Сегодня мы расскажем, что представляет собой such procedure as hirudotherapy with osteochondrosis of the cervical department. Reviews about it, contraindications are presented in the article. Also, we will determine why this method of treatment of the spine received this name. And we will find out where it is better to take therapy and how the medical leeches positively affect the problem areas in the cervical spine.
What does the word "hirudotherapy" mean? From the Latin language hirudo and translates as "leech". Treatment of this type of annelids with osteochondrosis of the cervical spine gives a good result, provided that all the rules are followed.
During the treatment procedure, theserepresentatives of annelids bite through the skin and begin to suck blood. At the same time, hirudin, which is in the leeches saliva, enters the human body. Thanks to this substance, the blood does not clot, the vessels dilate, blood clots, if any, dissolve. As a result, the walls of blood vessels are strengthened, and the biochemical processes are accelerated. All this has an excellent effect on the cervical spine.
Hirudotherapy session is as follows:leeches are identified on problem areas in the neck, which you first need to rub a little before the appearance of light redness. The procedure can last from 40 to 80 minutes. The leech itself chooses the problem area, she knows where to sit: where the body temperature is higher, and rightly so. After the time the ringed worm either falls off itself or is removed by an expert. In general, the leech bite is absolutely painless. After the procedure, the bite may bleed slightly, but this is normal.
Hirudotherapy session is held 1 time in 2 or 3 days. The course of treatment can range from 4 to 10 sessions, depending on the severity of the disease, but usually everything is limited to 5 or 6 treatments.
Hirudotherapy for cervical osteochondrosis produces the following therapeutic effects:
- The pain decreases, and soon disappears altogether.
- Blood begins to circulate better through the vessels.
- Spinal nerve inflammation passes.
- Metabolism is normalized in intervertebral discs, vertebrae, as well as in adjacent muscles.
- Emotional stress passes.
- Increased body defenses.
- Normal sleep.
- Improves blood circulation in the brain.
- Headaches and dizziness are eliminated.
Leech, photos of which are given in the article, may not be useful for all patients. Hirudotherapy is contraindicated in such situations:
- When pregnancy.
- If there are malignant tumors.
- If you are allergic to saliva leeches.
- In blood diseases: anemia and hemophilia.
- With hypotension.
- With nervous and mental disorders.
- With the physical depletion of the body.
- If you are hypersensitive.
- For any acute inflammatory processes in the body.
As you can see, hirudotherapy is not useful in all cases. The use of leeches is possible only after consulting a specialist.
Many private centers and offices where you canto treat diseases of the spine with leeches, there is in Russia. All of them do not list. Every day they become more and more, they appear like mushrooms after rain. Hirudotherapy center "FitMedikal" is a popular institution in Moscow where leech treatment sessions are successfully conducted. This facility is located at the address: Dmitrovskoye Highway, 40/1, near the Petrovsko-Razumovskaya metro station. The specialists of this center remind clients that before starting a treatment course with leeches, it is necessary to register with a doctor for a consultation. This can be done in 3 ways:
The cost of hirudotherapy services in the Fita Medikal center is as follows:
- Initial consultation with a specialist - 500 p.
- One session of hirudotherapy (up to 5 leeches) - 1500 p.
- From 6 leeches and more - 1500 plus for each leech 150 p.
People should know that medical leechesare completely sterile. They are grown in special laboratory conditions at clinics. In addition, they are used only once in the course of their lives. After all, after the procedure, leeches are eliminated. Therefore, fear of infection with any infection through these representatives of annelids is not necessary. But if you are conducting the procedure not at the clinic, but with a friend in an apartment who also grows leeches, then there can be no talk of any security.
Hirudotherapy for osteochondrosis of the cervical spinereviews of patients receives mostly positive. Patients who were treated in a good clinic by an experienced specialist, note that these black ringed worms really helped with the disease, namely:
- Dull the painful pains in the spine.
- Calmed the nervous system.
- Improved blood circulation.
Patients write in forums that the leech is notbrings painful sensations when bitten. And the procedure itself, according to people, gives a lot of positive emotions, even more than other methods of therapy, such as acupuncture or massage.
К сожалению, не всегда такое лечение, как hirudotherapy, with osteochondrosis of the cervical spine, the feedback is positive. There are situations when people remain dissatisfied with this method of treatment of intervertebral disc disease. Negative ratings are associated with such moments:
1. Discomfort when the leech crawls. Some people write that these ringed worms are slippery, wet, cold, and it becomes disgusting because they are on the neck.
2. Bleeding. Patients write that after the procedure, the blood can run for several hours, you even have to put on a sterile bandage or apply and periodically change the plaster.
3. Scars after the procedure. Some patients note that after six months or even a year, they still have not had scars - traces of osteochondrosis treatment with leeches.
4. High cost.Medical leeches, whose photos do not make a good impression on everyone, are expensive, and many people cannot afford to pay for such treatment. On average, for each leech you have to give 150 p. And if these annelids need a few plus, you only need 10 sessions to get rid of cervical osteochondrosis, then calculate how much such therapy will cost.
It is not clear why some people write positivereviews, and the other negative? In fact, everything is quite simple. Unsatisfied results of treatment remain those people who turned for help to dubious specialists who do not even have a license to carry out such treatment. And those who liked it, went straight to the proven organization, paid, though more, but the result was better.
One conclusion:to deal with such a problem as osteochondrosis of the cervical region, you need to those clinics that have a license to conduct hirudotherapy. It is also advisable to ask the doctor how many such procedures he has already performed and what were their results. After all, your health is only in your hands. And if you take it seriously, then you can quickly and easily overcome any disease.
From this article, the reader learned a lot of interestinginformation regarding such a medical procedure as hirudotherapy in osteochondrosis of the cervical spine. Responses, results of therapy, restrictions in carrying out are now known to you. We found out that there are both supporters and opponents of this method of restoring the diseased spine. But if a person does not save money and starts going to good clinics, then he will feel a positive result - a quick relief of pain, an improvement in general health.
