[Use of acupuncture in lumbosacral radiculitis].

The author gives a comparative assessment of the results of treatment of the Krasnodar Worsted Cloth Combine workers with sacro-lumbar radiculitis. The comparative study was concerned with generally used methods and acupunctures in out-patient conditions. It was possible to establish some criteria of the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy. According to the data of the author there was a significant improvement in the group of patient who received only acupuntures (87.2%) and somewhat less (70.2%) in the group treated with the conventional methods.