Barone Memonic: Stretch Reflex

Stretch Reflex Anatomy Mnemonic

Here's a mnemonic to remember all the stretch reflexes and their innervation by using a Nursery Rhyme many of us already know!

Remember the Nursery Rhyme "One, Two, Buckle My Shoe"....

• "1-2 buckle my shoe"
  -----You buckle your shoe close to your ankle
  S1-2 -----> ANKLE REFLEX
  
  
  
• "3-4 KICK open the door..."
  --- to kick open the door you flex your knee
  L3-4 ------> KNEE REFLEX
  
  
  
• "5-6 pick up the sticks"
  ---- to pick up the sticks... you FLEX your elbow joint
  C5-6 ---->  BICEPS REFLEX
  
  
  
• "7-8 lay them straight"
  ----to lay anything straight you must EXTEND your elbow joint
  C7-8 -----> TRICEPS REFLEX

Thanks to Jasleen Minha MD

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