There is the well-known phrase “laughter is the best medicine,” but is there any truth to that statement? In today’s show, Patti and Michael explore some of the research around laughter and its physiological, biochemical, and clinical effects. Also, if there is evidence to support laughter as a modality, does this mean we should be prescribing laughter as a treatment? What would this look like in clinical practice? Finally, we speak to some of the team members to demonstrate the power of laughter.
Today on The Lab Report:

2:30 Laughter fun facts
3:30 The MCET model
5:10 Clinical impact of laughter
10:00 Prescribing laughter – FITT evaluation
13:00 Round robin with the team
16:00 Culture influences and laughter evolution
18:30 Question of the Day:

What’s the funniest thing that’s happened on the show?



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