Health knowledge of lumbar intervertebral disc herniation awareness of the four major misconceptions lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is a common disease, the current medical conditions and level of diagnosis and treatment have reached a higher level, effective treatment methods are also a lot of, but the lumbar intervertebral disc herniation diagnosis and treatment of many misunderstandings, and some people have even put forward the lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is an “undead cancer! Some people even suggest that herniated lumbar disc is an “immortal cancer” and other wrong views. One of the misunderstandings: lumbar and leg pain is not considered a disease According to statistics, about 95% of the people who have had lumbar and leg pain in their lives. Diseases that cause low back and leg pain can involve almost all systems of the body. Some of the primary disease of low back pain after the cure, the pain also disappeared, there are also some untreated. Some patients therefore think that low back pain is not a disease. In fact, lumbar disc herniation caused by low back pain is not only considered a disease, and must be taken seriously. Because this disease can not only cause lumbar and leg pain, but also cause lower limb numbness, weakness, or even paralysis and urinary and bowel obstacles, seriously affecting the quality of life. Myth No. 2: Lumbar and leg pain can not be cured. Lumbar disc herniation is characterized by easy recurrence, especially for neurological dysfunction, the repair process is longer. Therefore, some patients and even some professional doctors think that lumbar disc herniation cannot be cured. In fact, the overall effect of lumbar disc herniation treatment is very good, about 90% effective. The so-called cure is not good for two reasons: one is to choose the method is not appropriate, the second is not adhere to the treatment. Some patients hear where there is a new treatment where to go, where as long as the surgery will not go there, but where can not adhere to, and ultimately run a lot of places, the effect is not very satisfactory. Myth No. 3: Superstitious about a certain method. There are two types of treatments for lumbar disc herniation: surgical and non-surgical. The latter has traction, physiotherapy, hyperbaric oxygen, massage, internal and external drugs and other methods, it should be said that which method can cure part of the patient, but which method can not cure all the patients, and even in some cases, some therapies are contraindicated. The most basic treatment is bed rest, especially in the acute phase. Therefore, the correct attitude is to choose a specific treatment suitable for each patient according to clinical symptoms, signs, disease duration, imaging tests, and not to exaggerate one-sidedly, superstitiously believe in a certain treatment, or subjectively resist a certain treatment. Myth No. 4: Blind surgery or refusal of surgery. Most patients with lumbar disc herniation can be relieved or cured by non-surgical therapies, but some patients still need surgery. There are two diametrically opposed misconceptions when it comes to the issue of surgery: one is blind surgery and the other is refusal of surgery. The former believes that lumbar disc herniation can only be eradicated by surgery. In fact, the indications for surgery for lumbar disc herniation are very strict, and surgery is not the first choice for lumbar disc herniation treatment. Patients who refuse surgery expand the negative effects of surgery, such as nerve damage, and think that surgery is firmly not allowed, but rather conservative treatment. It should be said that a part of patients with surgical indications can be relieved of major symptoms after conservative treatment, but there are always some symptoms left that are difficult to improve, while most patients with surgical indications can not be replaced by any conservative treatment and must undergo surgical treatment, and the earlier the better, otherwise the loss of neurological function may become permanent, resulting in the loss of surgical timing that can be recovered, resulting in lifelong disability. Therefore, it is important to be discerning about surgery and conservatism, and neither surgery nor conservatism should be taken lightly.