Degenerative Disc Disease

That sounds like a good option for some people but I'm not sure how that would work in my case. The opening in my spine where the nerve exits it narrowed and pinching on the nerve and with PT and injections not working to free it up and meds so far not helping with the pain. I'm not sure what else could free up that nerve other than opening the the space back up some. And this seems like a pretty non evasive surgery compared to others where if I had actual back pain/problems beyond just the pinched nerve than If I needed this and a fusion.