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Background: Patients with severe lower back pain who do not respond to nonsurgical treatments for 3-6 months frequently have lumbar spine surgery (LSS). Pain and disability caused by lumbar disc herniation, spondylolisthesis, and stenosis are the most frequent reasons for lumbar surgery. Spinal stabilization exercises (SSE) have been used for a long time. The aim of this review was to verify the effect of SSE in post spinal surgery patients on quality of life, intensity of pain, disability, fear avoidance beliefs. Study selection: This review was conducted on the databases from PubMed, Cochrane library and Google scholar in March 2024. Review included randomized controlled trials that investigated the above-mentioned outcomes and assessed SSE. This study included 7 randomized controlled trials on the effects of spinal stabilization exercises on post spinal surgery patients was performed. Results and Conclusion: Disability and intensity of pain has decreased after SSE. Quality of life and fear related to work and physical activity were improved significantly.