Leech Treatment - Health Benefits

Hirudotherapy is the conduct of therapeutic measures with the help of leeches. This small creature, living in water bodies, many times preserved human health when traditional medicine was powerless. Such therapy has few limitations and probable negative outcomes, which differs significantly from the use of medicines.

What is a medical leech?

Leech is an ectoparasite sucking blood, it belongs to the class of annelids. There are approximately five hundred of their species that can be found in wildlife. Such worms cannot be treated. For therapy, specialists use medical specimens, the usefulness and harmfulness of which is controlled in the process of breeding them in the laboratory. Such individuals can be of two types: for healing and pharmacy.

The medical person on the suction cup in front has a mouth that has three jaws, on each hundred chitinous teeth. She has ten eyes, she hears well and can smell. Because of this, she independently searches the area with biologically active points on the skin.

The basis of hirudotherapy

Despite the fact that the worm is located on the skin of a person, it acts on deep tissues. The hyaluronidase that it produces can increase tissue permeability and sensitivity. By sticking the skin and drinking blood, the individual returns biologically active substances to the body, among which the most valuable is hirudin. It cleanses the blood vessels of a person. For a leech therapy session, no more than seven worms are used. One individual drinks about 15 milliliters of blood. The worm is used only once, then it is lowered into an acid solution, where it dies. This eliminates the possibility of infections / viruses getting into the environment, as well as their transmission to other people.

Important! Wounds after a session bleed throughout the day. This is considered the norm, no need to worry. But, if after a day the blood continues to flow, it is necessary to tell a specialist about this.

When is leech treatment prescribed?

Most often, such a cure is prescribed for patients with high blood pressure, heart disease, various forms of dystonia, ulcers, diseases of the spine, and with VVD.

The scope of use of worms is very extensive. Leeches are used to treat such ailments as:

• Diabetes, arthritism, overweight and other diseases associated with impaired metabolism.
• Diseases of the musculoskeletal system.
• Diseases of the skin.
• Kidney problems.
• Neurological diseases.
• Diseases of the stomach and pancreas.
• Thyroid ailments.
• For fractures and abrasions, and adhesions after surgery.
• Reproductive system inflammation.

This is not the whole list of diseases these worms can help cure. Useful characteristics and harm of this therapy depend on the specific characteristics of the human body, which can only be determined by a doctor. If there is evidence, the specialist prescribes an effective cure for worms.

Leeches in the treatment of diseases of the joints and spine

Diseases of the articular and cartilage tissues, which are caused by improper metabolism or blood circulation, significant or incorrectly distributed loads, various injuries, can be cured with the help of these creatures. The duration of therapy for these ailments is prescribed specifically for each patient.

The purpose of such therapy is to reduce negative feelings, eliminate pain, stop the growth of the disease. This ensures satisfactory joint mobility. In mucus, which the individual injects into the blood, in a significant concentration there is a natural substance for relieving pain, it helps to improve the patient's condition.

Use in the treatment of female ailments

For a short period of time, the hormonal background normalizes, because of which the woman's body is rejuvenated. Placement of worms inside the vagina is recommended if the patient has a disease that has arisen as a result of hormonal imbalance. Such diseases include certain forms of heart disease, high pressure in the genitals and blood vessels, asthma. In the presence of inflammation in the uterus and appendages, frequent signs of the disease are pain in the lower abdomen, an increase in the size of the appendages, a malfunction of the menstrual cycle. Ailments occur when blood stops in the female organs, because of this, the degree of tissue resistance decreases, the risk of infection growth increases. With all the pathologies described, leech therapy is very effective.

Worms are useful for preventive measures for the growth of gynecological ailments of the appendages, at the preliminary stage of their action they are aimed at removing the inflammatory process. Three, five non-painful therapy sessions will help the woman to get rid of many problems associated with the pelvic organs.

After an abortion or inflammation in the female reproductive system, adhesions are most often diagnosed, which over the years can cause pain and infertility. To prevent this, after terminating the pregnancy, doctors recommend that women undergo hirudotherapy. In many cases, worms prevent adhesions.

Benign tumors include cysts of various types, fibromyomas. If a woman was diagnosed with this, then there is a great risk that this is caused by a hormonal imbalance. Worms will help prevent negative consequences, such as: an increase in a benign neoplasm or a gradual transition to a malignant tumor. But you must always remember that leech therapy should be carried out only under the supervision of a highly qualified specialist.

Worm therapy will be effective for pain during menstruation and uterine bleeding of different levels of intensity. Uterine bleeding is caused by a lack or excess of hormones in the blood, an inflammatory process, an increase in fibromyoma, or an abnormal menopause.

Hirudotherapy for VSD

Worms will assist in the treatment of VVD at the initial stage of growth or inhibit its process in the later stages. Therapy will increase the process of blood formation, and the hirudin returned by the worms to the patient’s blood will help strengthen the walls of blood vessels and prevent their damage. It also increases blood viscosity, reducing the likelihood of blood clots.

Therapy with leeches is a productive and not having third-party effects method of dealing with high blood pressure. Three, five worms put on the right points will reduce blood pressure for a long time.

Leeches with prostatitis

Diseases that worry many men after forty years can be cured in 9 sessions of hirudotherapy. This technique eliminates pain symptoms and performs an analgesic function. Significant relief in patients is observed after one session. A urologist is required to observe the therapy.If the infection is chronic, then you need to take antibiotics prescribed by the doctor at the same time as therapy.

Hirudotherapy in cosmetology

Hirudotherapy is very common in cosmetology. Its main advantage is the lack of an age framework: any person, regardless of age, with the help of worms can eliminate certain skin diseases. The main thing is to clearly follow the instructions of a specialist when performing the procedure.

Leech therapy in cosmetology is used for:

• Removal of acne, acne, ulcers on the skin.
• The fight against cellulite.
• Removing scars and scars due to skin damage.
• Bringing the patient's skin to normal with VVD.
• Prevent baldness.
• Improvements in the appearance of the skin.
• Monitoring the course of various skin diseases.

Hirudotherapy: harm and limitations

Despite the wide range of indications for use, leeches, unfortunately, are not a panacea for all ailments. There are diseases whose presence in the patient will not give a good result from leech therapy. In these situations, curing with worms can even harm human health.

Limitations on leech therapy:

1. Low hemoglobin level. The exhaustion of even a small amount of blood by worms during therapy will significantly reduce the level of hemoglobin.
2. Patients who suffer from low blood coagulation risk losing a significant amount of blood with small wounds on the skin.
3. If there is a neoplasm in the body, the use of worms is prohibited (there is a chance of bleeding).
4. During menstruation, women are better off not attending therapy sessions: the body is already losing enough blood without it.
5. Pregnancy, lactation, intolerance to the enzymes that the worm secrets.
6. Low blood pressure. As soon as a few leeches stick to the body, the person’s blood pressure will decrease, which will negatively affect hypertensive patients. There is a risk of fainting or your head will spin after a session.

Many people do not attend leech therapy because the worms themselves are disgusting. It is impossible to force a person in this situation, in addition, the level of growth of the pharmaceutical industry makes it possible to produce medicines that are based on the mucus of a worm. They are very effective and in no way inferior to conventional worm therapy.

• allergy;
• bleeding;
• bruises
• minor inflammation of the lymph nodes.

It's important to know! If the patient does not adhere to the advice on the treatment of wounds that remain after the session, then infection may occur in the blood.

Small bleeding that occurs after a session is the norm, as the human body responds to hirudin. But, if the blood does not stop for a long time, then you need to urgently consult a doctor.

You can prevent the unpleasant consequences of leech therapy. For this, it is necessary to observe conditions such as:

1. You can not tear off leeches during the procedure yourself. They will fall off as soon as the necessary amount of blood is drained, this usually happens no later than in an hour.
2. The wound should remain dry after the session. You can’t wet it until it is overgrown.
3. Do not touch the wound with your hands after the procedure.

Video: what leeches treat and how a hirudotherapy session will help