Excellent article summary that was written by Shujie Tang, Zhuomao Mo, and Renwen Zhang that looks at the effectiveness of acupuncture in the treatment of lumbar disc herniation.

Published in BMJ Journals

Acupuncture for lumbar disc herniation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

http://aim.bmj.com/content/early/2018/03/01/acupmed-2016-011332