Got Back Pain? Try Yoga Or Massage Before Reaching For The Pills
时间：2019-01-16 作者：英语课 分类：2017年NPR美国国家公共电台2月
RACHEL MARTIN, HOST:
Lower back pain - yeah, you know who you are. You're not alone, though. Most of us will suffer from lower back pain sometime in our lives. And when it happens, many of us will reach for pain medication. But new guidelines from the American College of Physicians say don't do it. You're supposed to try yoga or acupuncture 1. Now, before you roll your eyes, listen to Patti Neighmond's report.
PATTI NEIGHMOND, BYLINE 2: Your back is killing 3 you. You really want pain relief. But not so fast, says Dr. Nitin Damle, president of the American College of Physicians. In contrast to lots of other pain, he says, acute back pain - not the chronic 4 kind - usually goes away.
NITIN DAMLE: The body will adjust, and it'll heal. And the inflammation will go down pretty much on its own.
NEIGHMOND: It may take a week or even 10 days, but there are things you can do, other than medication, to speed the process along.
DAMLE: Superficial heat, massage 5, acupuncture, spinal 6 manipulation really is adequate for treating this problem.
NEIGHMOND: Exercise like yoga and tai chi can relax muscles, joints 7 and tendons.
DAMLE: So that people can, you know, be relieved of their low back pain a little bit sooner rather than later.
NEIGHMOND: Techniques that distract people from pain, like mindfulness and purposeful relaxation 8, can also help. Bottom line - if not needed, why risk the side effects of medication?
DAMLE: They can give you gastritis. They can give you stomach upset. They can raise your blood pressure.
NEIGHMOND: Now, if non-drug treatments just aren't working and pain continues, the guidelines suggest medication to reduce inflammation and, in some cases, low-level painkillers 9. Primary care doctor Steven Atlas 10 with Massachusetts General Hospital says the guidelines are a needed change.
STEVEN ATLAS: It's moving away from simple fixes to a more complex view that how to make the back better involves a lot of lifestyle changes that a pill isn't going to solve.
NEIGHMOND: Regular exercise can strengthen core muscles and protect the back. And powerful painkillers, like opioids, should be considered only as a last resort.
Patti Neighmond, NPR News.
- Written records show that acupuncture dates back to the Song Dynasty.文字记载表明，宋朝就已经有了针灸。
- It's known that acupuncture originated in China.众所周知，针灸起源于中国。
- His byline was absent as well.他的署名也不见了。
- We wish to thank the author of this article which carries no byline.我们要感谢这篇文章的那位没有署名的作者。
- Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
- Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。
- 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。
- He is really quite skilled in doing massage.他的按摩技术确实不错。
- Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.按摩可使僵硬的肌肉松弛。
- After three days in Japan,the spinal column becomes extraordinarily flexible.在日本三天，就已经使脊椎骨变得富有弹性了。
- Your spinal column is made up of 24 movable vertebrae.你的脊柱由24个活动的脊椎骨构成。
- Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on gas mains. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在煤气的总管道上了。
- Expansion joints of various kinds are fitted on steam pipes. 各种各样的伸缩接头被安装在蒸气管道上了。
- The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law.部长一向反对法律上的任何放宽。
- She listens to classical music for relaxation.她听古典音乐放松。
- The doctor gave him some painkillers to ease the pain. 医生给了他一些止疼片以减缓疼痛。 来自辞典例句
- The primary painkillers - opiates, like OxyContin - are widely feared, misunderstood and underused. 人们对主要的镇痛药——如鸦片剂奥施康定——存在广泛的恐惧、误解，因此没有充分利用。 来自时文部分