In modern society, due to long-term exertion and lack of attention to work and study activities, many people have low back and leg pain, and it slowly worsens with age. In the many diseases that cause back and leg pain, the incidence of lumbar disc herniation shows a rising trend year by year. So how to determine whether you have a lumbar disc herniation? (1) Lumbar pain or unilateral lower extremity pain after trauma. This is one of the diagnostic points of lumbar disc herniation. (2) The lumbar pain is mostly located on one side of the lower back, and the leg pain is mostly radiating from the buttock to the distal end, which may be accompanied by numbness. (3) Unilateral pain or numbness in the saddle area or lateral side of the calf, lateral or medial side of the dorsum of the foot, or pain and numbness at the same time. This is also the diagnostic point of lumbar disc herniation. (4) Lumbar or leg pain, which is mostly relieved after bed rest, and then reappears after getting out of bed for a period of time. (5) Pain aggravated when walking, unable to stand up straight, most patients need to use their hands to support the painful side of the lumbar region, and the pain suddenly aggravates when coughing, sneezing or lifting heavy objects. This is also a key point in the diagnosis of lumbar disc herniation. If you have the above symptoms, you may have lumbar disc herniation and need to go to the hospital in time for treatment.