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http://www.libertytimes.com.tw
/2011/new/mar/31/today-int4.htm



Laughing "better than latest technology for leg ulcers"
大笑對腳部潰瘍的療效優於最新科技
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http://www.libertytimes.com.tw
/2011/new/mar/31/today-int4.htm

A good old belly laugh can help heal leg ulcers, experts say. The Leeds University team said good nursing and the occasional laugh was a better way to get the body healing than using the latest technology.

專家說，捧腹大笑有助治療腳部潰瘍。里茲大學團隊說，好的照顧與偶爾大笑，對身體復元的效果比使用最新科技好。

Hospitals and health clinics are increasingly using low-dose ultrasound for leg ulcers. But the five-year study of 337 patients found it did nothing to speed up recovery, the British Medical Journal reported.

醫院與健康診所越來越常使用低劑量的超音波來治療腳部潰瘍，但是《英國醫學期刊》報導，這份針對337名病患的5年研究發現，超音波對加速復元毫無用處。

Instead, lead researcher Professor Andrea Nelson said："The best way to do that is with compression bandages and support stocking coupled with advice on diet and exercise. Believe it or not, having a really hearty chuckle can help too. This is because laughing gets the diaphragm moving and this plays a vital part in moving blood around the body."

領導研究者尼爾森教授說：「最好的方式就是加壓繃帶以及輔助襪，加上飲食與運動建議。信不信由你，盡情地呵呵笑也有幫助，這是因為大笑會讓橫隔膜移動，這對讓血液在體內流動扮演要角。」

During the study, the team concentrated on patients with hard-to-heal ulcers that had not cleared up after six months or longer. They found that adding ultrasound to the standard approach to care -dressings and compression therapy- made no difference to the speed of healing or the chance of ulcers coming back.

在這份研究中，團隊專注在潰瘍很難好、6個月以上都未痊癒的病患，他們發現，在包紮與加壓療法等標準照顧方式之外增加超音波，不會改變癒合速度或潰瘍復發機率。

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我想起
腹式呼吸健身法
可能是同個原理--
讓橫隔膜移動，
這對讓血液在體內流動扮演要角。
若是飲食健身
則是黃耆當歸兩味
氣運血
血載氣
以現代人說法
則是促進血液循環
通則不痛
亦是中醫溫補派的醫理基礎