segunda-feira, 14 de março de 2011

Doutor Risadinha dá uma dica bacana: Grupo Morro do Riso ministra oficina gratuita de humor!

Olha que dica bacana, turminha! Conforme postagem publicada em 14 de março pela Redação do Correio, o Grupo Morro do Riso ministra oficina gratuita de humor. As aulas fazem parte do projeto Comédia e Humor Brasileiros, do Ministério da Cultura

O grupo paulista Morro do Riso oferece a partir de hoje uma oficina gratuita de humor do Teatro Vila Velha, no Campo Grande. As aulas fazem parte do projeto Comédia e Humor Brasileiros, do Ministério da Cultura, e acontecem hoje, das 14h às 18h, e amanhã e quarta, das 9h às 18.

As inscrições são gratuitas e abertas a todas as faixas etárias. “A ideia é levar o cômico como ferramenta de autoconhecimento. Transformar atitudes por meio do humor e usá-lo como pretexto para se observar”, explica o dramaturgo e diretor Almir Rosa, um dos ministrantes das oficinas.

Almir também garante que, quem não consegue convencer ninguém contando piadas pode sim aprender a ser engraçado. “Mas é preciso coragem”. As inscrições podem ser feitas pelo e-mail morrodoriso@gmail.com
http://www.correio24horas.com.br/noticias/detalhes/detalhes-1/artigo/grupo-morro-do-riso-ministra-oficina-gratuita-de-humor/

Doutor Risadinha ressalta que Rir é melhor do que algumas terapias (bem carinhas)!

Laughter is better than expensive therapies (


It has been stated by researchers from the University of Leed’s School of Healthcare that hi-tech treatments like ultrasound is less effective when it comes to laughter. Laughter is helpful in making recovery faster and blood circulation also increases.

Leg ulcers are recurrent in people in UK and reports state that about 500,000 people suffer from them. People who have problems with mobility and varicose veins suffer from leg ulcers. This situation can also be aggravated due to obesity.

People who had leg ulcers were assessed for about five years and the diaphragm is stimulated when someone laughs as it plays an important role in blood circulation. It has also been figured out that when it comes to giving benefits, not much of help is delivered by ultrasound therapy that is expensive also.

The healing period of leg ulcers that are complicated is about six months and can be more also. It was seen by researchers that the expensive ultrasound therapy that is worth 200 pounds on an average is not that beneficial in speeding up the healing process.

The research said, “Forget technology. The best prescription for patients with venous leg ulcers is good quality nursing care and the occasional belly laugh!”
http://topnews.ae/content/26461-laughter-better-expensive-therapies

Doutor Risadinha destaca: Risos e cuidados de enfermagem ajudam a cicatrizar as úlceras de perna venosa melhor do que o ultra-som

Laughter and nursing care heal venous leg ulcers better than ultrasound


Submitted by Kathleen Blanchard RN on 2011-03-09

Laughter can be good medicine, shown by numerous studies that point to increased immunity, lower stress and improved cardiovascular health. A new study shows a good belly laugh improves circulation and can help heal venous leg ulcers - combined with good nursing care that is.

Laughter stimulates blood flow to heal leg ulcers

In a five year study conducted by researchers at University of Leeds, scientists found low-dose ultrasound that delivers refractory sound waves to promote healing, provided no extra benefits for treating venous leg ulcers, compared to traditional nursing care and an occasional laugh to stimulate the diaphragm and promote circulation.

Ultrasound no help, costly

Professor Andrea Nelson from the University of Leeds' School of Healthcare, who led the study said, "The 'healing energy' of low-dose ultrasound can make a difference to some medical conditions but with venous leg ulcers, this is simply not the case."

The goal says Dr. Nelson, is to stimulate blood flow from the legs back up to the heart. Standard treatment includes exercise, compression hose and bandages and diet, but not ultrasound that Nelson calls "magic wands".

Nelson says, Believe it or not, having a really hearty chuckle can help too. This is because laughing gets the diaphragm moving and this plays a vital part in moving blood around the body."

Leg ulcers that occur from varicose veins are unsightly and take months to heal. The scientists conducted the study, published in the British Journal of Medicine, to see which treatment work best. Ultrasound was found to be costly and, though has other therapeutic applications, was no benefit for helping venous stasis ulcers heal.

The cause of the difficult to heal, painful ulcers is poor circulation combined with faulty valves in the leg veins that often affects diabetics and obese individuals. Some ulcers can take up to a year to heal.

The authors note that with the rising rates of obesity, the number of people with venous ulcer is likely to increase and say it's important to find ways to help patients whose ulcers wont go away.

Nelson says, "We do need to find ways to helping those patients who ulcers won't go away, but our study shows that ultrasound is not the way to do that. We need to focus on what really matters, which is good quality nursing care. There really is no need for the NHS to provide district nurses with ultrasound machines. This would not be money well spent."

For the study, researchers chose patients whose leg ulcers had been present for six months or more and ankle to brachial pressure index of ≥0.8.

For up to twelve weeks the study group received standard nursing care, combined with weekly low dose ultrasound or just standard care, to compare rates of healing. There was no difference in length of time to healing, showing ultrasound is not useful for healing venous leg ulcers and results in substantially higher cost of treatment. The researchers say laughter and good nursing care can help heal leg wounds.
http://www.emaxhealth.com/1020/laughter-and-nursing-care-heal-venous-leg-ulcers-better-ultrasound

DOUTOR RISADINHA AMPLIA OS HORIZONTES E APRESENTA MATÉRIAS SOBRE O RISO EM DIVERSOS PAÍSES

Turminha do Riso, vamos a partir de hoje, ampliar nossos horizontes e acompanhar tudo o que rola sobre o Riso em outros países, valeu! E para começar já vai uma matéria bem legal, publicada em 08/março com o título "Laughter really is the best medicine (for leg ulcers)":


Forget technology. The best prescription for patients with venous leg ulcers is good quality nursing care — and the occasional belly laugh!

A five-year study led from the University of Leeds has shown that ultrasound therapy does nothing to speed up the healing process of leg ulceration — contrary to what had been expected. Traditional methods of nursing care, which are cheaper and easier to deliver, work just as well, the authors conclude.

“The ‘healing energy’ of low-dose ultrasound can make a difference to some medical conditions but with venous leg ulcers, this is simply not the case,” said Professor Andrea Nelson from the University of Leeds’ School of Healthcare, who led the study.

“The key to care with this group of patients is to stimulate blood flow back up the legs to the heart. The best way to do that is with compression bandages and support stockings — not ‘magic wands’ – coupled with advice on diet and exercise. Believe it or not, having a really hearty chuckle can help too. This is because laughing gets the diaphragm moving and this plays a vital part in moving blood around the body.”

Venous leg ulcers are common in people with varicose veins or mobility problems whose ‘muscle pumps’ in the feet and calves struggle to drive blood up to the heart. These ulcers can be painful and unsightly, having a significant negative impact on health and quality of life.

Although most leg ulcers will clear up with good nursing care, a significant proportion of the lesions will take 12 months or longer to heal. The older and larger ulcers become the harder they are to get rid of, hence the search for solutions that could speed-up the healing process.

A number of small studies had suggested that ultrasound could be the answer. Professor Nelson (University of Leeds), working with colleagues from the Universities of York and Teeside, and many NHS Trusts, have now shown that this is not the case.

The researchers concentrated on ‘hard to heal’ ulcers that had not cleared up after six months or longer. Drawing on patients from across the UK and Ireland, they found that adding ultrasound to the standard approach to care – dressings and compression therapy – made no difference to the speed of healing or the chance of the ulcers coming back. Ultrasound also raised the cost of care per patient by almost £200.

“Rising levels of obesity mean that the number of people who suffer from legs ulcers is likely to grow,” Professor Nelson said. “We do need to find ways to helping those patients who ulcers won’t go away, but our study shows that ultrasound is not the way to do that. We need to focus on what really matters, which is good quality nursing care. There really is no need for the NHS to provide district nurses with ultrasound machines. This would not be money well spent.”

The study was funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment Programme (HTA).

Full details of the findings are published online today in advance of publication in the British Medical Journal and Health Technology Assessment.

Notes to editors

1. The paper: ‘Use of weekly, low dose high frequency ultrasound for hard to heal venous leg ulcers: the VenUS III randomised control trial’, is available online in advance of publication in the British Medical Journal (BMJ 2011;342:d1092).

2. The report: ‘VenUS III: a randomised controlled trial of therapeutic ultrasound in the management of venous leg ulcers’ is available online in advance of publication in Health Technology Assessment (DOI: 10.3310/hta15130; see www.hta.ac.uk/1451).

3. One of the UK’s largest medical, health and bioscience research bases, the University of Leeds delivers world leading research in medical engineering, cancer, cardiovascular studies, epidemiology, molecular genetics, musculoskeletal medicine, dentistry, psychology and applied health. Treatments and initiatives developed in Leeds are transforming the lives of people worldwide with conditions such as diabetes, HIV, tuberculosis and malaria. www.leeds.ac.uk

4. The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme commissions research about the effectiveness, costs, and broader impact of health technologies for those who use, manage and provide care in the NHS. It is the largest NIHR programme and publishes the results of its research in the Health Technology Assessment journal, with over 550 issues published to date. The journal’s 2008 Impact Factor (6.91) ranked it in the top 10% of medical and health-related journals. All issues are available for download free of charge from the website, www.hta.ac.uk.

5. The National Institute for Health Research provides the framework through which the research staff and research infrastructure of the NHS in England is positioned, maintained and managed as a national research facility. The NIHR provides the NHS with the support and infrastructure it needs to conduct first-class research funded by the Government and its partners alongside high-quality patient care, education and training. Its aim is to support outstanding individuals (both leaders and collaborators), working in world class facilities (both NHS and university), conducting leading edge research focused on the needs of patients. www.nihr.ac.uk
http://scienceblog.com/43509/laughter-really-is-the-best-medicine-for-leg-ulcers/