The lumbar disc herniation can be acupuncture, acupuncture is a good way to treat lumbar disc herniation in Chinese medicine, but not all rely on acupuncture, because some serious lumbar disc herniation, especially and nerve roots and spinal cord adhesion more serious herniation is the need for comprehensive treatment, some still need surgery. The role of acupuncture is the Chinese medicine for lumbar disc herniation, there are two main roles, as follows: 1, acupuncture can reduce pain, stimulate the local muscles, so that the lumbar disc protrusion, local lumbar pain and compression of the nerve root pain significantly reduced, so as to reduce the accumulation of inflammatory substances, Shu tendons and disperse cold, so that muscle spasm is relaxed, so as to stabilize the intervertebral disc. 2, acupuncture will stimulate some points, such as the lumbar Yangguan point, the pinched spinal cord point, and the nerve root. For example, the lumbar Yangguan point, the pinch point, the Cheng Fu point, etc. These points can be stimulated by acupuncture to dissipate cold and relieve pain, thus protecting the intervertebral disc. Acupuncture is an adjunctive therapy and requires comprehensive treatment to check the specific situation of lumbar protrusion.