Reflexes are automatic and involuntary actions the body produces in response to certain stimuli. While some reflexes can involve muscles and movement, others involve internal processes within the body ...

Hyporeflexia is when the body's normal reflexes are reduced or absent. Causes of hyporeflexia can include spinal cord injuries, hypothyroidism, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Treatment for ...

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 ...