Never underrate a physio!!!
Back around the time of the Dinosaurs, I ruptured the disk between 4th and 5th lumbar vertebra, in a surfing accident.
This resulted in the almost total loss of movement/control of my left leg. My Doctor, told me this was permanent and started the process to have me registered disabled. I couldn't accept that and argued for physio. He told me there was an eight month waiting list and it was pointless anyway. I refused to leave his office until he gave me the contact for a private physio.
After ten minutes in the physios' office, she said " no problem, we'll have you up and about in 3 months, through exercise or I can refer you to the anathesiologist for an epidural."
With a combo of physio and the epidural I was back at work one month later...
Cost me an arm and a leg (ha ha) but saved my life.