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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。
新聞辭典
dressing：名詞，包紮。例句：She put a dressing on the mangled toe.（她包紮被砍傷的腳趾。）
couple：動詞，加上、連結。例句：The sleeping car and restaurant car were coupled together.（寢車與餐車相連。）
cleare up：片語，病癒。例句：You won’t be able to go swimming tomorrow if your cold hasn’t cleared up.（如果你的感冒沒好，明天不能去游泳。）
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