> The notion that physical pain could be banished from most people's lives would have seemed absurd. Today most of us in the technically advanced nations take i

> The notion that physical pain could be banished from most people's lives would have seemed absurd. Today most of us in the technically advanced nations take its routine absence for granted. LOL, that's absurd. I'm working from bed (again) because of constant back pain that spikes to unbearable if I stay upright for too long.