Centre for Pain Research, Faculty of Health, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK.
Libyan J Med. 2010 Sep 8;5. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v5i0.5253.
Ibn Sina (Latin name - Avicenna, 980-1037) is a famous Muslim physician who wrote The Canon of Medicine. Pain-related writings within The Canon were identified and analysed and compared to Galen and Modern Pain Theory. We found evidence in The Canon that Avicenna challenged Galen's concept of pain. Galen insisted that injuries (breach of continuity) were the only cause of pain. In contrast, Avicenna suggested that the true cause of pain was a change of the physical condition (temperament change) of the organ whether there was an injury present or not. Avicenna extended Galen's descriptions of 4 to 15 types of pain and used a terminology that is remarkably similar to that used in the McGill Pain Questionnaire.
伊本·西那(拉丁名 - 阿维森纳,980-1037 年)是一位著名的穆斯林医生,他撰写了《医典》。《医典》中与疼痛相关的著作被确定并分析,并与盖伦和现代疼痛理论进行了比较。我们在《医典》中发现了证据,表明阿维森纳质疑了盖伦的疼痛概念。盖伦坚持认为,损伤(连续性中断)是疼痛的唯一原因。相比之下,阿维森纳认为疼痛的真正原因是器官的物理状态(气质变化)发生了变化,无论是否存在损伤。阿维森纳扩展了盖伦对 4 到 15 种疼痛类型的描述,并使用了一种术语,与麦吉尔疼痛问卷中使用的术语非常相似。