Case 2 – low back pain with referral to legs

• Marathon runner with pain and stiffness in low back, buttock, hip and thigh
• 1 year history. Had worsened and prevented distance running in last 3 months
• 4 physiotherapy sessions – mobilisations to low back and soft tissue massage, with advice+++ on normal movement, relaxing overworked muscles and exercising muscles that should work more, jogging gait and footwear
• Patient reported they were 100% normal at discharge and had returned to distance running.