新奇事件簿 瑜伽-背部疼痛患者的福音

New research from America suggests that yoga could help millions of people who have back problems. In an article published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers found that yoga was a better treatment for back pain than standard therapy. A study in Washington State saw 101 adults follow a choice of 12-week treatments. They chose between a course in yoga, standard therapeutic¹ exercise or following instructions in a self-help book. The results showed yoga reduced pain more quickly and had longer lasting² benefits. Dr. Karen Sherman said this was because of “mind and body effects”.

来自美国的一项最新研究显示，瑜伽可以帮助数百万背部疼痛的患者。在《内科学纪事》发表的一篇文章中，研究人员发现，在治疗背部疼痛方面，瑜伽比标准治疗的效果更好。华盛顿州一份研究追踪调查了101名成年人12周的治疗情况。他们可以选择上瑜伽课，接受标准疗法或遵循自助书的引导。结果显示瑜伽可以更快缓解疼痛，效果更持久。Karen Sherman医生表示，这是因为“思想和身体效应”。

The article states that most treatments for backaches do not provide much pain relief and that exercise is one of the best therapies. However, the researchers say the effects of exercise are often small. They suggest that yoga, which combines physical exercise with breathing, “may benefit patients with back pain simply because it involves exercise or because of its effects on mental focus”. They conducted their study because they found no published articles in western medical books that evaluated yoga for chronic³ low back pain. Millions of people worldwide practice yoga every day.

文章表述道，背痛的大部分疗法都不能很好地缓解疼痛，运动是最佳疗法之一。然而，研究人员表示，运动的效果非常小。他们说，瑜伽把运动和呼吸结合起来，“能够使背痛患者受益，可能是因为包含了运动，或者因为集中注意力。”他们进行这项研究是因为他们在西方医学期刊中没有发现评估瑜伽对慢性背痛影响的文章。全世界数百万人每天都练瑜伽。

1 therapeutic   

adj.治疗的，起治疗作用的；对身心健康有益的

参考例句：

• Therapeutic measures were selected to fit the patient.选择治疗措施以适应病人的需要。
• When I was sad,music had a therapeutic effect.我悲伤的时候，音乐有治疗效力。

2 lasting   

adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持

参考例句：

• The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
• We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

3 chronic   

adj.(疾病)长期未愈的，慢性的；极坏的

参考例句：

• Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
• Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。