Bulldogs World

I would greatly appreciate any and all advice on the best way to get my 6 year old French Bulldog back to normal. Roughly 1 month ago my Bulldog would cry in pain, lift her front right paw wanting to lie down, with body shakes, and her neck cocked to the right side in pain. I took her to a very reputable vet that is good with Bulldogs. An X-ray, physical exam, and nerve function test were performed and it was found that she had calcification between the C3-C4 disc. The vet assumes that she has a herniated disc in her neck which is causing these symptoms and more than likely in this calcified region. She was doing great on strict crate rest with the medications of prednisone, tramadol, and methocarbamol. Her medication dosage dropped from the first week dosage of 10mg of pred daily, to 5mg of pred daily for the second week, to 2.5mg of pred daily for the third week. After the 21st day when she was only on 3 pills of 50mg each tramadol, no methocarbamol which she would normally get one 500mg tablet daily, and a decrease of pred to 2.5mg daily she had two more brief episodes with her neck that were not as long but she was still in pain. The vet suggested bumping up her prednisone to 5mg for 4 days which I did with no episodes so far today being the 4th day and then lower it down to 2.5mg for 5 days and then give her 2.5mg every other day for a few days. I am very concerned that as she comes back down off the prednisone she will have more neck episodes like she did roughly one month ago. Are there any good non steroidal anti-inflamatory supplements for herniated discs in Bulldogs? has anyone tried acupuncture by a DVM? and has anyone else been in this situation? I am willing to do anything to get my Bulldog back to full health just want to avoid surgery if possible with so many risks and complications. Thanks so much