• Young otherwise healthy woman with severe dermatomal (L5) back pain after heavy lifting that increases with Valsalva and straight-leg raising, most consistent with a lumbar radiculopathy
• Key idea: Two main causes of back pain with a positive straight leg test are disc herniation and osteophyte (same pathophysiology with spinal root compression)

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There is absolutely no way someone is able to raise my straight leg up to 75 degrees after all these weeks sitting at the desk :).