Before any exercise

Red-flag screen, then how long it has hurt. The location survey does not pick the video.

This screen sits in front of any exercise video. A consumer class cannot diagnose cauda equina or other emergencies. It can refuse the stretch and send you to emergency or in-person care.

Not a medical device. Pain of 10/10 is an extra stop — it is not the only stop. These nerves also supply bladder, bowel, and the skin you sit on — that is why some questions sound unrelated. Sexual-function items are adult cauda equina screening, not a sexual history.

Emergency-style symptoms (MACP / GIRFT language)

Check any that are true for you now. Adults only.

Pins and needles in the saddle or genital areaNumbness around the back passage or buttocksAltered feeling when wiping with toilet paperHarder to start urine, or to stop or control flowLittle or no sensation when passing urine, leaking, or new padsDo not know when the bladder is full or emptyCannot stop a bowel movement, or leaking stoolLost sensation of rectal fullnessSevere or progressive weakness in both legsChange in ability to achieve an erection or ejaculateLoss of sensation in the genitals during sexual intercourse

If you checked any of those (saddle, bladder, bowel, or sexual-function change), when did they start?

New or worse in the last 14 days Started more than 14 days ago and now static None of those symptoms Sudden sciatica in both legs, or one-leg sciatica that became both, without the items above

Other reasons not to stretch at home Recent significant trauma (fall, crash) History of cancer Fever or feeling unwell with this back pain Unexplained weight loss IV drug use or immunosuppression

How long has this episode hurt?

ACP buckets. There is no 6-week guideline cut.

Less than 4 weeks 4 to 12 weeks More than 12 weeks

Is this a new episode or a flare of long-standing pain?

New episode Flare of long-standing pain

Pain now (0–10) Intensity

Is the pain in many body areas at once, not one chain from the back into a leg?

One chain / one region Many areas at once