Trapped Nerve

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posted on 2025-05-09, 08:56 authored by Matthew PartridgeMatthew Partridge

A cartoon featuring anthropomorphised painkillers encountering a ferocious “trapped nerve” in the body. Through a comic strip format, it humorously critiques the inadequacy of over-the-counter medication for severe nerve pain.

History

Creation date

2017-01-06

AltText

Two capsules encounter a terrifying nerve in a comic about trapped nerve pain.

Transcript

Capsule 1: So what have we been swallowed for? Capsule 2: Just some pain in the back Capsule 1: Easy – couple of beers in the liver afterwards? Capsule 2: Of course shoul– growl Capsule 1: Oh god it's a trapped nerve Nerve: Rrrrrgh! Capsule 2: RUuunnn Nerve: GRRRR!!