The role of surgery for a pinched nerve in the neck is limited to failure of high quality conservative Care. Know that your rehab is state of the art & individualized to your precise needs.
“There is low quality evidence that surgery may provide pain relief faster than physiotherapy or hard collar immobilization in patients with cervical radiculopathy; but there is little or no difference in the long-term.” http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001466.pub3/full
Link: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD001466.pub3/full