A herniated lumbar disc does not hurt for the rest of its life after formation. It is only the acute phase of a herniated lumbar disc that causes significant pain, sometimes accompanied by radiating pain in the lower limbs and numbness. This is due to inflammatory edema of the nerve roots, and the symptoms can usually be effectively relieved after strict bed rest, anti-inflammatory, dehydrating and nerve-nourishing treatment with mannitol and dexamethasone. As long as you pay attention in your future life and work to avoid frequent bending and lifting of heavy objects, prolonged sitting, prolonged squatting or twisting of the waist by moving things, it will not cause the symptoms of lumbar disc herniation to reappear. Because the herniated lumbar disc does not compress the nerve roots and there are no local inflammatory symptoms, there will be no pain sensation. Many patients with heavy lumbar disc herniation take surgical treatment to remove the disc so that the nerve roots are no longer compressed, the symptoms will be significantly relieved, and the symptoms of back pain will gradually disappear. Therefore, there is no need to worry excessively about lumbar disc herniation, it won’t hurt all the time.