Table 3.

Patient’s current level of function, goal level of function, and performance level at final visit.

Activity	Current level of function	Goal level of function	Performance level at final visit
Standing	Stands for 15 min before taking a break secondary to low back pain. Pain increases with washing dishes, donning/doffing shoes, retrieving objects from different heights, and mowing the lawn	Stand for 60 min to cook dinner and clean the dishes without a break	Performs the following without increased symptoms: Stands for 60 min to cook dinner and cleans dishes without a break Mows the entire lawn without a break Runs first thing in the morning
Sitting	Sits for 20 min before taking a break secondary to low back pain. Pain increases with checking second computer screen placed 0.5 m to the left of his laptop, reading document on third computer screen to the right, answering phone, taking notes	Sit for 90 min in a standard office chair at a desk. Check second computer screen placed 0.5 m to the left of his laptop, read document on third computer screen to the right, take notes on laptop, answer phone to the right	Performs the following without increased symptoms: Sits for 90 min in a standard office chair at a desk. Checks computer screens to the left and right of his laptop, takes notes on laptop, answers phone to the right Sits without back support for 60 min on a bar stool at a restaurant
Bed mobility	Awakens 6×/night secondary to pain. Pain increases with getting in/out of bed, pain with rolling	Sleep through the night without awakening secondary to pain. Get in and out of bed and roll in standard height bed with two dogs, fiancé, and bed covers	Performs the following without increased symptoms: Gets in and out of bed and rolls in standard height bed with fiancé and bed covers (dogs no longer allowed in bed) Sleeps through the night without awakening secondary to pain

The patient was seen for six, 60-min visits in 12 weeks.