Example of the recovery with the defeat of spinal cord after the surgical intervention apropos of the rupture of intervertebral disk   Patient B., 67  years old, a professor of medicine. Three years  ago he was operated in the neurosurgical clinic apropos of the rupture of intervertebral disk (between the II- III lumbar vertebrae). After operation were next day revealed lower paraplegia, disturbance of the functions of the organs of basin (no retention of feces and urine or, on the contrary, bolts and retention of urine). Neurosurgeons, as the reason for postoperative complication, acknowledged hematoma in the region of horse tail (anatomical the term- distal part of the spinal cord). The week after the carried out ineffective complex, anti-edematic treatment it was solved repeatedly operate for the removal of hematoma of spinal cord. However, the second operation did not also crown by success and after the healing of postoperative he was extracted  home. For the subsequent 4 years to patient constantly were conducted physio- and medicinal therapy, rehabilitative treatment abroad. But against the background entire this was noted negative dynamics. To appeal to us he was bedridden, he was noted sharp reduction in the sensitivity is lower than the navel, in the region of perineum, the backs are below, in the lower extremities, the expressed atrophy of muscles of legs. The skin in the regions pointed out above pale, is deprived of vegetation, by feel the touch cold, pulsation on the arteries of feet is sharply weakened, barely it is not determined. The patient during 2,5 months was carried out acupuncture(5 courses), without including other methods of treatment. After the fifth session of acupuncture of patient were elevated from the bed, he was permitted lie only at night 2 hours in the daytime for the sleep, and remaining time he sat in the armchair, periodically rising to the feet with the outside aid. After the first course of patient began to make the first steps in the room on the crutches, first in the regime on 5 steps and leisure on   10 minutes. So on entire day finding time to the food also of day sleep. 3 steps daily were added, without adding time to leisure. After the second course the crutches were substituted with one stick, which the patient during walking first held in the leftist that in the right hand, and in the end of the third course he walked along the wall by the fingers of one hand resting to it. However, from the first session of acupuncture to patient they learned to control above the muscles of the perineum: with the no retention of urine and feces to strain these muscles, thus to press the sphincters of rectum and bladder, while with bolts or retention of urine to, on the contrary, weaken these muscles and to grieve. After the third course the patient  was permitted to go to the work on the incomplete workday, while after the fourth course - on entire workday without pampers. On the motion of treatment gradually it was restored sensitivity and painting of the skin in struck the sections pointed out above, the atrophy of muscles of legs is almost completely past and it was restored to the standard pulsation on the arteries of feet. After the treatment past 4 years the patient the state of patient good, the previously complaints indicated does not observe, he works on his previous work and even he will go into the missions on Russia and into other states. The recommended three year autumnal spring courses were not conducted because of the employment of patient and absence of need.