How effective is electroacupuncture in treating lumbar disc herniation

Electroacupuncture treatment for lumbar disc herniation has some effect, but it can only temporarily relieve the pain, not cure the disease. Electroacupuncture treatment for herniated lumbar intervertebral disc can stimulate the acupuncture points and muscles in the lumbar region, relieve the spasm of the lumbar muscles, achieve the purpose of relieving lumbar pain, and can promote blood circulation in the lumbar region, reduce the pressure of the compressed spinal cord and nerve roots, accelerate the absorption and subsidence of lumbar edema, thus relieving the symptoms of hip and leg pain. However, electroacupuncture treatment cannot fundamentally eliminate the protruding lumbar intervertebral discs, and the resulting spinal stenosis and nerve compression will not be altered, and the patient’s lumbar pain can only be temporarily relieved. If a cure is needed, surgery is required to remove the herniated disc and, if necessary, fix the lumbar spine with steel pins. Patients with lumbar disc herniation should go to the hospital in time and seek medical treatment under the guidance of the doctor.