The following link opens a PDF document containing background information on Urtication, and patient consent for the use of Urtication as a complementary treatment to chiropractic treatment.
Information on Urtication Therapy for Musculoskeletal Pain & Urtication patient Permission 2018
The following articles can be read at the Kerikeri Chiropractic Centre Ltd if required
Alford, L. (2007). The use of nettle stings for pain. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine, 13 (6), 58-58
Randall, C., Dickens, A., White, A., Sanders, H., Fox, M., & Campbell, J. (2008). Nettle sting for chronic knee pain: a randomised controlled pilot study. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 16 (2), 66-72
Randall, C., Meethan, K., Randall, H., & Dobbs, F. (1999). Nettle sting of Urtica dioica for joint pain—an exploratory study of this complementary therapy. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 7 (3), 126-131
White, A. R., Randall, C., Harding, G., & Paterson, C. (2011). Patient consensus on mode of use of nettle sting for musculoskeletal pain. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 19, 179 - 186
The following links will navigate you away from this website to scientific literature published on the use of Urtication in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain - the article will either open directly or you may need to click on the link to the PDF
Alford, L. (2008). Urtication for musculoskeletal pain? Pain Medicine, 9 (7), 963-965
Randall, C. F. (2001). Treatment of musculoskeletal pain with the sting of the stinging nettle: Urtica dioica. [A Thesis submitted to the University of Plymouth in fulfilment of the degree of Doctor of Medicine The Department of Primary Health Care & General Practice, Plymouth Postgraduate Medical School and The Department of Rheumatology, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust April 2001]
Randall, C., Randall, H., Dobbs, F., Hutton, C., & Sanders, H. (2000). Randomized controlled trial of nettle sting for treatment of base-of-thumb pain. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, 93 (6), 305-309