Bee venom by stings for treatment: of cerebral palsy

ABSTRACT

Bee venom sting therapy is the part of apitherapy which utilizes bee venom in the treatment of health conditions. It has been used since ancient times and in this mo1ern age as an alternative therapy to treat multiple sclerosis, Lyme disease, and chronic fatigue syndrome. This study aims to evaluate the benefit of using Bee venom sting in treatment of cerebral palsy. Between 2004 and 2007, 6 children with cerebral palsy [4 males and 2 females] continued their medical treatment, rehabilitation, assisted devices, and speech therapy, beside weekly Bee venom sting treatment according to the center program. The child was evaluated by clinical sheet proposed by department of neurosurgery, Faculty of medicine, Suez Canal University [Khalil cerebral palsy scale, table 1]. Khalil scale was 15 points where the child had evaluated with the maximum score of 15. This scale evaluated the clinical status and improvement every six months for the next three years. All cerebral palsy children during follow up had variable degree of improvement that was recorded using Khalil scale during research study period. Notably, those children with spastic or mild cerebral palsy showed much more improvement than those with ataxia and Dyskinesia [score of 8-13 comparative to 6-9 respectively]. Not only motor function but also speech, occupational, and intellectual function had variable degree of improvement. Use of Bee Venom stings in treatment of cerebral palsy children may improve the motor, occupational an intellectual function in those patients beside other standard medical treatment