1, “I’m only in my twenties how come I have a herniated lumbar disc?” Research shows that lumbar disc herniation is more prevalent in young people compared to older people. 2. “A lumbar disc herniation must be operated!” The vast majority of lumbar disc herniations can be improved by conservative treatment, and only patients who fail conservative treatment, have recurrent attacks, or suffer from cauda equina damage and muscle atrophy foot drop need immediate surgery. 3. “How did I get a herniated lumbar disc? How did I get this disease?” The term “herniated disc” is only a description of pathological changes. Only when the herniated disc compresses the nerve and produces clinical symptoms is it called “lumbar disc herniation”, and only then is it a disease. Some normal people with no symptoms will find a herniated disc after an MRI or CT examination, but they don’t need to be nervous or treated, and it’s not a disease. 4. “Only the lumbar spine can have a herniated disc!” The intervertebral disc exists in the spine from the cervical, thoracic to the lumbar spine, so there are also “cervical disc herniation” and “thoracic disc herniation”. 5, “doctor I may have a herniated disc, give me a film” The diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation requires a doctor to make a comprehensive judgment based on the patient’s symptoms, signs and corresponding imaging examinations, generally speaking, ordinary X-rays are not able to accurately display the disc in detail, but can provide reference for doctors, disc herniation The most accurate means of diagnosis is MRI, CT can also be displayed, but the resolution is lower and the radiation is greater. 6.”Surgery for lumbar disc herniation is terrible” With the improvement of existing anesthesia and surgical techniques, surgery for lumbar disc herniation is becoming more and more skilled and minimally invasive, which can solve the patient’s pain with minimal damage. 7, “I have a lumbar disc herniation, what can I do in this life” The lumbar disc herniation is a common disease in orthopedics, and the majority of patients have good treatment results and will not affect their future life and work.