Most of the patients with lumbar disc herniation can be cured after regular conservative treatment, generally only about 10% of patients need surgery, and conservative treatment is appropriate for patients in the following cases. Shaoxing City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation Department Si Xuedong (1)The symptoms of lumbar disc herniation are mild and can be significantly improved after rest, and the course of the disease, although it can last for a long time, has less impact on life and work and is easily cured. (2) Those with the first or multiple episodes of lumbar disc herniation, but the pain is not very severe and has not been treated conservatively. For the first attack, surgery is not recommended except for patients with obvious symptoms of damage to the cauda equina nerve (i.e., reduced muscle strength of the lower limbs or even paralysis, corresponding sensory impairment and sensory abnormalities such as numbness and allergy, urinary incontinence, urinary disorders, etc.). (3) Patients whose systemic or local conditions are not suitable for surgery, such as those who are old, in poor physical condition, or those with lumbar disc herniation combined with extensive myofasciitis, rheumatism, etc. (4) Patients who have not been clearly diagnosed, such as patients with clinical suspicion of lumbar disc herniation, whose symptoms are not very typical and whose disc herniation is not detected by spinal canal imaging or CT or MRI, etc., can be observed and treated at the same time, and are not suitable for surgery. (5) Patients with combined cardiovascular or cerebrovascular pathology or diabetes mellitus, or patients with contraindications to anesthesia, should not be treated surgically. However, the above cases are not absolute, and the appropriate treatment should be selected according to the patient’s specific situation and under the guidance of the doctor.