From crawl to walker to walking

This 6 year old had to be carried into the clinic by a relative because he was unable to walk on his own. After review of his x-ray and examination by Bac Si Ha, we discovered that he had a severe L5-S1 compression for years. (Typical for a hard-laboring adult but rare for a child). His mother told us that he has to crawl out of bed in the morning because he can not control his legs. We treated him once with injections and manipulations to release the compression with the plan to follow-up 2 more times while we are in this province. The following day, his mother brought him back asking for a walker to assist with his ambulation, because he seemed to be able to walk more independently. Of course, we buy walkers each year to provide to patients as gifts and we were delighted to present him with one. Following the second treatment we watched in amazement, this young boy walk across the clinic to the pharmacy area independently with the assistance of only our walker. He then returned on our final day in Binh Phuoc, and with only slight assistance from his mother, we watched him walk with less dependence on the walker (Just enough for safety for now) From the first day, his face was sad and scared, to the final day where he felt comfortable and got to know us and left us with a huge smile. He spent a good portion after treatment taking selfie photos with many who treated him so well. Success!!!