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Kulbida, Rebecca, Mathes, Alexander and Loeser, Johannes (2019). Beneficial effects of hirudotherapy in a chronic case of complex regional pain syndrome. J. Integr. Med.-JIM, 17 (5). S. 383 - 387. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER. ISSN 2095-4964

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Abstract

We report about hirudotherapy in a patient with chronic complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in the right hand. CRPS is a multifactorial disease associated with disabling pain as well as sensory and motor deficits. The optimal therapeutic management is based on personalized multimodal treatment approaches; however, hirudotherapy has not been described in the available literature. To date, we have completed five medicinal leech treatments. Altogether, hirudotherapy led to rapid and substantial relief of symptoms, especially with respect to pain intensity ratings and skin temperature asymmetries. In addition, the patient's active and passive agility of the affected limb improved obviously. (C) 2019 Shanghai Changhai Hospital. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Kulbida, Rebecca UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Mathes, Alexander UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Loeser, Johannes UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-142970
DOI:	10.1016/j.joim.2019.05.005
Journal or Publication Title:	J. Integr. Med.-JIM
Volume:	17
Number:	5
Page Range:	S. 383 - 387
Date:	2019
Publisher:	ELSEVIER
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	2095-4964
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language MEDICINAL LEECH Multiple languages Integrative & Complementary Medicine Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/14297