Acupuncture for lumbar disc herniation is not a complete cure, but acupuncture therapy can relieve the local symptoms of patients with lumbar herniation, such as lumbar pain, activity limitation, and radiating pain in the lower extremities. Acupuncture is a Chinese medicine characteristic diagnosis and treatment method, which can harmonize the qi and blood, and relax the tendons and activate the collaterals (stretching the tendons and bones, dredging the meridians and channels) to relieve pain. Lumbar disc herniation is one of the common clinical diseases, mainly due to the herniation of intervertebral discs and thus compression of nerves. Chinese medicine believes that if you don’t get through, it hurts. To treat lumbar disc herniation with acupuncture therapy, you can choose local Ren Yu, Ashi point (the point where acidity, numbness, distension and pain are obvious), Huizhong, and Large Intestine Yu for acupuncture, which can dredge the meridians and channels and promote the operation of qi and blood, thus improving the local symptoms. Lumbar disc herniation is an organic lesion, acupuncture therapy cannot make the herniated disc back to the position, so it can not be completely cured. When a patient is diagnosed with a herniated lumbar disc, it is recommended that he or she seeks professional treatment in a timely manner.