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yep did it in Std 4 or 5 in primary school.
also we had to lean over forward while the nurse was behind us and then lift our backs up until we were standing straight again. I think it was something to do with checking if our spines were straight or some fuddle like that.
Why would they need yo cup your balls and make you cough, was this an old wife's tale?
I remember the nurse when I was in std2, she just has stethoscope, felt our wrists and we had to do PT in front her, running and sprinting.
A cough test, sometimes called a cough and drop test, is a manual method of detecting hernias and sometimes other testicular problems. The test is usually performed by a medical professional who feels the patient's testicles while he coughs, often while turning the head to the side. Blowing on the back of the hand may also be used to trigger the reflex. The additional pressure caused by coughing can help the examiner to identify a hernia.
In most cases, the doctor will use this opportunity to also check for testicular cancer and proper development. While the cough itself does not usually assist in these assessments, its temporal proximity to the cough test often makes patients believe they are part of the same test. The cough test itself does cause movement in the testicles, but its primary purpose is to help identify a bulge that might indicate a hernia.
Males often first experience this test in their early teens during a yearly physical. In some cases, it is performed with only a finger on the groin, which may seem less invasive. Later in life, it is often described as having one's testicles cupped in a hand. The exact manual method by which the doctor performs the test may vary slightly, but the goal is always to look for bulges. Hernia detection may be available through other methods, but this inexpensive and quick test is the only one that is common.