Title: 'I was stung by 1,500 bees and I feel great': MS sufferer's pioneering therapy | Daily Mail Online
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'I was stung by 1,500 bees and I feel great': MS sufferer's pioneering therapy
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'I was stung by 1,500 bees and I feel great': MS sufferer's pioneering therapy
By Luke Salkeld for the Daily Mail
Updated: 02:59 EDT, 5 April 2010
Bee stings have been credited with helping a multiple sclerosis patient regain her quality of life. Sami Chugg, 45, says she was bedridden before turning to the unusual treatment which sees bees being held up to the sufferer's back to sting the area around the spine. Now she is now back on her feet with a much improved quality of life. Alternative therapy: Sami Chugg from Bristol suffers from multiple sclerosis but has been successfully treated with 1500 bee stings
The 45-year-old was diagnosed with MS 12 years ago and says she was numb and unable to move until she tried a treatment known as Bee Venom Therapy or Apitherapy. The treatment involves holding a live bee in a pair of tweezers and deliberately stinging an area of skin on the patient's body. Proponents of the method believe the venom in the sting helps ease the pain of MS symptoms and also stimulates the body to fight back.