In a May 1996 car accident, the 40-year-old plaintiff, a per diem nurse's aide, sustained four herniated discs that are permanent and painful. Under the circumstances, the awards for past and future pain and suffering, as reduced by the trial court, are inadequate, and we accordingly modify as indicated above (cf., Skow v Jones, Lang & Wooton Corp.,
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