Relative movement between the spine segments has close connection with spinal surgery. Understanding the spinal range of movement is crucial to advance our understanding about the biomechanical function of spine injury, spinal degeneration, and the development of new surgical treatments and implants for spinal disorders. The measurement of spinal movement has gone through the process from two dimensional plane to three dimensional measurement, from simple to complex, from rough estimation to precise calculation. This paper will describe the major achievements and deficiency of various methods of spinal movement measurement to provide reference and help for the research of spinal movement measurement.