What is the difference between lumbar disc herniation and lumbar disc herniation? Lumbar disc herniation is due to the long-term compression of the lumbar disc by the weight of the upper body, and the human body often does forward flexion, backward extension and rotation, etc. The lumbar disc gradually wears out and degenerates and encounters improper external force, such as sudden weight bearing, sneezing, forceful defecation, etc., causing damage to the disc. The fibrous ring ruptures and the nucleus pulposus protrudes from the rupture, which is a lumbar disc herniation. When the disc is herniated, if the herniated material does not compress the nerve root or spinal cord, the patient will not have symptoms. If the herniated nucleus pulposus compresses the nerve root or spinal cord, a series of clinical symptoms will be produced, which is lumbar disc herniation. Lumbar disc herniation is the cause and lumbar disc herniation is the effect. But these two concepts are also the most confusing problem for patients. First of all, lumbar disc herniation is the disease with the highest incidence among pain disorders, and with the widespread use of CT and MRI imaging and the popularization of spinal surgery techniques, as well as due to the impact of the market economy wave on the medical sector, there are quite a lot of problems in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation, and people after the age of 40 years old, through CT or MRI imaging In people after 40 years old, CT or MRI images show that many people have herniated lumbar discs, but there are no symptoms, just like normal people, because there is no pressure on the nerve roots or spinal cord. Secondly, the concepts of lumbar disc herniation and lumbar disc herniation as diagnostic imaging and clinical diagnosis terms are different. A herniated lumbar disc does not necessarily produce symptoms, and the absence of symptoms is not a disease and does not require treatment. If the symptoms are not caused by a herniated disc, the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation cannot be made. Doctors should pay attention to the “symptoms” and treat the symptoms, not just the herniation. Removing the herniation can relieve the symptoms caused by the herniation, but it is not the case that the symptoms cannot be relieved if the herniation is not removed.