GETAT

Before Treatment

• If your physician approves, stop taking blood-thinning medicine 1–3 days before treatment.
• Avoid foods that may have a blood-thinning effect, such as lemon, sweet cherry and sour cherry, when in season.
• Avoid animal-derived foods (meat, milk, eggs, yogurt, cheese and butter) for 24 hours beforehand.
• Avoid sexual activity for 24 hours beforehand.
• Do not smoke for at least one hour before or after treatment.
• Do not eat for at least two hours before your appointment.
• Avoid strenuous activity before treatment.

After Treatment

• Continue avoiding animal-derived foods for 1–2 days.
• Do not sleep for 2–4 hours.
• Walk for 15–30 minutes.
• Do not eat or drink for at least two hours; after two hours, the brochure recommends water with vinegar or a honey drink.
• Do not bathe for 12–24 hours.
• Avoid strenuous activity on the day of treatment.
• Avoid sexual activity for 24 hours.

Conditions in Which It May Be Used

It may be used as a supportive method in treatment for:

• Support of the immune system in patients without an identified organic disorder.
• Fibromyalgia and mechanical musculoskeletal pain.
• Chronic pain, restricted joint movement, morning stiffness and fatigue associated with rheumatic disease.
• Knee pain, including osteoarthritis.
• Non-organic headaches such as migraine and tension-type headache.
• Non-organic sleep disorders.
• Nausea, vomiting and constipation related to digestive-system disorders.
• Neuralgic pain.
• Hiccups, fatigue and aphasia occurring after stroke.

When It Must Not Be Used

• Thrombophlebitis, active wounds or surgical wounds.
• Decompensated heart disease.
• Anemia with hemoglobin below 9.5 g/dL.
• Hemophilia or a history of bleeding/clotting disorders.
• Use of antiaggregant (blood-thinning) medicines.
• Directly over varicose (prominent) veins.