Title: Bee Sting Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
Headings: Bee Sting Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
Bee Sting Therapy for Multiple Sclerosis
Questionable Benefits and Definite Risks Associated With Using Bee's Venom
How Bee Therapy Works
What Happens During Treatment
Effectiveness of Bee Sting Therapy
Risks of Bee Sting Therapy
Death
Optic Neuritis
Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis
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How Bee Therapy Works
It's believed that bee sting therapy works by using the patient's own body to reduce inflammation. The theory is that because the bee stings produce inflammation, the body mounts an anti-inflammatory response. Presumably, this would then work to reduce inflammation in other parts of the body, such as in the brain and spinal cord where the protective myelin sheath surrounding nerve fibers is attacked by the immune system in a person with MS. 2 ﻿
What Happens During Treatment
Bee sting practitioners include nurses, acupuncturists, naturopaths, and interested laypersons, including beekeepers. Although, some people just order some bees and perform the sessions themselves. Bee sting therapy can also be given by physicians—they use venom in an injectable form, administering it under the skin, rather than live bees. 2 ﻿
Before the treatment begins, the therapist may inject you with a weak form of the venom to test for an allergic reaction. A bee (usually a honeybee) is held with tweezers up to a part of the body. The stinger is left in for up to 15 minutes and then removed with tweezers. Between 20 to 40 stings are done each session, and a person typically undergoes three sessions a week.