Medicinal leech therapy / [edited by] Andreas Michalsen, Manfred Roth, Gustav Dobos ; with contributions by M. Aurich ... [et al.] ; [translator, Suzyon O'Neal Wandrey].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Michalsen, Andreas.

Roth, Manfred, PhD

Dobos, Gustav.

Aurich, M. (Michael)

Standardized Title:

Blutegeltherapie. English.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leeches--Therapeutic use.

Leeches.

Phlebotomy--History.

Phlebotomy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Stuttgart ; New York : Thieme, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Medicinal leech therapy has undergone a renaissance in recent years, both in terms of how well the effects of using leeches are understood,and in the discovery of new ...

Contents:

Medicinal Leech Therapy; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contributors; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The History of Leech Therapy; Leeching in Ancient European Medicine; Leeching in the Middle and Modern Ages; Leech Therapy in Recent Times; 3 The Biology of Leeches; Introduction; The Evolutionary History of Leeches; Anatomy and Function; Oral Anatomy and Function; Skin, Muscles, Nerves, and Senses; Leech Behavior, Habitat, and Care; Reproduction; Medicinal Leech-Keeping and Breeding at Our Breeding Center; Summary of Leech-Keeping Practice; 4 The Technique of Leech Therapy

Skin Preparation MeasuresLeech Application Procedure; 5 Indications for Leech Therapy; Venous Disease; Varicose Veins; Arthrosis; Rheumatic Diseases; Tendovaginitis (Lateral Epicondylitis) and Tendinitis; Vertebrogenic Pain Syndromes; Further General Indications; 6 Leech Therapy in Rheumatic Disease; Muscle Tension; Inflammatory Reactions in Connective Tissue and Connective Tissue Zones; 7 Leech Therapy in Plastic Surgery; Theory; Case Studies; 8 Contraindications; Hemophilia, Anticoagulant Medications; Anemia; Erosive Gastritis and Potential Gastrointestinal Bleeding

Acute Stages of Infectious DiseaseSerious Organic Disease and Immunosuppression; Severe Allergic Diathesis; Pregnancy; General and Local Wound-Healing Disorders; Keloids; Lack of Patient Consent; 9 Safety and Adverse Effects of Leech Therapy; Local Pain During Treatment; Local Itching; Hypotension and Vasovagal Attacks; Blood Loss; Impaired Wound Healing, Superinfection, and Allergies; Sepsis; Transmission of Infectious Diseases; Scarring; 10 The Scientic Basis of Leech Therapy; Mechanisms of Leeching and Their Clinical Correlatives; Proof of Efficacy in Specific Clinical Indications

Special Features of Clinical Research with Leeches11 The Biochemistry of Leech Saliva; Components of the Saliva of the Medicinal Leech; Components of the Saliva of Other Leeches; Recombinant Anticoagulants; 12 Bacterial Flora of the Medicinal Leech (Hirudo medicinalis); Intestinal Symbiosis of the Medicinal Leech; Aeromonas, Intestinal Symbiont of the Medicinal Leech; Microbiology of the Leech; Antimicrobial Properties of the Leech Intestine; 13 Medicinal Leeches in Integrative Medicine; Why Integrative Medicine?; Integrative Medicine in Germany

Example: Leech Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the KneeRespecting the Wishes of the Patient; How Does Leeching Fit into CAM?; 14 Legal Aspects of Leech Therapy in the EU and USA; What is the Legal Status of Leech Therapy?; What Qualfiications Must a Leech Therapist Have?; Has the Patient Been Properly Informed of the Potential Risks of Treatment by the Leech Therapist?; Has the Patient Been Properly Informed about How to Recognize Potential Side Effects?; Do Animal and Environmental Protection Rules Apply?; What Legal Requirements Apply to the Disposal of Medicinal Leeches after Use?; Appendix

Check List: Materials for Leech Therapy

Notes:

Print version record.

"This book is an authorized and revised translation of the German edition published and copyrighted 2006 by Karl F. Haug Verlag, Stuttgart, Germany. Title of the German edition: Blutegeltherapie."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612785566

9783132578463

3132578460

9783131618917

3131618914

OCLC:

816589589