No one can diagnose the actual cause of the pain that is in my lower back, buttocks, legs, and feet. I fell skiing 7 years ago. Landed hard on my back and butt. Almost immediately it felt as if someone had shoved softballs down each butt and the middle of my lower back. Urgent care missed a slight fracture of the L1. It resolved on its own. By that summer, I was virtually pain-free, except it still felt (and still does to this day) like I was sitting on 2 hard lumps. Nothing has shown up on multiple MRIs. In late August I was out weed-whacking (you know, that back and forth movement) and when I was done, about an hour later all this pain came flooding in. Been a roller coaster since then. General diagnosis: Peripheral nerve damage. Of course, but still no pinpointing the butt pain, continued lower back pain. I had a I chiropractor tell me after looking at my MRIs that I had the back of a 45 year-old. So, there I am, with this large hockey puck-like thing implanted in my abdomen, sending morphine to my intrathecal space. I guess it helps a little, but not to the degree I was hoping for. period!