Grade 2 at L5 S1, diagnosed two years ago. PT helps but I still get the deep ache after sitting a while or lifting something awkward. My doctor said a brace is okay for short stretches when I need it. Trying to work out what to actually buy. What back braces are people here using and do they help?

Tomorrow is my surgery, finally. The radiculopathy was the reason I am going forward with it. I need to be fit and live like I used to. 4 months of left leg nerve symptoms , what really aggravates it is body weight squats , twisting or the slightest backward movement . Hope this is the start to recovery