OBJECTIVE: To probe into the application of Yaotongning capsules combined with rehabilitation training in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation（LDH）. METHODS: A total of 84 patients with LDH admitted into Wuhan Jiangxia District the First People’s Hospital from Oct. 2018 to Oct. 2020 were extracted to be divided into the observation group（n=42） and the control group（n=42） via the random number table method. The observation group was given oral Yaotongning capsules and rehabilitation training

while the control group received oral Yaotongning capsules. The therapeutic effects of two groups were observed

and traditional Chinese medicine symptom scores

degree of low back pain

lumbar spine function before and after treatment and adverse drug reactions were compared between two groups. RESULTS: Compared before treatment

the traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scores and pain visual analogue scale（VAS） scores of two groups after treatment decreased

and the Japanese Orthopaedic Association（JOA） assessment and treatment score increased

the differences were statistically significant（P<0.05）. Compared with the control group

the traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score and VAS score of the observation group after treatment were lower

and the JOA score was higher

the differences were statistically significant（P<0.05）. The cure rate and clinical total effective rate of the observation group were respectively 73.81%（31/42） and 95.24%（40/42）

significantly higher than 52.38%（22/42） and 80.95%（34/42） of the control group

with statistically significant differences（P<0.05）. The main adverse drug reactions of two groups were mild stomach distension and pain

rash

dizziness

nausea and vomiting

etc. There was no statistically significant difference in the incidence of total adverse drug reactions between two groups（P>0.05）. CONCLUSIONS: Yaotongning capsule combined with rehabilitation training is safe and effective in the treatment of LDH

which is conducive to the relief of pain symptoms and the improvement of lumbar spine function.