Sciatica can be treated with acupuncture. Sciatica is usually caused by a herniated disc in the lumbar spine, which compresses the sciatic nerve and causes sciatica. Of course, there are other diseases, such as pectus excavatum syndrome and other diseases, which may also cause sciatica. If sciatica occurs, it can be treated with acupuncture, which improves nerve conduction and eliminates nerve edema to relieve numbness. Through these theories of Chinese medicine, I have seen some people who can indeed get some relief from sciatica through the conservative treatment of acupuncture, so acupuncture can be used to treat sciatica. However, acupuncture treatment is generally slow and patience is required. In addition, if the symptoms are not relieved after acupuncture for some time, you should go for an MRI of the lumbar spine to clarify the severity of the herniated disc to avoid delay. In addition, if the sciatica, accompanied by foot drop or cauda equina injury, perianal skin numbness, urinary and fecal dysfunction, do not do acupuncture, should do emergency orthopedic surgery, early release of the nerve compression to protect the function of these nerves, both of which are lumbar disc herniation emergency surgery indications.