A Patient with a Herniated Lumbar Disk Who Reports Low

question 53

Multiple Choice

A patient with a herniated lumbar disk who reports low back pain with straight leg raising will experience increased pain when you

• A) bend the knee.
• B) lower the leg.
• C) dorsiflex the foot.
• D) plantar flex the foot.

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Definitions:

Sprains

Injuries involving the stretching or tearing of ligaments, which connect two bones together in your joints.

Broken Bones

The condition in which there is a fracture in one or more of the bones in the body.

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