The patient is a 29-year-old male with a two-week history of…
The patient is a 29-year-old male with a two-week history of right calf pain. He reports increased calf pain with prolonged sitting and with lumbar flexion in standing, and decreased calf pain—with increased low back pain—during repeated lumbar extension in standing and prone. A straight-leg raise is positive on the right. You have prescribed the exercise shown in the attached image, instructing the patient to repeatedly bend and straighten his elbows to extend the lumbar spine and then return to lying flat. Based on this presentation, which additional intervention is MOST likely indicated for his plan of care?