05228nam 2200673Ia 450 991046041640332120200520144314.097866127855663-13-161891-4(CKB)2670000000066870(EBL)1250206(SSID)ssj0000519081(PQKBManifestationID)11375348(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000519081(PQKBWorkID)10496183(PQKB)10356471(MiAaPQ)EBC1250206(Au-PeEL)EBL1250206(CaPaEBR)ebr10586924(CaONFJC)MIL278556(OCoLC)816589589(EXLCZ)99267000000006687020061211d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMedicinal leech therapy[electronic resource] /[edited by] Andreas Michalsen, Manfred Roth, Gustav Dobos ; with contributions by M. Aurich ... [et al.] ; [translator, Suzyon O'Neal Wandrey]Stuttgart ;New York Thiemec20071 online resource (191 p.)"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."3-13-143581-X 1-58890-563-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 TherapySkin 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 BleedingAcute 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 IndicationsSpecial 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 GermanyExample: 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?; AppendixCheck List: Materials for Leech TherapyMedicinal 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 ...LeechesTherapeutic usePhlebotomyHistoryElectronic books.LeechesTherapeutic use.PhlebotomyHistory.615/.321Michalsen Andreas917495Roth ManfredPhD.917496Dobos Gustav917497Aurich M(Michael)917498MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910460416403321Medicinal leech therapy2057170UNINA