🦵 McKenzie Extension Exercise Centralization Simulator

Baseline Distal Leg Pain

Placeholder: initial presentation of leg-dominant radicular pain pattern.

• Distal: Pain origin (Placeholder short caption)
• Disc bulge: Typical cause (Placeholder short caption)
• Pain map: Assessment tool (Placeholder short caption)
• 7/10: Baseline VAS (Placeholder short caption)

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Placeholder: short paragraph describing baseline leg pain assessment.

Placeholder: baseline pain mapping guides exercise selection.

Prone Extension Exercise Setup

Placeholder: patient lies prone, hands under shoulders, ready to extend.

• Prone: Position (Placeholder short caption)
• Firm mat: Support (Placeholder short caption)
• Extension: Target motion (Placeholder short caption)
• 2 sec: Hold time (Placeholder short caption)

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Placeholder: short paragraph describing exercise setup mechanics.

Placeholder: correct setup maximizes extension bias.

Repeated Extension Repetitions

Placeholder: multiple press-up reps performed to end range.

• 10 reps: Typical set (Placeholder short caption)
• Hourly: Frequency (Placeholder short caption)
• End range: Range goal (Placeholder short caption)
• Pain shift: Monitoring (Placeholder short caption)

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Placeholder: short paragraph describing repeated movement testing.

Placeholder: repetition reveals directional preference pattern.

Pain Centralization Shift

Placeholder: pain retreats from leg toward the spine midline.

• Centralization: Phenomenon (Placeholder short caption)
• Favorable: Prognosis (Placeholder short caption)
• Distal→Central: Direction (Placeholder short caption)
• Minutes: Response time (Placeholder short caption)

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Placeholder: short paragraph describing the centralization phenomenon.

Placeholder: centralization predicts good treatment outcome.

Peripheralization Warning Sign

Placeholder: worsening distal pain signals exercise should stop.

• Peripheralization: Phenomenon (Placeholder short caption)
• Unfavorable: Prognosis (Placeholder short caption)
• Stop/reassess: Action (Placeholder short caption)
• Non-responder: Classification (Placeholder short caption)

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Placeholder: short paragraph describing peripheralization red flags.

Placeholder: peripheralization means changing the exercise direction.