囧研究：什麼樣的睡姿能緩解經期疼痛？

Trying to find the perfect sleeping position when it's that time of the month can be extremely difficult, but there is one pose that will help reduce period pain.

每個月的生理期，想要找到一個完美的睡眠姿勢都非常困難，但是有一個姿勢可以幫助減輕經期疼痛。

According to gynaecologists, the foetal position is the best placed to ease the late night agony of period cramps.

根據婦科醫生的說法，胎兒式睡姿是緩解經期的深夜痛苦的最佳姿勢。

'Sleeping in the foetal position takes pressure off the abdominal muscles,' Lisa Lindley, M.D., board-certified gynecologist told Glamour magazine. 

“胎兒式睡姿睡覺會減輕腹部肌肉的壓力，”醫學博士Lisa Lindley告訴《Glamour》雜誌說。

'Many women report that the foetal position can help relieve cramps,' Jennifer Wider, M.D., added.

“很多女性都說胎兒姿勢可以幫助緩解絞痛，”醫學博士Jennifer Wider補充道。

This is thanks to the skeletal muscles around the abdomen relaxing, and the reduction in tension results in less cramps and pain. 

這要歸功於腹部周圍的骨骼肌的放鬆，緊張程度的降低可以減少痙攣和疼痛。

Another professional, Dr Jennifer Wider, advised people to avoid sleeping on their stomach during this time as doing so can squeeze the uterus so that more blood is released.

另一位專業人士，Jennifer Wider醫生建議人們在這段時間不要趴着睡覺，因爲這樣會擠壓子宮以至於釋放更多的血液。

Although the foetal position may help period pains, contrary to this Sydney-based sleep coach, Elina Winnel from My Sleep Coach, said that people should avoid falling asleep in this way.

儘管胎兒睡姿可能有助於緩解經期疼痛，但這一結論與悉尼的睡眠教練Elina Winnel的結論恰恰相反，她說人們應該避免以這種方式入睡。

This is because overall the curled-up position can be detrimental to the human body.

這是因爲總的來說，彎曲的姿勢對人體是有害的。

'What we may not realise is that we are putting our body into a fight or flight posture,' she wrote in a blog post.

她在一篇博客帖子中寫道:“我們可能沒有意識到，我們正把自己的身體擺成戰鬥或逃跑的姿勢。”

'If we go to sleep in this position, we may be signalling to our nervous system that we are in fight or flight, and that it is not safe to go to sleep.'

“如果我們以這種姿勢睡覺，我們可能是在向神經系統發出我們在戰鬥或逃跑，睡覺是不安全的信號。”

She recommends sleeping with an open posture instead as it helps to open up the lung area, allowing people to take deep breaths. 

她建議用開放的姿勢睡覺，這樣有助於打開肺部，讓人們深呼吸。

（翻譯：小半）