I have not used this. Sounds a little scary!! I have used nettle tea, not much relief. I have heard of something similar, bee stings are used. It is not a native treatment, but some claim relief. This was done under clinical conditions, if I remember correctly, something about the stimulation from the bee sting caused a reaction of the body to produce some thing ? which caused pain relief. It was not long lasting however, just a few days.....mabee this is old wisdom along the same line??? I think that it is wise to be cautious when thinking about these treatments as they also many times involve knowlegde about how to do them properly, usally involve someone trained in the usage of such plants. Plant medicine can be strong,and if mixed with western doctor pills and such, or the wrong combo of plants even can cause harm. Always check with u doc before trying!!

i have never tried that and i dont think i would, sounds scary!!

one thing i use that does help in natural remedies is ARNICA. it comes in cream, gel, and tea form. it relieves pain when applied to the site for a couple hours. it seems to work best for artheritis but my sister who told me about it swears by it for any kind of pain. you can usually find it in health stores. it doesnt have any bad smells, it doesnt sting, and it softenes skin to boot! i hope this helps anyone out there. hugs and wishing everyone a pain free moment every day.

As well as bee stings, scorpion venom is being researched with promise for arthritis
I've been stung by nettles a lot in my life... The stems don't actually sting just the leaves... At least the nettles here... I don't know about other varieties
I've never been numb after a nettle sting but I've only just briefly brushed against them- it stings at first then itches like crazy... Maybe prolonged stinging causes numbness idk

I am Native American and my Father is a Medicine man. I can tell you this, I have used several Native remedies and they have all helped to some degree, some better than any "Modern drug or treatment I ever recieved". Also I have been in nettles long enough to experience the numbness but it was when I was younger and didn't hurt this bad so I can't attest to the pain reduction! I can see how it would help, but I think there's more to it that just hitting yourself with the nettles.

I think you also need to get your body mind and spirit in a place where you will be more able to accept the healing. What I mean is, make it your own private religious sort of experience, and don't doubt that it will work because that added stress will take away from the bennefits that you could get from it.You will find that with most genuine "Native" treatments there is always some type of ceremony or solemness that goes along with it and usually it also includes other people spiritually supporting you as well.

You should always discuss things with your Dr, but a lot of the time they really won't have any or much information on this type of treatment. I also recommend that you go online and read more about it. You'll probably be able to find other sources and maybe even find out what people think about it who've actually tried it. Good luck!

Thanks everyone for your replies. I do not have nettles handy to try this, but continue to look at alternative ways to handle this pain. After all pain has been around as long as we have, so I know there are good things available in the past that will help, I just have to find them. Weeding out the wacky and wild will be a little more difficult however. I honestly think this nettle pain relief might work, but being native american also agree there is a social/ritual belief needed for it to be truely effective.

Thanks everyone, gentle hugs and hope for a painfree future out there somewhere...

I think we could all bennefit from daily meditation or soul searching or whatever you may want to call it. But I think if we were to just sit still for a while and clear our minds to de-stress or pray or whatever will help your body relax and help it de-tox itself. Maybe that's why bio feedback works. It helps me, especially when I have a migraine. I lay in the dark and pretend I have a window in the middle of my forehead and I imagine the pain leaving thru that window and it really helps. I know it sounds corny, but I can do that when I have a concentrated pain. It's a lot harder when you hurt all over and to be honest I haven't really thought much about trying to do this everyday for my whole body and mind, but I think it's a good idea so I just may start doing it now. Good luck in your search and keep us posted if you do find anything. I to and ready to try just about anything to see if it wil help with my constant pain.