Hirudotherapy

Hirudotherapy – unreasonably forgotten treatment, today is experiencing his second youth. Who and what can be treated with leeches – Read on

This procedure is experiencing the second birth. An unreasonably forgotten treatment method occupies a leading position among non-traditional methods for the treatment of chronic diseases. But before using the services of a hirudotherapist, it is necessary to understand the essence of the procedure.

Treatment with leeches is carried out by humanity for about two thousand years. For the first time, hidrarapia began to use in ancient Egypt. The peak of the heyday of this method came on the XVIII century. Russia was even engaged in exporting leeches along with grain.

Too strong passion for hirudotherapy and antisanitarying during this process caused the discrediting of hirudotherapy. Attempting to study all processes, benefits and harm was undertaken only at the end of the XIX century.

---

The process is carried out with the help of a leech of medical (from lat. Hirudo Medicinalis). This is a dark green worm, the length of which is about 12 cm. Leech has 3 jaws with ducts of salivary glasses and 5 pairs of eyes. In the natural medium, leech can be found in fresh reservoirs of Asia and Europe.

The main nutrition for it is large animals who come on the water. At the expense of saliva, which includes a girudine, blood, the current from the wound is not collapsed for a long time. Therapeutic effects is achieved due to the mechanical, reflex and biological factor. In fact, it can be said that such treatment has a health effect on the body as a whole.

For medical purposes, worms are grown in special laboratories and then distribute on pharmacies. Use leeches, like syringe, once. After that it is destroyed. Treatment can only be carried out by a qualified doctor who has been trained.

Leeches put on acupuncture points, depending on the treatment of treatment. Place where «Bloodian» wipes alcohol and hot water.

Session itself lasts from 20 to 40 minutes. The patient must take a comfortable pose and relax well. During the procedure can be felt by little tingling or burning. Passed blood, leeches themselves fall off.

If this does not happen, then it is pumped in her with a wand dipped in iodine. At the end of the procedure, it is recommended to lie a little, because the patient may experience dizziness, which, however, happens only in the first stages.

Before conducting a process, the doctor is obliged to carry out a full examination of the patient, make an appointment and define contraindications for the procedure.

Indications and Contraindications for Hardherapy

Gudotherapy due to the incentive of blood formation has overall impact on the body: increases the mood, improves appetite and sleep, activates immunity and metabolism.

As for specific diseases, it is used in such diseases as:

• Cardiovascular diseases (hypertension, myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease,
  myocarditis, insufficiency of blood circulation);
• ENT diseases (sinusitis, otitis, inflammation of the cornea, neuritis the auditory nerve);
• Gynecological and urogenital diseases (prostatitis, inflammation of the appendages and others.);
• Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (cholecystitis, constipation, dyskinesia, biliary disease, colitis, pancreatitis);
• Varicose veins;
• Cosmetology (swelling, wrinkles, suspenders, cellulite).

With qualified use of leeches of complications, it usually does not happen.

But still there are a number of contraindications for this method of rehabilitation:

• Hypotension (reduced pressure);
• Hemorrhagic diathesis;
• Oncology;
• Pregnancy;
• Iron-deficiency anemia;
• Reduced blood intake;
• Cesarean section spent 3-4 months before a session;
• Children under 7 years.

Hirudotherapy in gynecology

Probably there is not a single woman who would not have come across problems on the gynecological part. Inflammation, infections, hormonal disorders are the cause of many female problems. Such a procedure has a positive effect on stagnant processes in the organs of a small pelvis.

This treatment copes well with such diseases of the reproductive system as:

• inflammation (vulvit, colpit, endometritis, cervicitis, adnexitis, salpinit, etc.);
• hormonal disorders and mastopathy (endometriosis, polyps, erosion, cycle disorders, misa, amenorrhea, mastitis);
• infertility (tooling pregnancy, adhesive processes, reduced spermatogenesis).

 Hardherapy at home

First of all, you should know that leeches can dismiss infection.

Therefore, if you decide to carry out this treatment at home, then the material must be purchased in a special pharmacy. The seller or a specialist in both hyiculturpia needs to ask how to care for leeches and how to use them, or explore special literature. Before the procedure, you need to examine the doctor who knows about your chronic diseases, and get the appointment of a specialist in the number of procedures and the time of them.

Treatment with leeches is quite strongly affected by the body, so during the course of the hirudotherapy, it is necessary to adhere to a certain way of life. It is necessary to abandon smoking, alcohol acceptance and comply with the diet.

It is recommended to exclude sweet, fried, sharp and oily. Worm, like a syringe, should be used by one person and subsequently subject to destruction. If you do not want to harm your health, then the scrupulously stick to all the recommendations that experts gave you.

 Hirudotherapy in cosmetology

In cosmetology with such treatment, you can solve many problems. For example, due to the fact that the saliva leech has a bacteriostatic and anti-inflammatory effect, it perfectly solves problems associated with rotting skin lesions.

Due to the fact that when sucking blood, enzymes are synthesized, which split proteins and fats, «Taket» Cellulite.

Salus leech slows down blood flow and microcirculation increases. As a result, the elasticity of the skin is improved, and swelling decreases.

Based on the foregoing, it can be concluded that treatment «Bloodiers» may occupy an honorable place among the effective methods of treating many diseases.

But along with this you need to remember about the responsibility of your own health and comply with all the recommendations of qualified specialists in carrying out this peculiar procedure.