The spine is a long column of bones that runs down the center of a person's back. It helps with stability, structure, and movement. Learn more here.

Özbudak says in all vertebrate species, including humans, the spinal column is composed of segmented vertebral discs. Those discs that form the spine originate in embryonic blueprint segments ...

A new spinal column procedure is promising rapid results with less hospital time. KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- At any given time, about one in four Americans is dealing with low back pain.

The Healing Edge A Boy Who Had Spinal Surgery in the Womb Stands on His Own Two Feet Operating before birth can minimize nerve damage caused by severe defects in tissue around the spinal column.