The spine is also designed to protect your spinal cord. The spinal cord is a column of nerves that connects your brain with the rest of your body, allowing you to control your movements. Without a spinal cord, you could not move any part of your body, and your organs could not function.

What does the spine provide protection for?

Protect your spinal cord and surrounding structures

They act as armor to protect the structure of the body which controls everything that we do. The spinal cord relays the messages from the brain to the body and then back to the brain allowing us to do well… everything!

What does the spine do?

Your spine, or backbone, is your body's central support structure. It connects different parts of your musculoskeletal system. Your spine helps you sit, stand, walk, twist and bend. Back injuries, spinal cord conditions and other problems can damage the spine and cause back pain.