Spinalis

Looks like

The innermost column of the erector spinae, running between the spinous processes next to the midline.

What it does

Straightens the spine and holds it upright.

Keeping it well

Usually thin and blended with neighbours; back pain with fever, weight loss or night pain needs a doctor.

Related conditions

• Botulism
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Non-specific low back pain
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Scoliosis
• Tetanus