Welcome to the first episode of 2018! WE’RE SO EXCITED!
We explore the breadth of the history of pain – including pain theories and strange treatments – from ancient times until the 20th century.
Featuring our new 2018 HYTY theme music by the amazing Callum Kennedy!
Descarte and La Forge: iconic pain illustration
Show Notes
Research References
Author Unknown. (2014). Eight facts on the history of pain management. Retrieved from https://blog.oup.com/2014/09/facts-history-of-pain-management-list/
Behan, Richard J. (1914). Pain: its origin, conduction, perception and diagnostic significance. Augustus Long Health Sciences Library. Retrieved from https://wellcomelibrary.org/item/b21228760#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=56&z=-1.1408%2C0%2C3.2816%2C1.6604
Burke, J. (2011). The History of Medicine as the History of Pain. History Today, 61 (4). Retrieved from http://www.historytoday.com/joanna-bourke/history-medicine-history-pain
Burke, J. (2014). How to Talk About Pain. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/13/opinion/sunday/how-to-talk-about-pain.html?ref=opinion
Dvorsky, G. (2016). A Brief History Of Painkillers (And Why They Work). Retrieved from https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/03/a-brief-history-of-painkillers-and-why-they-work/
Funnell, A. (2014). The history of pain, with UK historian Joanna Bourke. Retrieved from www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/sundayextra/the-history-of-pain/5614136
Kang, L & Nate Pederson. (2017). Quackery: A Brief History of the Worst Ways to Cure Everything. Workman Publishing Company.
Lallanilla, M. 2005. A Brief History of Pain. Retrieved from http://abcnews.go.com/Health/PainManagement/story?id=731553
Moayedi, M., & Davis, K. D. (2013). Theories of pain: from specificity to gate control. Journal of neurophysiology, 109(1), 5-12.
Sound Bites (within fair use):
Queens of the Stone Age – No One Knows (Stone Age)
Walk Like An Egyptian – The Bangles (Ancient Egypt)
Opening Credits – Caligula (Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Middle Ages)
Le Roi A Fait Battre Tambour – La Poeme Harmonique (17th Century)
Victoria (TV Series) Title Sequence (Victorian Age)
Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman (1920s)
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy – The Andrews Sisters (1940s)
Stayin’ Alive – The Bee Gees (1970s)
History Repeating – The Propellerheads feat. Shirley Bassey (Outro)
Transition Music – Ben Sounds
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