If you still have pain after lumbar disc herniation radiofrequency ablation, it may be caused by pain during recovery period and unrelieved compression, which can be treated by ibuprofen and open surgery. Radiofrequency ablation of lumbar disc herniation is one of the surgical treatments for lumbar disc herniation, which uses radiofrequency needles to enter into the intervertebral disc, causing the temperature to rise and then retracting the protruding nucleus pulposus, repairing the annulus fibrosus, and relieving the symptoms of nerve compression. Lumbar disc herniation after radiofrequency ablation or pain, may be still in the recovery period, it is recommended to avoid strenuous activities, wear a belt fixed, the pain will slowly ease. If the pain is still not relieved a few days after radiofrequency ablation of a herniated lumbar disc, it is possible that the radiofrequency ablation has not been effective for the patient and the herniated nucleus pulposus has not been ablated, so the compression symptoms still exist. In this case, other surgical procedures such as traditional open surgery or foraminoscopy to remove the disc may be needed. If you still have pain after radiofrequency ablation of lumbar disc herniation, it is recommended that you go to a regular hospital in time to find out the cause and get timely treatment.