This is just my experience. I fell hard on lower back in 2016 while skiing. Things seemed to be improving that summer, until a whole lot of pain suddenly kicked in while weed whacking. I had several rounds of epidural injections, none helped. I had a few rounds of nerve ablations. No help. Finally saw a neurologist in 2017 who prescribed several pain meds. After a few days of adjustment, it was a game-changer. I was able to get back to cycling and doing stuff around the house without extensive days. I still had occasional bad days. I was talked into spinal fusion of L5-S1 in Sept of 2017. Did not help. In summer of 2018 It was suggested that a spinal cord stimulator might help. I did the trial and it worked quite well. Did permanent implant. Not quite as effective as trial but still good.Between that time and Feb. 2021, my life was almost back to normal. Then the pain returned. Have seen more pain docs than I can recall. No one is trying to pinpoint the root cause as to why I am having pain in the butt when sitting, and pain in my feet, mainly the right one. I just had a pain pump implanted back in April. Once the dosage was adjusted to a higher level, I felt pretty good for about 2 weeks...then not much help. I am puzzled and distressed why I can't ding a doc willing to try and find the root cause of this mess and address it. Good luck. My prayers are with you.