INFO:

Kernig/Brudzinski Sign Position: Subject lies supine with hands cupped behind the head. Action: Subject is instructed to flex the cervical spine by lifting the head. Each hip is unilaterally flexed to no more than 90 degrees. The subject then flexes the knee to no more than 90 degrees. Positive Finding: The test is confirmed by increased pain with neck and hip flexion. The pain is relieved when the knee is flexed. The pain is indicative of meningeal irritation, nerve root impingement, or dural irritation that is exaggerated by elongating the spinal cord.