最新研究顯示 天氣與疼痛其實沒關係!
People who claim they suffer aches and pains in damp weather are wrong, scientists say.
科學家們表示，人們認爲在潮溼的天氣裏就會關節疼痛的看法是不正確的。
There is no link between the two - instead cold temperatures just makes people more aware of their discomfort, new research confirms.
最新研究證實，這兩者之間沒有任何關聯--事實上寒冷的天氣只是會讓人們更加意識到身體的不適。
Almost 1,000 people with lower back pain, and around 350 with knee osteoarthritis were assessed in a study.
一項研究評估了大約1000名腰疼患者和350名膝關節炎症患者的狀況。
Weather figures from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology were also sourced for the duration of the study period.
在研究進行期間，澳大利亞氣象局的天氣情況也作爲數據來源進行參考。
Researchers compared the weather at the time patients first noticed pain with weather conditions one week and one month before the onset. They found no association between back pain and temperature, humidity, air pressure, wind direction or precipitation.
研究人員比對了患者首次出現疼痛那周的天氣和發作前一個月的天氣。他們發現，無論是氣溫、溼度、氣壓、颳風還是降雨，都與人們的腰痛沒有關聯。
However, higher temperatures did slightly increase the chances of lower back pain.
相反，高溫倒是會輕微增加患腰痛病的機率。
Professor Chris Maher, of The George Institute, Sydney, said: 'The belief that pain and inclement weather are linked dates back to Roman times. But our research suggests this belief may be based on the fact that people recall events that confirm their pre-existing views.'
悉尼大學喬治研究院的克里斯·馬厄教授表示：“早在古羅馬時期，人們就認爲疼痛與天氣陰冷有關。但我們的研究證明，這個觀點可能是基於先入爲主導致的。”
'Human beings are very susceptible so it’s easy to see why we might only take note of pain on the days when it’s cold and rainy outside, but discount the days when they have symptoms but the weather is mild and sunny.'
“人類是非常容易受影響的，所以很容易發現，我們爲何那麼清楚的記得在寒冷陰雨天氣的疼痛，而事實上在溫暖晴好的天氣裏，疼痛也一直存在。”
But he and his team conducted a second study after people remained adamant that adverse weather conditions worsened their symptoms. They used data from new patients with both lower back pain and osteoarthritis.
不過，在人們堅稱惡劣天氣會加重疼痛時，他和他的團隊人員進行了第二項研究。他們使用了那些同時患有腰疼病和膝關節炎症患者的數據。
However, the results were almost exactly the same - proving there is 'absolutely' no link between pain and the weather in these conditions.
然而，研究結果仍近乎一模一樣--證明疼痛與天氣“絕對”沒有關聯。
