Pain is almost a universal experience but traditions, science, and beliefs all impact personal interpretation of pain. 

Join us as we go on a journey through time from pre-history, to Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt, through the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance and into modern times. Pain has been documented through all those times but the philosophies change. 

For more information check out the following resources I used: 

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.3109/17453678909153916

https://www.practicalpainmanagement.com/pain/history-pain-brief-overview-17th-18th-centuries

https://www.mdlinx.com/article/ancient-medicines-and-procedures-still-used-today/lfc-4453

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/PainManagement/story?id=731553&page=1

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/pain-relief-through-the-ages-what-are-they-and-did-they-work/

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/history-medicine-history-pain

https://crimsonpublishers.com/rmes/pdf/RMES.000567.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain_theories