[3] The organization's goal is the promotion of evidence-based and ethical spine care.
NASS does this by policies and actions aimed at promoting education, research and advocacy in health care fields related to the spine.
NASS' membership consists of roughly 8,000 health care professionals; such as orthopedic surgeons, neurosurgeons, physiatrists, anesthesiologists, researchers and other related practitioners.
NASS publishes two major publications, The Spine Journal and SpineLine.
[4] SpineLine is a bimonthly clinical and news publication for spine care professionals, with information relevant to people working in the field.