天空步道遊客遭壓傷不治；日本腰酸背痛的救濟；Safety Tips for Using Hotel Gym Equipment

Safety Tips for Using Hotel Gym Equipment

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NHK WORLD

Millions worldwide suffer from lower back pain. In Japan alone, an estimated 28 million people have the condition. It can be debilitating, and pinpointing the cause is often difficult. Now orthopedists and psychiatrists in Japan have joined hands to bring relief to aching backs. And a Japanese doctor has developed a new surgical procedure for herniated spinal discs that's less taxing for patients. We'll also share an exercise rooted in sumo wrestling that you can try at home, to keep back pain at bay.

Medical Frontiers
Relief for Aching Backs
July 7 Tue. 0:30 / 6:30 / 12:30 / 18:30(JST)
http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/medicalfrontiers/

全球數百萬患有腰痛。僅在日本，估計有 2800 萬人有條件。它可以使人衰弱，和查明的原因，常是困難的。現在骨科醫生和精神病學家在日本有聯手紓緩腰酸背痛。日本醫生具有開發新手術治療脊柱椎間盤小於徵稅的患者。我們也將分享植根于相撲摔跤你可以在家，嘗試保持灣回痛鍛煉。

醫學前沿
腰酸背痛的救濟

（中央社記者蕭博陽南投縣6日電）南投縣中寮鄉龍鳳瀑布天空步道今天開始試營運，不過下方的健行步道卻發生遊客遭壓傷不治，巧合程度令居民議論紛紛。

一名62歲徐姓婦人上午和友人前往龍鳳瀑布下方的步道健行，不料一棵樹徑約70、80公分、長度約5公尺的樹木，突然自10多公尺高的山坡斷裂落下砸到徐婦，救護員到場時，徐婦仍有意識，但送醫後因右側數根肋骨斷裂，且疑似有腦震盪現象，傷重不治。1040706