Touching Toes at Physical

When I was younger I would have to bend over and touch my toes. The doctor would perform the majority of the exam and then ask me to hop down from the exam table and bend over and touch my toes while she ran her fingers up and down my back to check for scoliosis. Once that was done and she was happy that I had a straight spine she would ask me to lower my underwear for the genital and hernia exams.

I have to and still do when playing being a patient

Yes he makes me touch my toes and show that i don't fell over

Growing up, I was told to bend over and touch my toes in my tighty whities and the Doc would run his hands down my spine. As an adult, It has stopped being a part of my examination.

Growing up going to the pediatrician, he would always have me bend over and check my spine. He would quickly lower the back of my underwear to look at my butt. Just a quick visual check. As an adult, not as much. I did have an exam at 22 where I was asked to squat then bend over and touch my toes. I was in my boxers. Then he sat on the stool, had me drop my boxers, and examined my testicles.

Yes this should always be done on complete physicals. They will also ask to see if you can place your palms on the floor if possible. They are checking your flexibility.

Since becoming an adult, I haven't had to do this. I definitely had to do it as a kid, though. I was usually already in my underwear when this happened, so there was no need to move any clothing aside.

I’ve always been asked to touch my toes and I’m still asked by my current doctor. Every time I’ve been asked the doctor will always check my spine by looking and running his finger along my spine. At my pediatrician and old family doctor, they would always pull my panties down and away so they could briefly look at my bum. With my current GP, he’ll open up my gown all the way so that my entire backside is exposed and he’ll also examine my bum but he’ll do more touching and he’ll also spread my cheeks briefly

As a kid/teenager, I always had to touch my toes or bend down as far as I could. Most of the time, I'd already be stripped nude.

I think I’ve got a really distant memory of having to do this when I was very young, would have been no more than ten. I can’t really remember, but think I was in pants and a vest, with the doctor lifting the vest up at the back.

I’m 22 and still told to bend over and touch my toes while the doctor looks at my spine

@Ant Right! I mean how else they gonna check your spine x-ray goggles!? LOL.

Cheers, Megan

Only time I was asked to touch my toes was in a gown with my underwear on facing the doc. He wanted to see how flexible I was. I was still able to touch the floor so he never asked me to do it again!!

My doctor asks me to bend over and touch my toes. He will open the back of my gown, check my back and spine and also take a quick look at my bum.

Never had to do it at a physical. But in junior high, mid '70's, the female PE teacher and school nurse checked the girls spines for scoliosis. We were shirtless and bent to touch our toes, if I am remembering correctly.

In junior and senior high school we had to take our shirts off and bend over to touch our toes with a nurse standing behind us for a scoliosis check.

At age 27 for a pre-employment exam with a female NP, I was wearing my underwear under a gown. After the abdominal exam she had me stand on the floor and do simple movements and exercises. At one point she had me face toward her and bend over, reaching for my toes. Then face away from her and do the same. That exam then concluded transitioning to a hernia exam.

At my recent physical with a male family med PCP I was fully clothed during the exam. After I sat up on the table from the abdominal exam, he came around behind me, lifted my shirt in back and checked my spine. Eventually he told me to put my chin on my chest, said my spine was fine, and moved on. The only bending I did was at the end, over the table for my prostate exam.

When we had the scoliosis check at school the school nurse would have us take our shirt off and then bend over at the waist as she checked our spines.

At the doctors office my doctor would have me bend over and tell me to try to touch my toes or go as far as I can and hold the position. At this point I was usually naked as it was near the end of my visit. It was always very embarrassing to have him moving around me checking my spine while I was completely naked.

As a teen, sure.

As an adult, it has happened once in the last 20 years. It was toward the end of the exam, gown was off and I was in my underwear.

As an adult I was only asked to do it once - not to check my spine but to see how flexible I was. That doctor was a fitness freak and stressed the importance of stretching and maintaining flexibility. I don't ever recall as a child or as a teen having to bend over to have my spine checked.

As an adult I was only asked to do it once - not to check my spine but to see how flexible I was. That doctor was a fitness freak and stressed the importance of stretching and maintaining flexibility. I don't ever recall as a child or as a teen having to bend over to have my spine checked.

The flexibility is really important as you age. I was looking into a class to join, Tai chi I think it is called.The Japanese also have something similar. Not possible due to social distancing right now but I hope things get back to normal soon. I'm pretty sure I would have a hard time to touch my toes if I was asked. A lifetime of lifting heavy stuff hasn't helped.

The flexibility is really important as you age. I was looking into a class to join, Tai chi I think it is called.The Japanese also have something similar. Not possible due to social distancing right now but I hope things get back to normal soon. I'm pretty sure I would have a hard time to touch my toes if I was asked. A lifetime of lifting heavy stuff hasn't helped.

When I lived in the Bay Area back in the 70's we would go to SF on weekends for Breakfast at Mama's Cafe near Washington Square. We would get there early around 7:30 or so. There were usually up to 100 or more people doing Tai Chi in Washington Square, little kids to octogenarians. I don't recall it being organized, everyone seem to just do it on their own or in small groups.

My Doc recommended doing an on-line Yoga class. No social distancing issues etc. and I can wear yoga pants without embarrassment! 😃

I would like to be asked to perform stretches in my underwear

It has been many years since I have seen my toes let alone try to touch them...so the doctor can ask all they want, but it ain't gonna happen

Last time was an orthopedic evaluating me for my back issues. I’ve got scoliosis. I think this was maybe 10 years ago? I was down to panties at the time. Standing, bent over , prone, walk, etc. it was pretty common through the years because of my issues from the time it was diagnosed in my late teens and beyond. My pregnancies made it worse. Usually if there was a gown it had come off at that time. Never done totally nude.

In most physicals I was asked to bend over as far as I could and try to touch my toes. In all cases I was dressed only in my underwear (briefs) during this part. After this spine check most of the time I had to turn around and face the doctor for the hernia check.

I do this at every exam. My doc thought I might have had scoliosis a few years ago but I saw a specialist and she said I don’t have it. I still do this at my exams though just in case. I’m in underwear for the exams anyways so I don’t have to take anything else off for this part. He usually says bend over and touch your toes. He never really says to go further since he knows I’m going as far as I can.