There are many causes of lumbar pain, such as lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar muscle strain, degeneration and hyperplasia of the lumbar spine, can cause lumbar pain. Massage is mainly aimed at lumbar muscle strain, through massage to loosen the spastic muscles, relieve the pain and play a role in relaxing the tendons and channels. But patients with severe spinal stenosis and herniated discs can not be massaged. Massage is through the external force, acting on the local pain, and local acupuncture points, to play the role of meridians. Under the action of external force, may aggravate the symptoms of herniated disc, compression of the nerve root, may also lead to increased pressure in the spinal canal, the above is a contraindication to massage. If there is a lumbar muscle strain, cold, cold spasm of the lumbar muscles, you can consider the manipulation massage.