most people have herinations without symptoms until they become to large and cause nerve problems but there is a big diffrence in nerve impgiment and spinal cord compression --I was in so much pain prior to surgery--morphine wouldnt touch it --since your young try all conservative measures ---there is machine called the dmx 9000 --decompression machine --do some research on it. Cant hurt to look into a bit the prob is im not sure if insurance covers it yet.