In order to observe clinical therapeutic effects of different acupuncture and moxibustion methods on acute lumbago, the patients of acute lumbago were randomly divided into four groups: group A, filiform needle treatment group; group B, filiform needle plus cupping group; group C, filiform needle plus blood - letting puncture and cupping group; group D, filiform needle plus blood - letting puncture, cupping and moxibustion group. All the patients were treated respectively 5 and 10 times. Results showed that there were significant differences in the effective rate and cured rate as the group C and D compared with group A and B respectively (P