

PHYSICAL EXAM: Examination of the right LE determined that reflexes at the patella and Achilles tendon are intact and strength remains present.

The pain prevented him from exercising or performing certain ADLs. The patient started a prednisone taper that helped relieve some of the symptoms, but after two weeks the symptoms resurfaced.

He stated that five months ago he felt an aching in his calves after performing a Romanian Deadlift, with shooting pain in his right lower extremity that radiated below the knee into the calf including paresthesia. CASE HISTORY: The patient was a 38-year-old male who presented with right lower extremity (LE) pain when performing lower back movements, with no specific low back pain.
