Lumbar disc herniation(LDH）is a common cause of pain and dysfunction of low back and leg.The disease has a high prevalence rate and is difficult to heal，which seriously may affect the quality of life of patients and brings heavy social burden.Clinical guidelines point out that the vast majority of patients with LDH can achieve good results by using conservative treatment.As a typical Chinese traditional exercise therapy，daoyin exercise，which is rooted in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine，has a long history and has the clinical characteristics of safe，effective，easy to popularize，simple and practical.In recent years，there have been many reports on the application of daoyin exercise in the prevention and treatment of LDH.This paper expounds the general situation of its application in LDH from 4 commonly used daoyin exercise，in order to provide reference for basic and clinical research.