Leg pain caused by the lumbar spine may be skeletal, soft tissue lesions or neurogenic pain. Common treatments are as follows: 1. Those due to osteoporosis of the lumbar spine, especially middle-aged and elderly women without contraindications such as uterine cancer, ovarian cancer and breast cancer, can be treated with low doses of hormones and also calcium and vitamin D supplementation; 2. Those due to herniated discs can be treated conservatively first, including traction, postural reset and, if necessary, surgery; 3. Those due to nerve root compression should be given dehydrating agents, anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving drugs, together with physical factors, traction, acupuncture, tui-na, ultrasound, ultrashort wave and other methods of treatment.