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.