I suppose for most of us, of a certain age anyway, our earliest experience of pain relief would be the administering of aspirin by a parent.
I still use good old aspirin myself occasionally. Apparently in 1500 BC the Egyptians were using infusions of myrtle leaves to relieve back pain. Myrtle leaves contain salycylic acid, the main ingredient of aspirin.
I know that every now and again we here a bad report about it, but the fact remains that it really is a bit of a wonder drug, and it's still available pretty much everywhere without prescription. I wonder how many of todays "miracle pills" will still be around after over 100 years?
Although not specifically about back pain as such, I have given myself a broad remit, and I thought readers may be interested in this story by Virginia Blackburn on the express.co.uk website.
It makes totally absorbing reading, and if you thought you knew everything about aspirin read this and I bet you'll learn something new.
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