biostudies-literatureUnknown64(4)Schwartz CE<h4>Background</h4>Recovery and rehabilitation following surgery can take many months. Understanding what patients can do to facilitate recovery would be beneficial for spinal surgeons. This study sought to evaluate the impact of exercise practice, before and after surgery, on long-term outcomes of spine surgery in a robust clinical sample.<h4>Methods</h4>This prospective longitudinal cohort study included adult patients undergoing spinal surgery for degenerative spinal conditions. Patients were administered a survey that included preoperative and postoperative exercise practices and the following patient-reported outcome measures: the physical component score (PCS) and mental component score (MCS) of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Survey (Rand-36), the Oswestry Disability ICanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgieE419-E427https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC8410477biostudies-literatureMoving toward better health: exercise practice is associated with improved outcomes after spine surgery in people with degenerative lumbar conditions.PMC8410477Finkelstein JAWasim AStark RBShrikumar MSchwartz CEBalasuberamaniam PfalseMoving toward better health: exercise practice is associated with improved outcomes after spine surgery in people with degenerative lumbar conditions.<h4>Background</h4>Recovery and rehabilitation following surgery can take many months. Understanding what patients can do to facilitate recovery would be beneficial for spinal surgeons. This study sought to evaluate the impact of exercise practice, before and after surgery, on long-term outcomes of spine surgery in a robust clinical sample.<h4>Methods</h4>This prospective longitudinal cohort study included adult patients undergoing spinal surgery for degenerative spinal conditions. Patients were administered a survey that included preoperative and postoperative exercise practices and the following patient-reported outcome measures: the physical component score (PCS) and mental component score (MCS) of the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Survey (Rand-36), the Oswestry Disability I2021-01-01T00:00:00Z2021 Jul2025-04-19T11:01:04.497Z2022-02-11T12:14:29.605ZS-EPMC84104773432306310.1503/cjs.010620