The method for a deep electrical stimulation of the osteofibrous formations involved in a dystrophic process which can be identified according to the criterion of a palpable painfulness or by means of thermography of the projection of local hyperthermia sites is described. An evaluation of the results of the management of vertebrogenic lumbalgia and lumbo-ischialgia by using the proposed method of osteo-electroacupuncture (stimulation by the bipolar asymmetric impulses, O.I msec duration, 5-IO Hz frequency, and up to 200 microA current intensity) has revealed a statistically significant curtailment of the treatment terms and a fewer number of the recurrences when compared to the standard schemes.

Long-term experience of acupuncture applications at 9 specialized centers, and analysis of over 30,000 cases have allowed development of original algorithms for prescribing acupuncture therapy on the principles of "energetic" balance of meridians, functional indicators and specific effects of acupoints, anatomical location, segmental sensory innervation of pathological foci, and optimal combination of the corporeal acupoints with the microacupuncture systems. This served as the basis for the creation of computer software to increase the efficiency of acupuncture treatment used by a wide range of practitioners.