Why do doctors use tendon hammers to test reflexes and not just the side of their palms?

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Why do doctors use tendon hammers to test reflexes and not just the side of their palms?

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As someone who knows nothing about this, the obvious answer is that there is variability in the sides of human palms and there is no/minimal variability in tendon hammers.

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