Back Pain stories

Wear and tear of the hip, knee and other joints is part of aging, but Pensacola, FL patients find relief with minimally invasive surgery at Ascension Sacred Heart.

It was nearly 40 years ago when John Rhea, 71, suffered two severe motorcycle accidents. One of them causing the vertebrae in his back to compress into his shoulder blades, and another accident leading him to break his back. Shortly after those incidents, John underwent surgery and was relieved from pain for nearly 35 years. But, in August 2021, that pain started sneaking back up.