Lumbar Radiculopathy aka sidelined

So a few weeks ago I started having really bad back pain--it is not terribly uncommon for me as I am super active and also seem to carry stress in the lower back/stomach area...so I have a lot of "fixes" for it--stretching, massage, accupuncture, mineral soaks, etc. I tried all of these to no avail. The pain started to radiate, and eventually moved into causing the entire length of my left leg to be numb. Numb is never a good sign, so I took a few days off of the gym and hoped that rest would fix it. Nope. So I scheduled an appointment with my doctor and went to see him today. He says it is lumbar radiculopathy--or nerve irritation around the disc. It is sort of a fuzzy diagnosis, as is the treatment. I, of course, want to be proactive, so he is sending me to see a physical therapist. I see him/her on Monday. I also have an accupunture appointment tomorrow and massage on Friday. So, I am going to get this worked out! I am taking it easy activity wise for now. If it isn't resolve in a month (it better be!), then I go back and we will do an MRI, etc. But I really don't want to go there. So, please let this other stuff work! I hate to be sidelined!!