People did not generally use science to understand medical conditions
The Church had a great influence over individuals lives; people followed the teachings of the Catholic Church
What were some superstitious reasons for illness and disease
Believed to be sent by God as a punishment for sin or a test of a person's faith
Astrology - alignment of planets and stars was thought to cause some disease; used to diagnose illness and disease (more popular after the BlackDeath, 1348-9)
Physicians in medieval England were always men as women could not go to university
In the Middle Ages, people believed that diseases were caused by evil spirits or bad air (miasma).
The Black Death killed about one-third of the population.
Galen's ideas on medicine dominated Europe until the Renaissance.
Medieval physicians used bloodletting to treat patients.
Medieval physicians used bloodletting, purgatives, and herbal remedies to treat patients.
Surgery was often performed without anesthesia, causing great pain and suffering.
Bloodletting was a common medical practice during the Middle Ages where doctors would cut open veins with leeches to remove "bad" blood from the body.
Medieval physicians used bloodletting, purgatives, and emetics to treat patients.
Surgery was often performed without anesthesia during this time.
Hospitals were established during this time but they were often overcrowded and unsanitary.
Bloodletting was often done with leeches attached to the patient's skin.
Doctors also prescribed herbal remedies such as opium, which had both medicinal and addictiveproperties.
Leeches were also used to suck out poison from wounds.
Hospitals were established during the Crusades to care for wounded soldiers.
Bloodletting was a common medical practice during the Middle Ages.
Purgatives like laxative herbs were given to cleanse the body.
Purge was another popular treatment method that involved using laxative or emetic substances to induce vomiting or diarrhea as a way to rid the body of impurities.
During the medieval period, surgery was considered a lowly profession due to its association with barbers who also practiced it.
Herbal remedies were also commonly used by medieval physicians, including opium, which was believed to have healing properties.
The Black Death (1347-49) killed millions, about 40% of Britian population (1/3) and across Europe
During surgery, patients were not given any form of anesthetic, leading to intense pain and suffering.
Barber surgeons were responsible for performing surgeries such as amputations, trepanation (drilling holes into skulls), and tooth extraction.
Physicians believed that diseases like the plague were caused by bad air or miasma.
The Black Death (1347-50) killed millions of people across Europe.
Medieval doctors believed that diseases were caused by evil spirits or bad air (miasma).
They tried to treat patients by bleeding them, purging them, and applying hot poultices.
Robert Boyle conducted experiments on gases and discovered laws governing their behavior.
Bloodletting was a common medical practice during the Middle Ages, where doctors would cut open veins to remove blood from patients.
Galen believed that all diseases could be traced back to an imbalance in one of four humors - black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood.
Medieval medicine relied heavily on superstition and religious beliefs, with many treatments involving prayers and holy water.
Hippocrates is considered the father of modern medicine due to his emphasis on observation and documentation rather than superstition.
Medieval medicine relied heavily on superstition and religious beliefs, with many treatments involving prayers or holy water.
Galen believed that all diseases could be traced back to an imbalance in one of four humors - black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood.
Hippocrates is considered the father of modern medicine due to his emphasis on observation and experimentation.
Some scientists and doctors began to challenge the old ideas by asking questions and seeking evidence themselves
Why did the development of medicine regressed or stayed stagnant?
Only monks and nuns could read and write: books would be place in monasteries - meant that monasteries had a lot of influence over what books were written and read
Medicine in modern Britain has seen great advances in the 20th and 21st centuries as technology developed and the government became more involved in the health of the British people