The Way of the Past

I know everyone has heard of the ancient methods for treating the ill back in the day. Different cultures had different religious beliefs. It was these religious cultures that determined how they viewed disease. For the longest time it was believed by virtually all civilizations that disease was caused by the possession of evil spirits. Today we know that this is a completely ludicrous idea. However, our ancestors did not. Because people use to believe that disease was caused by evil spirits, naturally people wanted to remove them. Here's where the crudeness comes in. In order to release the evil spirits ancient civilizations and even our forefathers practiced blood letting, which is simply bleeding out the body. Another popular technique was drilling holes in the head. This technique was commonly used to treat headaches as well which seems somewhat retarded to me seeing how I'm sure there head hurt worse after having it drilled in. Other disorders such as psychological disorders were also first treated in fairly crude ways. In one instance lobotomies were performed to either remove or separate certain parts of the brain in an attempt to disrupt the flow of electricity in the brain and consequently preventing the problem from occurring. Another widely used method of treatment was electroshock therapy which is exactly what it sounds like. The motive behind it was similar to that of lobotomies. Thankfully, however, modern science has allowed for great advances and today drugs are most commonly used to treat disorders and diseases.