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If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patient's description.

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about 3 days ago i started to experience a high amount of pain in/around the top of my butt crack/tail bone that would shoot down this would occur while walking and could get worse when sitting in certain positions. I am familiar to back pain as I have spinal stenosis of the lumbar and thoracic spine, degenerative disc disease in the lumbar spine and mild scolosis. I am currently being treated with daily muscle relax ors, and cymbalta with oxycodone as needed. My normal pain in lower back that radiates down my right hip only. I have had numerous epidural injections and have had two rounds of radio frequency of the ficett nerve. what is going on??

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Hi, thanks for the brief history of yours you mentioned your symptoms and also stenosis, scoliosis and disc herniation. Since due to all this there will be a mild compression on the nerve which is leading to radiating pain in the hip region. Symptoms are related directly to the nerve getting entrapped into the spine. Since you are taking an epidural injection your physician is well aware of trying to help you reduce the symptoms. As the treatment is directed towards the symptoms and to ease it. I will recommend discussing with your physician about the physical therapy. Physical therapy is a non-invasive way of dealing with the spinal injury. Taking a therapeutic ultrasound and TENS will help ease of symptoms. Later on doing some exercises slowly which will help to get strength in muscles and help to release compression from the nerve. Also you need to focus on doing regular breathing exercises as it will help improve the capacity of the lungs. As you mentioned scoliosis I think breathing exercises will help. Certain times things are more preventive and then getting worried. With the grace of God I wish you a speedy recovery.