I. Bed rest In the conservative treatment of lumbar disc herniation, bed rest is the most important, generally accounting for 70% of the efficacy. The best is a hard bed (hard board bed, hard Simmons, brown cushion can be), lying down, side lying, lying down can be, what posture the waist comfortable can stay in what posture. You don’t need to be motionless when lying in bed, you can “stretch your arms and legs” – as long as your back is not in pain. Other conservative treatment methods account for about 30% of the effectiveness, including: orthopedics, massage, traction, physical therapy, acupuncture, cupping, plasters, and oral Chinese and Western medicines. All the conservative treatment methods can only relieve the symptoms and cannot correct the herniated disc. Orthopedic and massage are for back pain and are not effective for leg numbness and leg pain, and traction is effective for leg symptoms. Second, after the symptoms are relieved, you need to pay attention to three things 1, maintain good sitting posture. Computer elevated, book elevated, people sitting low, to ensure that sitting straight, flat eyes. When watching TV, driving a pillow behind the waist. Hard bed when sleeping. 2, often change the posture. Do not sit for a long time, do not stand for a long time, sit for a long time every half hour to move, turn around, an hour to get up and walk. 3, strengthen the exercise of the lumbar muscles, such as breaststroke, small swallow fly. Third, the indications for surgery 1, caused by foot drop or cauda equina injury (urinary and fecal difficulties). 2, conservative six weeks of ineffective severe back and leg pain, numbness, seriously affect work and life.