A 48-year-old man has been experiencing low back pain and sciatica for more than 2 years. He is admitted to the hospital for evaluation and treatment of this problem. A thorough assessment of his level of discomfort from low back pain is important primarily because:
1. this will provide a baseline for later comparison.
2. this is a method for identifying clients with “low back neurosis.”
3. clients who have pain localized to the back and radiating to one extremity are probably not candidates for surgery.
4. surgery is contraindicated for clients who have had pain for less than 2 years.
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