He conducted an independent medical examination of Mr. Gerlitz on November 4 and November 18, 2005. At the time of the examination, Mr. Gerlitz was reporting low back pain as his predominant problem. He said the pain occasionally radiated into his legs. He reported that he had experienced no back pain prior to the accident, but at the time of examination he said he had a baseline of low back pain that he reported at a 2/10 where 10 is the worst pain he had suffered from. He said that with activity, the pain would increase to a 6/10.