If a herniated lumbar disc has caused leg pain, it means that the herniated disc has compressed the nerve root. In this case, there is no way to heal yourself, you need to go through the corresponding treatment, and after the symptoms are relieved, you still need to strengthen maintenance in daily life, such as avoiding bending, sitting and standing for a long time, avoiding wind and cold, otherwise the herniated lumbar disc will come back again after a long time, and will further aggravate on top of the original basis. And through the above treatment methods may take longer, and even worse, repeated episodes of symptoms more and more serious, conservative treatment is not effective lumbar disc herniation reached the standard of surgical treatment. Otherwise, prolonged leg pain and restricted range of motion will lead to muscle atrophy and weakness in the lower limbs, and even if the nerve root compression is lifted through surgical treatment, the above symptoms may not all disappear.