Thanks to a revolutionary treatment developed by Swedish scientists, one can now grow a new spine in laboratory to get relieved from chronic back pain. Damaged discs, a condition common among older people, occurs when the discs between the vertebrae wear away, leaving them to rub against each other. Until now, few treatments have been available other than surgery, which has a high failure rate or a lifetime on painkillers. But, a team at Gothenburg University now claims to have discovered how to regenerate the damaged discs in the back which cause agony to sufferers. In fact they found that stem cell therapy could help the discs to self-heal. Stem cells are the body's building blocks and possess a unique ability to repair damaged tissue and bone. ‘The Sun’ reported that their experiments on animals showed healing in the discs and they hope to repeat the results in human tests.