This article presents an analysis of literary sources on the role of wu-shu as an unconventional method of physical rehabilitation of patients with dorsopathy. wu-shu is not only a kind of martial art, but also an unconventional method of physical rehabilitation, which, by influencing the regulation of the nervous, endocrine and respiratory systems, not only helps to reduce pain, improve the psycho-emotional status of patients, but also restore the basic processes in organism and improve quality of life.