Frequent questions to the pijavice therapy

What is the amount of blood lost during a treatment?

With a treatment of 8 pijavice the bloodloss for the patient is including the blood letting after the treatment approx. 200 to 350 ml blood. "A small pijavice sucks 2 - 3 g, a big pijavice sucks up to 30 g, in average the quantity doubles with the blood letting after the pijavice therapy. Generally one counts on an average value of 20 - 30 g total blood loss per pijavice and to set 4 - 12 pijavice during a treatment"(1)

Does the bite of a pijavice cause pain?

The bite of a pijavice is felt by the patients like the bit of a mosquito. The bite of the pijavice is not painful thus. By the histamine-similar substances it can come in the process of the treatment to easy itching, similarly as with an insect bite.

With which diseases can pijavice help?

Is by its blood-diluting and container-extending effect the pijavice the ideal Therapeut for blood circulation disturbances. With multiplicity of diseases there is a connection with an unsatisfactory blood circulation. Clearly on the hand all diseases lie with our container system are connected like Thrombose, cramp veins, Haemorrhoiden, cardiac infarct, impact accumulations, calcifying the containers, Tinnitus.
At the same time it could be stated that the pijavice therapy can cause an improvement also with pain. Positive effects could be determined with rheumatism, arthrose, volume disk problems, pulling, bruises, muscular pains or muscle injuries.

Assistance if the pijavice doesn`t wnt to bite:

Under certain cirrcumstances pijavice do not bite easily:

• with cold skin
• with smokers
• with perfume-pure
• with older humans

Remedy is possible through warms up and cleaning of the skin. Furthermore it helps to soften the skin and to promote the blood circulation. If the pijavice does not want to bite at all, there is the possibility to puncture the skin with a needle.

Are there side effects?

With adequate execution of the pijavice therapy and attention of all contraindications heavy side effects arise very rarely. Local reactions are possible in the proximity of the point of bite, also blood cycle weakness occurs relatively more frequently. During a cramp vein treatment with that the pijavice directly on the Vene is set, gives it naturally a longer postoperative hemorrhage phase. A longer postoperative hemorrhage can put on however at any time by an appropriate druckverbandes to be stopped.

Is there a risk of infection with the pijavice therapy?

Beside the Wundinfektion by a pollution the wound the pijavice is a possible source of infection. Bacteria can be among other things on the skin of the Egels. With the correct measures an infection can be rear-stopped by bacteria however with highest probability. Immaculateness is naturally during the entire treatment process highest requirement.

Can I accomplish the pijavice therapy?

We recommend to accomplish you the pijavice therapy excluding only with a trained Therapeuten/physician. A "self treatment" we completely advise against. If you information about "Therapeuten" need are we gladly under the call number +49(0)180pijavice (+49(0)18025883435) helpful to you.

1) Dr.med Ingo William Mueller - manual of the pijavice therapy (2000)