Assignment task:
Jim is a 24-year storeman and packer with no previous history of low back pain. He bends forward to pick up a light box off a shelf and feels a sharp pain in the lower lumbar spine. Within a short time, he has a constant dull ache in his low back and feels a lot of muscle tightness and spasm. He leaves work early and the following morning he experiences not only the same low back pain but also a sharp burning pain down the back of the thigh and leg to the ankle. He makes an appointment to see a health professional, who conducts a straight leg-raising test (SLRT), when the affected leg reaches an angle of 35° degrees this, worsens the pain down the leg.
Question: What pain classification would be used to describe the pain down the back of the thigh?