AIM: To probe into the effect of movement prescription and recovery education for treatment of patients with lumbar intervertebral disc herniation (LIDH). METHODS: From March 2001 to March 2003, 40 cases of LIDH were selected from the communities of Huaxiang Park and Yanfen in Shenyang, and all the cases accorded with the diagnostic criteria of Diagnostic Manual for Orthopaedic Diseases. All the subjects were at remission period after acute attack or at recovery period of tissue function, and did not receive concrete physical training before experiment. Forty patients were randomized into observation group and control group of 20 in each group. On the basis of non-operative routine therapy, movement prescription and recovery education were employed in the observation group, but not in the control group. RESULTS: Improvement in the dorsolumbar function was found in the two groups 6 months after experiment, and there were significant differences between the-two groups (p < 0.01). After 3 years, the excellent rates were 85% in the observation group and 55% in the control group, and the relapse rates were 20% and 55% in the two groups respectively. Significant difference occurred between the two groups (p < 0.01). CONCLUSION: Movement prescription and recovery education are effective for the LIDH patients, and have very good reference value to patients' self-treatment.

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