BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kikunae Ikeda, Ergot, Threshold Of Pain
23 Feb 2020
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Cephalagia enjoyed by 90% of the population. This is one of the main reasons why we buy pain medication. One believed to be caused by demons. If you wanted to recover from the headache you would have to get rid of the demons. They used to also believe that magic or heated products would get rid of the pain. Would do alterations to your body to treat a headache. This was because of the belief that you brain was too small for our skull. If your survived the surgery you go through your whole life with a hole in your head. Your brain needs to be protected and you shoulnt cut a hole in your skull. Brain does not feel pain cutting a hole won"t give you any benefit. The pain you feel is from the thin tissues around the skull. Muscular headache - muscle band around the skull. Arises because of tensions around the skull.
