Study on the Effect of Acupuncture, Massage, and Functional Exercise in the Treatment of Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation

Lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is a common orthopedic disease, mainly manifested by low back pain, weakness, paralysis of lower extremity sarcomere, or abnormal distribution of dermatomes. Surgery is required in 10%-18% of patients. For lumbar disc herniation, the common ones include posterior small incision discectomy, percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy, posterior microendoscopic discectomy, and foraminal endoscopic nucleus pulposus removal, Intervertebral fusion, etc. However, it is often accompanied by residual symptoms such as lumbar mobility disorder, lumbar swelling and pain, abdominal distension, constipation, lower limb strength, and hyperalgesia in the nerve root innervation area of the lower limb. Acupuncture has the characteristics of simple treatment, effective effect, and high acceptance. It can relieve postoperative pain and improve various physiological and biochemical functions by regulating qi, blood, yin, and yang. With the continuous development and change of acupuncture techniques, traditional acupuncture treatments and various innovative acupuncture treatments have achieved good clinical effects in rehabilitation.