Surgery is not necessary for lumbar disc herniation; surgery is only one method of treating lumbar disc herniation. Surgery is only considered for about 10% of lumbar disc herniation when conservative treatment is ineffective for more than three months, when the patient has decreased muscle strength in the lower extremities, such as reduced dorsiflexion of the bunions and reduced plantarflexion of the toes, or when the patient has cauda equina syndrome, such as perineal numbness, urinary and fecal incontinence, and sexual dysfunction. 90% of patients can be treated through non-surgical treatments, including acupuncture The patient can be cured of lumbar disc herniation by non-surgical therapies, including acupuncture, tui na therapy, physical therapy, acupuncture point injection, sacral canal injection, and so on, to achieve relief of clinical symptoms.