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After being stung to buggery riding through 500m of chest high vegetation last night, I was idly googling any physiological effects of nettle stings besides the pain, and got loads of new age guff predictably - but there's one webmd article. It suggests that whilst nettle stings hurt, if you sting an area that already hurts for some other reason it can reduce the existing pain:
Scientists think nettle does this by reducing levels of inflammatory chemicals in the body, and by interfering with the way the body transmits pain signals.
So I wonder if being stung on a long ride might actually help your legs stay fresher? I certainly was stung a long last night but remained very comfortable (besides the tingling skin) on an almost 5 hour ride.
It's tenuous I know, but I wonder if anyone else has noticed any kind of link?
Please note that I am not making wild claims, and I'm not looking for a crackpot cure or magic training remedy or anything else, so don't flame me. Just idle curiosity.
Idiot.
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Re-call fondly kicking my brother in the boll0cks to detract from the pain of a cut arm. That kind of thing?
I'm sure it's possible. Nobody can predict what effect nettle stings will have on a person.
So I wonder if being stung on a long ride might actually help your legs stay fresher?
That's what happens when you ride [s]Chem[/s] acid trails
Nettle stings strengthen erectile tissue ............FACT !
[i]Nettle stings strengthen erectile tissue[/i]
So does beating it with fresh horse radish leaves - FACT!
Nettle stings strengthen erectile tissueSo does beating it with fresh horse radish leaves
And you know this, how?
EDIT I'm asking WCA, there's probably pictures, please don't post them!