What is the best treatment for lumbar disc herniation?

Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation mainly refers to the lumbar vertebral fibrous ring rupture and nucleus pulposus tissue protrusion compression and stimulation of the corresponding level of one and both sides of the lumbosacral nerve roots caused by a group of clinical syndromes mainly lumbar leg pain. This disease is mostly occurs in young adults. Low back pain is the earliest manifestation, and the development of the lesion may appear through the buttocks and/or to the lower limbs back, calves and feet radiating pain. The disease is often recurrent, sometimes light and sometimes heavy, often induced by exertion and cold, aggravated by coughing or sneezing, and alleviated by bed rest, which is the characteristic of lumbar disc herniation lumbar and leg pain. This phenomenon is the characteristic of lumbar disc herniation back and leg pain. The clinical manifestations of this disease can be clearly diagnosed by combining with CT or MRI images. Currently there are two main categories of treatment for lumbar disc herniation. One is non-surgical therapy, including resting on a hard bed, lumbar and dorsal muscle exercise, wearing a waist cuff, traction, massage, physical therapy, closed, acupuncture, fire cupping, and Chinese and Western medicines used internally and externally, and so on. The other type is surgical therapy, i.e. open surgery to remove the herniated disc and relieve its pressure on the nerve root. The principle of treatment of lumbar disc herniation is based on non-surgical treatment, emphasizing comprehensive treatment, the acute stage should be to relieve nerve root edema and reduce pain, and the recovery period should strengthen the functional training of the lumbar and abdominal muscles, avoiding cold and heavy physical labor to prevent recurrence.