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Originally Posted by UConnJulie
The hard thing about the back is that many different structures can cause similar pain. And more than one structure can be injured. For example, someone might have lifted with improper form, and pulled a muscle, strained a facet joint, and caused a small disk bulge. It takes good evaluative skills to determine which one is causing the most pain. And treatment for one area can aggravate another. It's a delicate balance.
And very hard to do over the internet. 
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Thanks Julie!
This is really what I-- and my doctors-- believe is going on with me. I had originally injured the disc, and had rehabbed it to a manageable place in early March. In late March I tripped, and shifted my pelvis / sacrum all over the place, which was bad enough in itself, but then also impinged the nerve again. Sigh. It's taken awhile to get it all straightened out... slowly but surely.