Abstract： Objective： To observe the clinical effect of Tuina for sinew injury combined with routine acupuncture for degenerative lumbar disc herniation. Methods： A total of 72 cases of patients with degenerative lumbar disc herniation were randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group， with 36 cases in each group. The control group was treated with routine acupuncture，and the treatment group was additionally treated with Tuina for sinew injury based on the treatment of the control group. The changes in scores of Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)， Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA)， and Oswestry Dysfunction Index (ODI)， and Pfirrmann MRI classification of intervertebral disc degeneration were recorded before treatment，after one course of treatment and after two courses of treatment in the two groups. Curative effects were evaluated in the two groups. Results：Before treatment，there was no significant difference being found in the comparison of VAS scores between the two groups (P＞0.05)； after one course of treatment and two courses of treatment， the VAS scores in the two groups were decreased when compared with those before treatment (P＜0.05)，and the scores in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group in the same period (P＜0.05). Before treatment，there was no significant difference being found in the comparison of JOA scores between the two groups (P＞0.05)； after one course of treatment and two courses of treatment， the JOA scores in the two groups were increased when compared with those before treatment (P＜0.05)，and the scores in the treatment group were higher than those in the control group in the same period (P＜0.05). Before treatment，there was no significant difference being found in the comparison of ODI scores between the two groups (P＞0.05)；after one course of treatment and two courses of treatment，the ODI scores in the two groups were decreased when compared with those before treatment (P＜0.05)，and the scores in the treatment group were lower than those in the control group in the same period (P＜0.05). Before treatment， after one course of treatment and after two courses of treatment， there was no significant difference being found in the comparison of Pfirrmann MRI classification of intervertebral disc degeneration between the two groups in the same period (P＞0.05). The total effective rate was 91.67% in the treatment group，higher than that of 72.22% in the control group (P＜0.05). Conclusion： Tuina for sinew injury combined with routine acupuncture for degenerative lumbar disc herniation can effectively relieve pain and improve lumbar function， but a short- term treatment has no effect on Pfirrmann MRI classification of intervertebral disc degeneration.