Patients with a herniated lumbar disc cannot do heavy work. Patients with a herniated lumbar disc are prone to severe lumbar pain, restricted lumbar movement, and even atrophy of the lumbar muscles, atrophy of the leg muscles, and radiating pain in the lower limbs, so it can seriously affect the patient’s ability to work. Heavy work will aggravate the herniated nucleus pulposus of the intervertebral disc and keep the nerves under pressure, which is not conducive to recovery, so patients with lumbar disc herniation generally cannot do heavy work. Patients need to take bed rest and functional exercises for the lumbar back muscles so that the stability of the lumbar spine can be significantly improved before they can work properly, but they can only use some light work and cannot do heavy work. Patients should pay attention to avoid sitting and standing for a long time, take more bed rest and carry out functional exercises for the lumbar spine, so as to protect the lumbar spine and avoid aggravation of the disease.