Leech Therapy

Leech therapy or Hirudotherapy (from Latin hirudo – leech) is known from ancient times. This natural treatment method has been proved by time. During the ages, a lot of experience has been accumulated which proves high efficacy of hirudotherapy treatments in different areas of medicine such as internal medicine, gynecology, traumatology, urology, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, surgery, dermatology, stomatology etc. Not unreasonably, the leech is considered a “pharmaceutical mini-factory” which produces a balanced complex of biologically active substances which cause numerous positive effects on humans. Hirudotherapy nowadays is a Natural Science and is part of Complementary & Alternative Medicine. Therapy with medicinal leeches is a precise, sophisticated treatment based on interrelation of hirudosubstances with the body’s major organs, its microcirculation and all body systems. The result is general improvement and rejuvenation of the whole human body.

Hirudotherapy is making a comeback in the United States as an increasing number of people are looking for drug-free solutions for their health conditions. Leech therapy has been used to successfully treat thrombosis, cramped veins, heart disease, tinnitus, bruises, rheumatism, hemorrhoids, muscle complications, and numerous other conditions. Leech therapy is not just a surface treatment. It is a complex process that should be regarded as a holistic treatment for the entire body, rather than a mechanical bleeding in one spot that benefits only a local issue.

Leech therapy has obvious and invaluable advantages over traditional medicine. For once, leeches are natural healers. In addition, unlike pills leech therapy is not accompanied by a wide array of side effects. Moreover, leeches affect the entire organism to help it to repair several damaged organs simultaneously. Al the while, the application of leeches can be conducted in hospital, doctor’s offices and even at home. Finally, it works fast. The quick-acting leech promptly reduces the patient’s suffering – a benefit that pills often times do not offer for weeks or even months.

As more trained professionals become available, and in the atmosphere where more than 50% of registered cases of illness are complications of medical therapies, surgeries, medical devices and drugs, I foresee a greater acceptance of hirudotherapy as part of integrative medicine in the USA.

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