Abstract：Objective：To observe the clinical effect of balance acupuncture therapy combined with intermediatefrequency electro-therapy for lumbar disc herniation （LDH）. Methods：A total of 90 LDH patients who were admitted to the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of the Marine Police Corps Hospital of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force from February 2022 to February 2024 were selected for a prospective study. They were divided into the control group and the study group with 45 cases each according to the random number table method. During the treatment period， three cases were excluded from the control group and one case was excluded from the study group， resulting in a total of 42 cases in the control group and 44 cases in the study group. The control group was treated with intermediatefrequency electro-therapy， while the study group was treated with balance acupuncture therapy on the basis of the control group， both treated for one month. Compared the clinical efficacy and traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scores in the two groups，assessed the degree of pain using Visual Analogue Scale （VAS），evaluated lumbar function using the Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire of Japanese Orthopaedic Association （JOA）， measured the maximum range of motion and normal ratio of lumbar muscle strength of patients，and detected the levels of serum inflammatory factors [C-reactive protein （CRP） and interleukin-6 （IL-6）] in patients. Results： The total effective rate was 95.45% （42/44） in the study group， which was higher than that of 78.57% （33/42） in the control group （P＜0.05）. After treatment，the traditional Chinese medicine syndrome scores and VAS scores in both groups were decreased when compared with those before treatment， while the JOA scores were increased when compared with those before treatment （P＜0.05）； the traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score and VAS score in the study group were lower than those in the control group， while the JOA score was higher than that in the control group （P＜0.05）. After treatment，the maximum range of motion （flexion and extension） and normal ratio of lumbar muscle strength （flexion and extension） in both groups were increased when compared with those before treatment，and the maximum range of motion （flexion and extension） and normal ratio of lumbar muscle strength （flexion and extension） in the study group were higher than those in the control group （P＜0.05）. After treatment， the levels of serum CRP and IL-6 in both groups were decreased when compared with those before treatment （P＜0.05），and the levels of serum CRP and IL-6 in the study group were lower than those in the control group （P＜0.05）. Conclusion： The combination of balance acupuncture therapy and intermediate-frequency electro-therapy can further alleviate clinical symptoms， reduce pain and inflammatory reactions，improve lumbar function，enhance lumbar activity，and thus improve clinical efficacy in LDH patients.