hernia check, kneels in front?!

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Yes actually that can be normal, especially if he is at least as tall as you. You need to be standing at some point when being checked for a hernia, and sometimes its hard to get low enough to get your finger up under and near the inguinal ligament if you are doing it to someone just as tall/shorter than you are, so you can kneel (though I might have preferred just taking a knee myself). Medicine can be awkward sometimes, but its for your health, don't hate on him.

I'm a medical student.

Uhhhhh - was the doctor Oriental?

I've never had one 'kneel' in front of me to check for a hernia.