To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture treatment combined with ear acupoints plaster therapy in treating lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion.Methods：Seventy patients treated in our hospital during May 2011 to September 2012were randomly divided into treatment group and control group, with 35 cases in each group. The control group applied single acupuncture treatment. The treatment group gave patients conventional acupuncture, as well as ear acupoints plaster therapy once a day. Ten therapies were taken as one course of treatment. After treatment, patients in both groups were followed up after two courses of treatment to observe and record the total efficiency as well as compare the VAS scores before and after treatment.Results：After treatment, the total curative rate in treatment group patients was significantly higher than the control group (P<0.05); before and after treatment, the score of the treatment group were significantly better than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion：Acupuncture treatment combined with ear acupoints plaster therapy treating lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion has an obvious effect and is worth of clinical application.