Medicinal leech therapy (MLT) or hirudotherapy is a kind of complementary and integrative treatment method applied with blood-sucking leeches.

Leeches are a type of parasitic worm. Leech therapy involves applying leeches to a wound to increase circulation, improve blood flow, and promote healing.

22 мар. 2023 г. · How does Leech therapy help me? (Benefit). Leeches attach to the skin tissue or skin flap and release a local anaesthetic which reduces pain at ...

Hirudotherapy is an effective method of treating many diseases with the use of medical leeches. Although leech therapy has been known even in ancient Greek ...

Each treatment usually takes between 30 to 60 minutes. Bleeding continues when the leech or leeches are removed so that the blood vessels are constantly flowing ...

Through centuries, leeches have attracted the attention of therapists who employed leech therapy for a wide range of diseases. For various therapeutic purposes, ...

When Leech Therapy Is Used. In orthopaedic medicine, leeches can play an important role when a patient is recovering from the replantation of digits (especially ...

23 мар. 2020 г. · Given that the scientific name for the leech is hirudinea, their use for medical purposes is often referred to as hirudotherapy. Leeches are ...

Leech therapy (also known as hirudotherapy) is a natural, safe treatment which utilises the healing properties of leeches.

Between 6-10 patients each year undergo leech therapy at SVHM, where up to 40 medically-bred leeches are stored in a tank on site. “While it is not our common ...