What are treatment options (including exercise, pt, chyro) for l5 nerve root causing pain that radiates all the way to foot?

Nsaids, pt, shot, sx: Typically my progression of treatments will begin with nsaids and sometimes an oral steroid if very painful. I will also utilize physical therapy and usually most will resolve over 3-4 weeks. For those who still have a large amount of pain and do not improve, epiduals becomes the next line of treatment usually except in certain emergencies, surgery is the last option.

A local trigger : Point injection in an attempt to reduce inflammation is sometimes attempted. If all fails sometimes surgery is required to fix the problem.