student days as a gift.<br /><br />I got sick of the extra weight in my (short white coat) pocket so went straight to whacking patients with the bell of my stethoscope, thinking I'd found a cool doctor-trick.<br /><br />Sigh. Off to pathology I go.Ishiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609713274375812103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-54592898879927938952011-04-12T15:07:22.732-04:002011-04-12T15:07:22.732-04:00I just watched Peter Frampton's "Sgt Pepp...I just watched Peter Frampton's "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and noticed that Dr Maxwell Edison uses a Taylor hammer to change people's appearances... If you don't know what I'm talking about, look up Maxwell's Silver Hammer Steve Martin. It was pretty amusing to read this article then see one of the reflex hammers in a movie that had nothing to do with reflex hammers!ehhbophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550528879986449033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-62434305096828255822011-04-11T03:42:00.336-04:002011-04-11T03:42:00.336-04:00Follow up : Mayo neurologist used a Tromner. And ...Follow up : Mayo neurologist used a Tromner. And tuning fork, cotton ball, stick pin, and some plastic long pin thing. Hubby failed at all his test. Just amazing to watch him get poked by that pin starting at the toes and not say ouch until the thighTiredRPhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294796830418609134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-20877195231984209132011-04-03T02:11:44.169-04:002011-04-03T02:11:44.169-04:00I'm an ob-gyn, and I eschew hammers altogether...I'm an ob-gyn, and I eschew hammers altogether. The lovely 4+ reflexes we get with our pre-eclamptic pat<br />ients don't require any subtlety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-52857056258752120402011-03-23T18:18:08.793-04:002011-03-23T18:18:08.793-04:00I'm a surgery resident. We don't use refl...I'm a surgery resident. We don't use reflex hammers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-8978865123649064512011-03-21T22:09:49.426-04:002011-03-21T22:09:49.426-04:00Dang, now the first thing my eyes will go to is to...Dang, now the first thing my eyes will go to is to see what kind of reflex hammer my doctors are using. Thanks for that!<br /><br />And you know I have to ask how you found out about the pressure that poor hammer can withstand.Teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129283674618952945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-76551916661599921072011-03-20T21:22:48.167-04:002011-03-20T21:22:48.167-04:00If any neurologist came at me with a Berliner, I t...If any neurologist came at me with a Berliner, I think I would run away. As for the last two pix, is the point at the other end for testing the pain withdrawal reflex, silently menacing the patient with risk of pain, or just for ruining the lining of your bag?<br />For that matter, the nether end of the Taylor, the Tromner and the Berliner all look good for getting under the ring tab of a Diet Coke, thus sparing your fingernails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-67565773757178885042011-03-20T17:52:30.646-04:002011-03-20T17:52:30.646-04:00128K tuning fork is the standard.
512K is rarely ...128K tuning fork is the standard.<br /><br />512K is rarely used. I have one, but haven't used it in over 10 years.<br /><br />I'm sure some academic person is horrified to hear that, but in a practical, general neurology practice, the 128K is all you ever use.<br /><br />They're used to test vibration sense in the hands and feet. Less commonly for hearing testing (look up Weber test and Rinne test on wikipedia).Grumpy, M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09858110332436246760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-8100652369792053472011-03-20T17:47:43.706-04:002011-03-20T17:47:43.706-04:00Awesome post...however I must say I'm way more...Awesome post...however I must say I'm way more interested in the tuning forks you neurologists use. Since I am a cellist and have one myself. Do you use different pitches?<br /><br />MelissaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-59938503831385205122011-03-20T13:36:35.994-04:002011-03-20T13:36:35.994-04:00When I was in med school, I went to my daughter...When I was in med school, I went to my daughter's first grade class to give a "career" talk. I took several small flashlights and all the reflex hammers I could find lying around loose-- 3 or 4 Taylors, a Buck and a Queen Square I kept for myself to demonstrate with. It seemed the easiest to use, so I made a couple of spares out of Tinkertoys and sent the kids into the dark cloakroom (yes, it was an old building) to try eliciting ocular and tendon reflexes. WHAT was I thinking?! 15 six year olds in the dark with flashlights and weapons--mayhem ensued, but actual injury was narrowly averted. Later, though, I heard mine had been the most exciting career talk...must have been my dynamic speaking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-86845417300587068872011-03-20T02:25:27.685-04:002011-03-20T02:25:27.685-04:00And now I've been thinking this all night &quo...And now I've been thinking this all night "By Grabthar's hammer..........." <br />Alan Rickman, Galaxy QuestTiredRPhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294796830418609134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-34027746428988358602011-03-20T01:11:01.228-04:002011-03-20T01:11:01.228-04:00I had no idea the complexities of reflex hammers. ...I had no idea the complexities of reflex hammers. I'll have to pay attention to the neuro my hubby is going to see at Mayo.TiredRPhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294796830418609134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883634615775822475.post-43827482466082561982011-03-19T09:58:07.623-04:002011-03-19T09:58:07.623-04:00Thank God my neurologist uses a HammerThank God my neurologist uses a HammerCaptain Crabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03903278274365466929noreply@blogger.com