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Why is Hippocrates considered the father of medicine?

The ancient Greek physician and ancient medicine reformer Hippocrates (460-377 BC) is called the father of medicine because he was the first to promote a rational approach to the treatment of diseases. He departed from the views accepted in his time, according to which diseases were considered as a manifestation of the divine or the devil.

Having freed medicine from religious prejudices, Hippocrates determined the ways of its independent development. He taught that the doctor should not treat the disease, but the patient, taking into account the individual characteristics of the organism and the environment.

Hippocrates proceeded from the idea of the determining influence of environmental factors on the formation of bodily (constitution) and mental (temperament) properties of a person. He put forward four basic principles of treatment: to benefit and not harm, the opposite to treat the opposite, to help nature and, being careful, spare the patient. Hippocrates is also known as an outstanding surgeon: he developed methods for applying bandages, treating fractures and dislocations, wounds, and fistulas.

Hippocrates is credited with the text of the so-called medical oath ("Hippocratic Oath"), which succinctly formulates the moral norms of a doctor's behavior (although the original version of the oath existed in ancient Egypt).

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Man probably learned to jump into the water soon after he learned to swim. He started jumping into the water as soon as he discovered that he could fall into the water from the ground. After the man learned to jump, he probably began to dive head first into the water. But only at the end of the XNUMXth century did acrobatic or artistic diving emerge. Gymnasts from countries such as Switzerland, Germany and Finland, while improving their acrobatic technique, discovered during training that jumping into water is softer than jumping onto the ground or mats. As a result of these practical exercises, a new sport appeared - diving.

By 1904 there was great international interest in the sport. There were enough different types of diving to have competitions in this type during the Olympic Games of that year. The competition was called "high diving in the program of the Olympic Games". Each jump allowed in the competition has a score based on the difficulty of the execution.

Since the first Olympic diving competition held in 1904, the list of types of diving has continued to change. Obsolete types of jumps are removed, and new ones are added. Jumping from a tower is jumping without a throwable board. They are usually performed from a high platform. Ski jumping uses a long board that bends easily. Ski jumping appeared after jumping from a tower. They are made from a lower height than high jumps.

Today, diving competition is a very popular sport in schools and colleges. Many divers who compete during their studies continue to compete for many years afterwards.

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