Backache sufferers often end up taking more than one drug to kill pain.A.RightB.WrongC.Not
Backache sufferers often end up taking more than one drug to kill pain.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
Backache sufferers often end up taking more than one drug to kill pain.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第1题
Backache sufferers often end up taking more than one drug to kill pain
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第2题
Backache sufferers often end up taking more than one drug to kill pain
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第3题
Relieving the Pain
"Exercise may be thebest treatment of chronic pain,"say doctors at a new clinic for dealingwith pain "People with chronic pain n, eed to stop lying around, go out more, and start exercising. "The instinctivereac- tion to acute pain is to stop moving and to try to protect the source ofpain_ But it seems that this is often not productive,especially in the case ofback pain Back pain,after headaches and tiredness, has become the third mostcommon reason for people to visit their doctors. Painful backs now account formillions of days off work.
Lumbar(腰部的)pains are partly theprice humans pay for taking their forelimbs off the ground, but they aremade worse by a sedentary(久坐不动的 ) lifestyle. Lack of exercise slowly decreases the flexibility andstrength of muscles, so that it is more difficult to take pressure off the siteof pain. Exer- cise is essential. It releases endorphins(内啡肽), the body's "feel-good"chemicals,which are natural painkillers. In fact. these are so important that researchersare now looking for drugs that can maintain a comfortable level of endorphinsin the body.
Most people who go to afamily doctor complaining of pain are prescribed pain=killing drugs rather thanexercise. Since finding the cause of backache is not so easy,doctors frequentlydo not know the precise cause of the discomfort,and as the pain continues,sufferers end up taking stronger doses or a series of different drugs."It's crazy, "says Dr. Brasseur,a therapist at the InternationalAssociation for the Study of Pain. "Some of them are taking different drugsprescribed by different doctors. I've just seen a patient who was taking two drugs which turned out to be the samething under different names.
A generation of new painclinics now operates on the basis that drugs are best avoided. Once pa- tients have undergone the initial physical andpsychological check up, their medication is cut down as much as possible. Taking patients off drugsalso prepares them for physical activity.
Insome pain-relief clinics,patients begin the day with muscle contraction andrelaxation exercises, followed by anhour on exercise bikes. Later in the day, they practice tai chi(太极) , self-defense, and deepthought. This compares with an average of two-and-a-half hours' physiotherapy(理疗)a week in a traditional hospital program. "The idea is to strengthen and toincrease long-lasting energy,flexibility, and confidence,"explains Bill Wiles, a consultant pain doctor in Liverpool. "Patients undergoing this therapy get back to work and resume healthyactive lifestyles much sooner than those subjected to more conservative treatment.”
To treat pain,patients should stop moving around
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第4题
People working with computers have backache because they crouch over a (an) ______ keyboard.
第5题
Relieving the Pain
"Exercise may be thebest treatment of chronic pain, "say doctors at a new clinic for dealingwith pain. "People with chronic pain need to stop lying around,go outmore, and start exercising. "The in- stinctive reaction to acute pain isto stop moving and to try to protect the source of pain. But it seems that thisis often not productive, especially in the case of back pain. Back pain, afterheadaches and tiredness,has become the third most common reason for people tovisit their doctors. Painful backsnow account for millions of days off work.
Lumbar(腰部的)pains are partly theprice humans pay for taking their forelimbs off the ground, but they aremade worse by a sedentary(久坐不动的 ) lifestyle. Lack of exercise slowly decreases theflexibility and strength of muscles, sothat it is more difficult to take pressure off the site of pain. Exer- cise isessential. It releases endorphins (内啡肽) , the body's "feel-good"chemicals, which are naturalpainkillers. In fact,these are so important that researchers are now looking for drugs that canmaintain a comfortable level ofendorphins in the body.
Most people who go to afamily doctor complaining of pain are prescribed pain-killing drugs rather thanexercise. Since finding the cause of backache is not so easy,doctors frequentlydo not know the precise cause of the discomfort,and as the pain continues,sufferers end up taking stronger doses or a series of different drugs."It's crazy, "says Dr. Brasseur,a therapist at the InternationalAssociation for the Study of Pain. "Some of them are taking differentdrugs prescribed by different doctors I've just seen a patient who was takingtwo drugs which turned out to be the same thing under different names. "
A generation of new painclinics now operates on the basis that drugs are best avoided. Once pa- tientshave undergone the initial physical and psychological check up, theirmedication is cut down as much as possible. Taking patients off drugs alsoprepares them for physical activity.
In some pain-reliefclinics,patients begin the day with muscle contraction and relaxationexercises, followed by an hour on exercise bikes. Later in the day, they practice tai chi(太极 ) , self-defense, and deep thought. This compares with anaverage of two-and-a-half hours' physiotherapy(理疗)a week in a traditional hospital program. "The idea is tostrengthen and to increase long-lasting energy,flexibility, andconfidence,"explains Bill Wiles,a consultant pain doctor in Liverpool. "Patients undergoing this therapy getback to work and resume healthy active lifestyles much sooner than thosesubjected to more conservative treatment. "
To treat pain, patients should stop moving around
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned
第6题
A.indigestion
B.sore throat
C.earache
D.backache
第7题
In 1983, Warren began successfully treating sufferers with antibiotics and bismuth.
A.Y
B.N
C.NG
第8题
(30)
A.Nidia didn't exercise much.
B.Nidia was not a good badminton player.
C.Nidia hurt herself because she couldn't play badminton.
D.Nidia lacked badminton exercise so she played last night.
第9题
It can be seen from the last paragraph that treatment of the disorder______.
A.has no positive effect at all
B.is unavailable to most sufferers
C.tends to be refused by the sufferers
D.can lead to improvement in the sufferers' lives
第10题
Excercises helps pain sufferers to recover more quickly than traditional treatment.
A.Right
B.Wrong
C.Not mentioned