Objectives : This study was designed to evaluate the effects of treatment of HIVD patients with lower back pain, lower limb radiating pain and restricted on SLRT by the Sa-Am acupuncture. Methods : From March 2010 to July 2010, thirty HIVD patients who admitted to Cheonan oriental medical hospital in Daejeon university were divided into two groups. Group I was treated by Sa-Am acupuncture Banggwangjeonggyeok and general acupuncture, Group II by general acupuncture. We evaluated the treatment effect of each group with the Visual Analog Scale(VAS), Oswestry Disability Index(ODI), SLR test, dividing two period(from admission day to third day after admission and from third day to sixth day after admission). Results : 1. Group I is more effective than Group II in early pain and reducing rate of pain. 2. Group I is more effective than Group II in ODI score reducing rate from admission day to third day after admission, but there was no significant difference between the two groups from third day to sixth day after admission. 3. Group I is more effective than Group II in early SLR test improvement rate. Conclusions : Sa-Am acupuncture Banggwangjeonggyeok on HIVD patients with lower back pain, lower limb radiating pain and restricted on SLR test was effective in reducing pain and improving SLR test.