Doctors In The Middle Ages Essay
Studying history can sometimes cause a person to wonder what it was like to live during
that time period or even be able to visit it to see what its like. In the medieval period it would
have been a nightmare to live there, mainly because of the medical practices. The medical
practices were nothing short of horrifying. There was no sanitation, no good aesthetics, no pain
killers, and no real doctors. Of course they had doctors but the amount of information they
actually knew about whatever sickness they were treating was slim to none. The physicians
thought their procedure were correct, but as time progressed, it is easy to say many procedures
did not actually help and the “helpful” ones would still be extremely excruciating. …show more content…
Some of the main types of
medical help that will be focus of this paper are: priest, surgeons, and wise woman. All three of
these characters have a major role in the medical field of the Middle …show more content…
The best of Clergies usually
died of the sicknesses as well because they were always around disease. Monasteries tended to
have hospitals attached to them and monks worked in them. The Monks had a basic knowledge
of the medical field, but they were the best option for this time, especially for the poor that could
not afford a better doctor such as a physician. In 1200, there were possibly over four hundred
hospitals in England alone. Clergies were the first “doctors” in the Middle Ages, but in 1215, a
decree ruled that priest could no longer help in the shedding of blood. Therefore, it carried over
to the barbers because they were accustomed to using razors. The practice was taught to them
and them rest of the Middle Ages it was up to them.
With many surgeries there are a lot of risk, even in modern day twenty first century.
Also, in almost all surgeries they give anesthetics, to numb the pain. Well, in 500-1400 AD
that time period or even be able to visit it to see what its like. In the medieval period it would
have been a nightmare to live there, mainly because of the medical practices. The medical
practices were nothing short of horrifying. There was no sanitation, no good aesthetics, no pain
killers, and no real doctors. Of course they had doctors but the amount of information they
actually knew about whatever sickness they were treating was slim to none. The physicians
thought their procedure were correct, but as time progressed, it is easy to say many procedures
did not actually help and the “helpful” ones would still be extremely excruciating. …show more content…
Some of the main types of
medical help that will be focus of this paper are: priest, surgeons, and wise woman. All three of
these characters have a major role in the medical field of the Middle …show more content…
The best of Clergies usually
died of the sicknesses as well because they were always around disease. Monasteries tended to
have hospitals attached to them and monks worked in them. The Monks had a basic knowledge
of the medical field, but they were the best option for this time, especially for the poor that could
not afford a better doctor such as a physician. In 1200, there were possibly over four hundred
hospitals in England alone. Clergies were the first “doctors” in the Middle Ages, but in 1215, a
decree ruled that priest could no longer help in the shedding of blood. Therefore, it carried over
to the barbers because they were accustomed to using razors. The practice was taught to them
and them rest of the Middle Ages it was up to them.
With many surgeries there are a lot of risk, even in modern day twenty first century.
Also, in almost all surgeries they give anesthetics, to numb the pain. Well, in 500-1400 AD