Whether a patient with a herniated lumbar disc should be hospitalized depends on whether the patient is in the acute phase. In the acute stage, a herniated lumbar disc can cause significant extrusion and irritation of the nerve roots, resulting in edema of the nerve roots, and therefore hospitalization is necessary. If not hospitalized, the frictional irritation between the lumbar disc and the nerve roots will be aggravated during the process of traveling between the hospital and the residence, leading to the aggravation of the pain symptoms, which is often not effective after treatment and therefore requires strict bed rest. If surgical treatment is not required, intravenous infusion of drugs related to dehydration, anti-inflammation, blood circulation and nerve nutrition can have a good therapeutic effect. If the herniation is more serious and conservative treatment is not effective, surgical treatment measures must be taken. For the acute phase of lumbar disc herniation must be hospitalized, if the acute phase is in a chronic recovery state, as long as you pay attention at home to avoid cold in the lumbar region, as well as bending, twisting, sedentary, squatting and other related precautions, patients with lumbar disc herniation can maintain a normal life.