An apparatus includes a spinal implant configured to be disposed within an
interspinous process space between a first spinous process of a spinal
column and a second spinous process of the spinal column. The spinal
implant includes a plurality of elongate spacers. A first elongate spacer
from the plurality of elongate spacers is configured to slidably contact
at least a second elongate spacer from the plurality of elongate spacers.
The spinal implant includes an elastic member configured to allow
movement of each elongate spacer from the plurality of elongate spacers
relative to the remaining elongate spacers from the plurality of elongate
spacers within a predetermined range of motion.