In this episode you'll hear about all about how pain was managed through history. We go all the way from Roman physiotherapy to marshmallow enemas. If you want to talk to us about anything in this episode or you have a topic you'd like for a future episode, get in touch at paininthepodcass@gmail.com

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SOURCES

Anesthesia and Pain Relief in the History of Islamic Medicine - Alembizar et al 2016

An historical perspective on low back pain and disability - Allan and Waddell 2009

Chronic Pain Management in Roman Coloniae - Belfiglio 2018

Coca: The History and Medical Significance of an Ancient Andean Tradition - Biondich et al 2016

Pliny the Elder: The Natural History - Bostock

Analgesic remedies in the Middle Ages - Brunsch 2007

The Worst of Evils: the fight against pain - Dormandy

Over 5000 years of pain management - El Ansary 2003

History Pain and Pain Management - Germossa 2018

Lyophilised oral faecal microbiota transplantation for ulcerative colitis (LOTUS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial - Haifer et al 2022 The Edwin Smith Surgical Papyrus: An analysis of the first case reports of spinal cord injuries - Hughes 1988

Pharmacies for pain and trauma in ancient Greece - Mavrogenis et al 2018

Traditional Ancient Egyptian Medicine - Metwaly 2021

Effectiveness of Leech Therapy in Osteoarthritis of the Knee - Michalson et al 2003

The Edwin Smith papyrus: a clinical reappraisal of the oldest known document on spinal injuries - Middendorp et al 2010

The Hearst medical papyrus : hieratic text in 17 facsimile plates in collotype - Reisner 1905

The History of Pain - Rey

Pain treatment: a historical overview - Sabatowski et al 2004

Galen - Singer 2021

The Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus: ancient Egyptian medicine - Smith 2011

Why we hurt - Vertosick

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