[The use of puncture physiotherapy for optimizing the mud therapy of spinal osteochondrosis patients].

It is shown that physical puncture effects arouse favourable reactions of human organism both in monotherapy and in combined therapy with peloids. This suggests a conclusion that indications to physiotherapy of spinal osteochondrosis can be extended and cover also acute osteochondrosis, that new complexes of physiopeloid therapy may be designed with minimal risk of balneoreactions.