HOW DO PAIN RELIEVERS WORK?

HOW DO PAIN RELIEVERS WORK? -

GEORGE ZAIDAN

3,396,744 views

Jun 26, 2012

TED-Ed

14.9M subscribers

View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-do-pain...

Some people take aspirin or ibuprofen to treat everyday aches and pains, but how exactly do the different classes of pain relievers work? Learn about the basic physiology of how humans experience pain, and the mechanics of the medicines we've invented to block or circumvent that discomfort.

 

Lesson by George Zaidan, animated by Augenblick Studios.

 

Grateful thanks to

GEORGE ZAIDAN

TED-Ed

and YouTube and all the others who made this video possible.