Medical leech used in hirudotherapy treatment at Vita Magna.

Hirudotherapy

Discover Hirudotherapy — an ancient therapy with a modern approach to wellbeing
Using carefully placed medicinal leeches, hirudotherapy may help support healthy circulation, ease discomfort and encourage the body’s natural restorative processes.

A gentle, personalised approach designed around you — your health, your needs and your wellbeing

Key Benefits

  • Pain reduction (Natural anaesthetic)

  • Improved blood circulation (Natural vasodilator)

  • Detoxification (Reduce oedemas)

  • Reduction of inflammation

  • Natural blood thinner (Anticoagulant)

  • Enhanced Immune Response

  • Blood pressure regulation (hypotonic & hypertonic)

  • Enhanced Tissue Regeneration (Sports Injuries)

Can Also Help With

  • Angina

  • Coronary heart disease

  • Varicose veins

  • Blood clots

  • Hemorroids

  • Eczema (dermatitis)

  • Various ear, nose, throat illnesses

  • Illnesses of the gastrointestinal tract, especially the liver and the pancreas

  • Illnesses of the musculoskeletal system

  • Hair loss baldness

  • Boils

  • Diabetes

Hirudotherapy may be beneficial for a wide range of health and wellbeing concerns, including:

  • Restores the function of the prostate/erectile dysfunction

  • Digestive disorders

  • Neurological diseases

  • Restores / increases potency

  • Stress/panic attacks

  • Anxiety, insomnia, agitation In some countries hirudotherapy is a mandatory treatment recommendation in certain type of illnesses.Beside the treatment of chronic and acute conditions, leech have an overall beneficial effect on the entire system, such as:

  • Blood quality

  • Helps with venous congestion and reduces swelling

  • Help clear the body of toxins( slimming )

  • Improve metabolism

  • Slow the development of atherosclerosis

  • Rejuvenates the body

  • Infertility

  • Joints problem, reumatoid artritis

  • PMS + Menopause

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  • The sensation varies from person to person, but the common experience is similar to stinging nettles for 3-5 minutes, after which it subsides.

  • An appointment will be anywhere from 1 to maximum 2 hours.

  • It all depends on the individuals collagen synthesis. If a patient has any predispositions to keloid ruptures or prone to scarring, this must be relayed to the practitioner in advance to discuss alternative leech placements.

  • No. Leeches are grown in specialised bio-farms here in the UK, and not willy-nilly from a local pond. Leeches are single use.