Hirudotherpay

Medical leech therapy

Hirudotherapy is a medical field which specialises in treatments with the use of medical leeches (ICPM, 99.991). Hirudotherapy owes its efficacy to the 160 hirudo compounds which are inserted into the treated organism.

This form of therapy aids the physiotherapists in treating the following conditions:

chronic pain conditions of joints and spine
swelling
sinus pain
migraines
sciatica
contusions following the joint sprains/bone fractures
post-operational conditions

Valuable compounds produced by medical leeches

Hirudin – an anticoagulant

Apyrase – decreases blood viscosity

Lipase and esterase – stimulate fat breakdown

Egline – an anti-inflammatory agent

Destabilize – regenerates blood vessels and regulates the level of sugar in blood, stabilises blood pressure

Hyaluronidase – a strong, natural antibiotic, simultaneously an element enabling fast permeation of the neighbouring cells and tissues through cell membrane, it contains numbing substances which cause widening of blood vessels (vasodilation)

Anti-elastase – slows down skin aging process

Neurotransmitters – biochemical compounds stabilising the flow of electric impulses in nerve cells (dopamine, serotonin, acetylcholine, enkephalin)

Contraindications for undergoing hirudotherapy:

pregnancy
hemophilia
anemia
exhaustion
taking anticoagulants
hipothony
post upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding state
severe signs of internal diseases
immunosuppression
serious allergy
menstruation
being under the influence of alcohol/drugs

The effectiveness depends on a number of factors:

Correct diagnosis
Right technique
Estimating the necessary amount of leeches needed to carry out therapy
Combining hirudotherapy with adequate forms of manual therapy

The task of functional training is to restore lost movement patterns that are necessary for the proper functioning of the body. Also, if we want to get better at something, we must increase the effectiveness of certain movement patterns. This training is not strictly about strengthening muscles, but about making them better at dealing with external stressors. Our functional training focuses not only on one area and on the maximum reconstruction of lost function (which appear e.g. after an accident, immobilization or prolonged inactivity), but also on harmonizing the whole body during training.