"Patient presented after having gone to the emergency room. Unable to stand erect, with a forward antalgic position, the patient was largely unable to function, change positions, sleep, work, etc. Severe pain was local, with numbness, tingling, and burning into the left leg to the foot. Orthopedic and neurological testing suggested L5 disc herniation. Patient began a decompression and adjusting protocol, recommended for 24 visits, along with at home exercises once they were tolerable. After 3 visits, his pain had improved significantly and he was able to ambulate and change positions with less pain. The pain continued to reduce and function improved over the course of 10 visits. By the 11th visit (roughly 1 month into his recommended care plan), his pain had improved 90% and he was fully functional. The patient continued with the recommended care plan through the full 24 visits, spacing the visits out gradually."