To observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture, moxibustion and traction in senile blood stasis type lumbar intervertebral disc protrusion (LIDP) and the improvement of lumbar joint activity in patients. Methods:All 120 cases of elderly patients with blood stasis type LIDP were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group according to the visitor numbers, 60 cases in each. The control group was treated by traction method, the observation group was treated with traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture and massage on the basis of the control group. The clinical efficacy, the degree of pain, improvement of lumbar function and lumbar joint activity were compared between the 2 groups before and after treatment. Results:The total effective rate was 96.7% in the observation group, which was significantly higher than that, 80.0%, of the control group (P<0.01). The VAS score and ODI index of the 2 groups were significantly lower than those before treatment, and those of the observation group was significantly lower than those of control group (P<0.01). After treatment, the degree of lumbar joint activity in 2 groups was significantly improved (P<0.01), and the observation group was better (P<0.01). Conclusion:Acupuncture and massage plus traction method can significantly improve the clinical efficacy of elderly patients with blood stasis type LIDP, the patient's waist pain, leg numbness, walking disorders, straight leg elevation and other clinical symptoms, as well as the lumbar joint activity of patient.