Obliterating endarteritis         Obliterating endarteritis is this heavy defeat of arterial system, in essence of feet, with which occurs the thrombosis of artery. Is accompanied by severe pains in the feet, the feeling of constant cold in the feet amplifying with walking (intermittent lameness), pallor and peeling of the skin of legs. The disease progresses in the course of time, it leads to the gangrene of feet, which concludes with their amputation. The essence of treatment is discovery the spare vessels, so-called collateral, because of acupuncture in combination with the gradually increasing physical load on the legs of patient.