Can a herniated disc be massaged?

Lumbar disc herniation can be massaged, including the following treatment methods: first, the patient prone position, the operator in the spinous process, spinous process, lumbar sides, hip and iliotibial bundle and other places to find the pressure pain, swelling, stiffness, spasm, with pinching method, pressure method, flicking method, stepping method, the above methods can be used alone, can also be used alternately, 20-30 minutes each time, once a day, 30 days as a course of treatment. Second, the fixed point point finger pressure, palm pressure, elbow pressure, knee pressure and heel pressure method, the patient can not move due to severe pain to take a prone position, the operator according to the size and depth of the pain range of pressure to choose one of the aforementioned techniques, such as knee pressure method, with the knee joint pressure on the pain site, to the extent that there is pain, stop not moving, wait for the pain disappeared or alleviated and then press down, and then stop not moving 1-2 minutes when there is pain, repeat three times for a course of treatment. 1-2 times a day, 15 days for a course of treatment.