1.  Acute on chronic back pain.  The patient is admitted to the TCU at St. Joseph Health Services for rehabilitation therapy.  He will be seen in consultation by Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy.  He will continue a tapering dose of Decadron over the next 10 to 14 days and a tapering schedule has been provided, also Percocet 5/325 mg 1 to 2 tablets q.i.d. p.r.n. for pain.