Main indications for Hirudotherapy

 

Vascular Diseases

·         ischemic heart disease

·         myocarditis

·         before and after myocardial infarction

·         hypertension

·         migraine

·         varicose veins of the lower limbs

·         thrombophlebitis

·         trophic ulcers

·         stagnation of lymph vessels

·         neurovegetative dystonia

·         the initial stages of atherosclerosis

 

             Diseases of the musculoskeletal system

            ·         disc hernia

                   ·         rheumatic disease

                   ·         osteoarthritis and bone

                   ·         arthritis

                   ·         contractures of the limbs and neck

                   ·         traumatic hematoma

 

 Neurological disorders

·     Multiple Sclerosis - mainly in early stage

·         hypertensive encephalopathy 

·         symptoms of concussion and contusion of the brain

·         Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's

·         facial neuralgia and trigeminal

·         Children cerebral paralysis

·      paresis and peripheral nerve compression units

 

                     Gynecological diseases

                                   ·         inflammation of the appendages

                                   ·         polycystic ovaries

                                   ·         infertility

                                   ·         fibro adenomas fibroids and uterine

                                   ·         dysmenorrhea team

                                   ·         inflammation of the breast and prostate Bartholini

                                   ·         alleviating the symptoms of menopause

                                   ·         inflammation of the lining of the vagina and uterus

                                   ·         edometriosis

                                   ·         cysts and polyps

 

Gastrointestinal diseases

·         inflammation of the stomach and duodenum

·         cholecystitis

·         pancreatitis

·         chronic hepatitis

·         colitis

·         chronic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum

·         hemorrhoids

 

                          Urologic Diseases

                                          ·         renal hypertension derivatives

                                          ·         cystitis

                                          ·         adenoma (not adenocarcinoma) prostate

                                  ·     symptoms of chronic renal failure

                                          ·         angiogenic potency disorders

 

Diseases of the respiratory system

·         asthma

·         chronic bronchitis

·         pulmonary emphysema

·         Chronic pulmonary thrombosis

 

                           Diseases of Otolaryngology

                                             ·         acute and chronic inflammation of the ear canal nerve

                                             ·         acute and chronic otitis

                                             ·         sinusitis

                                             ·         frontal sinusitis

                                             ·         inflammation ethmoid

 

Ophthalmology

·         respiratory inflammation of ocular vascular

·         glaucoma

·         Post-traumatic hematoma of the eyeball

 

                           Dermatological Diseases

                                            ·         chicken pox and shingles

                                            ·         psoriasis

                                            ·         inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue in a number of diseases

                                            ·         Skin allergies

                                            ·         subcutaneous hematoma

                                            ·         no skin scars colloid

 

Dental Diseases

·         gingivitis

·         inflammation of the dental pulp

·         haematomas in the oral cavity

·         inflammation of the salivary glands

 

                        Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery

                                        ·         amputations and replantation

                                        ·         free skin flaps and pedicle

                                        ·         bruising and swelling after injuries

                                        ·         postoperative thrombosis, arterial and venous

                                        ·         cellulitis

                                        ·         thrombo-phlebitis

                                        ·         disorders of peripheral nerve reinnervation

                                        ·         Peripheral nerve compression units

                                        ·         Early stage of Multiple Sclerosis

 

 

Currently accepted contraindications to the use Hirudoterapii in Europe include:

·         Haemophilia

·         Anemia

·         Status after bleeding from the upper gastrointestinal tract

·         Acute infectious

·         Severe stages of internal diseases and immunosuppression

·         Severe allergic

·         Pregnancy

·         Disturbances in wound healing

·         Unconscious patients and with mental disability

·         Keloid