In episode 8 of season 5 of Inside the Science we’re highlighting the study, “Classification of older adults who underwent lumbar-related surgery using pre-operative biopsychosocial predictors and relationships with surgical recovery: An observational study conducted in the United States” with Dr. Chad Cook. He explains more about the three categories of risk of poor outcomes related to surgical recovery, a possible role of the non-surgical care provider and how we might contribute through screening patients, the clinical implications and the big takeaways.