messtafarian,
There's an extremely efficient ( and cheap) method of fixing vertebral disks ( all of them) by using local subcutaneous shots of isotonic sea water, which will progressively rehydrate the disks and relieve the pinched nerves.
It's been devised by Rene Quinton , a french maverick at the beginning of the last century.
Have a look at this video: it's in french, but you can easily grasp the concept:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McUfEwSYFNM
Any idea we’re I could purchase these isotonic sea water for injections from ? Do you have a resource any any one you could direct me to