Hole in the head to release the evil spirit within
Simple Splints
To set broken bones
Made with mud and tree bark
Treatments
Herbal remedies
Prayers and chants
Via a medicine man
Charms and amulets
Ancient Egypt
Causes
Channel Theory
Believed there to be channels running in the body
Believed that if a channel became blocked then that area of the body became ill.
Inspired by The Nile
Gods and Spirits
Treatments
Herbal Remedies
Potions and charms (supernatural)
Regular washing in order to maintain purity
Surgery
Cutting out swellings and sewing up wounds
Factors
Religion
Mummification
Trade and Writing
Allowed an increased knowledge to spread
Ancient Greece
Religion
Asclepion
Temple where Asclepios (the god of healing along with his daughters, Pancea and Hygeia) would heal someone who gave an offering and spent the night in his temple