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Pain and its management: Dante's Divine Comedy.

Raffaella BianucciIacopo LaniniTúlio Vinícius de Oliveira CamposDonatella Lippi
Published in: Postgraduate medical journal (2023)
Dante Alighieri died in 1321; therefore, 2021 is the 700th anniversary of his death. His best known work is the Divine Comedy, which explores Dante's journey through the three realms of the underworld. Each realm is associated with three different sensations: Inferno, bodily (pain); Purgatorio, acoustic (music); and Paradiso, visual (light). The progression of the painful experiences and the resolution through music and light mirror the modern understanding of pain and its management. Music has both direct and indirect benefits and can help with coping. Sunlight promotes well-being and self-awareness.
Keyphrases
  • chronic pain
  • pain management
  • neuropathic pain
  • depressive symptoms
  • mental health
  • spinal cord injury