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Uthukulwa lwesandla kusho ukuthi olunye noma ngaphezulu kwamathanga esandleni sakho luqhekekile noma luqhekekile ngokuphelele. Isandla sakho sinethambo eliyisikhombisa elincane elihlangene njengoba liyipuzzle elikhulu, futhi uma ngisho noyedwa ephuka, lingathinta indlela isandla sakho sonke esisebenza ngayo.
Ukuphuka kwamathanga esandla kuyizikhathi ezivame kakhulu ezingenzeka kunoma ubani ngesikhathi semisebenzi yansuku zonke. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iningi lokuphuka kwamathanga esandla liyaphola kahle ngokunakekelwa okufanele, futhi uvame ukubuyela emisebenzini evamile ngaphakathi kwezinyanga ezimbalwa.
Isilwane esibonakalayo sokuphuka kwesandla ubuhlungu obukhulu, obukhulu ngokushesha ngemuva kokulimaza. Uzokwazi cishe ukuthi kukhona okuphosakele kakhulu ngoba ubuhlungu buhluke kakhulu kunokuthinta noma ukweluka okuvamile.
Nawa ama-symptom ayisihluthulelo abonisa ukuthi isandla sakho singase siphukile:
Ngezinye izikhathi ungase futhi uqaphele ukuthi isandla sakho sizizwa siqine noma sibuthakathaka, ngisho noma ubuhlungu bungakhulu. Uma ubuza ukuthi isandla sakho siphukile yini, kufanele sihlolwe ngoba ezinye izikhathi zokuthukulwa kwamathanga zingase zibe nzima ukuzibona wedwa.
Ukuphuka kwamathanga esandla kuvame ukuhlukaniswa ngengxenye yesandla sakho ethintekayo. Uhlobo ngalunye lunezimpawu zalo kanye nesikhathi sokuphola.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zihlanganisa ukuphuka kwamathanga e-metacarpals (amathambo amade esandleni sakho), ukuphuka kwamathanga e-phalanges (amathambo eminwe yakho), kanye nokuphuka kwamathanga amancane endaweni yesandla sakho. Ake sihlole ukuthi yini ngayinye esho kuwe.
Lokhu kuphuka kwenzeka emathangeni amade ahlanganisa isandla sakho neminwe yakho. Okuvamile kakhulu “ukuphuka komboxi,” okuthinta ithambo elihlangene nomunwe wakho omncane.
Ukuphuka kwe-metacarpal kuvame ukwenzeka uma ushaya into eqinile noma uwa phezu kwebhokisi lakho evaliwe. Uzobona ngokuvamile ukukhula kuwo wonke ama-knuckles akho futhi ube nezinkinga zokwenza i-fist eqinile.
Lokhu kuphuka emathangeni eminwe yakho. Kungenzeka kunoma yimiphi iminwe yakho futhi ngokuvamile kubangelwa ukugqolozela umunwe wakho noma ukubamba into ethile.
Ukuphuka komunwe kungase kubangele ukuthi umunwe wakho ubonakale ugobekile noma ugobekile. Ngisho nemisebenzi elula njengokubopha ihembe ingaba buhlungu futhi ibe nzima.
I-scaphoid iyithambo elincane, elinobukhulu obunjengebhodi eduze nomunwe wakho wesandla. Lo mbono wokuthukulwa kwamathanga unzima ngoba ngokuvamile awulimazi kakhulu njengoba ungalindele ekuphukeni kwethambo.
Ungase uqonde ukuphuka kwe-scaphoid njengokweluka ngoba ubuhlungu ngokuvamile bube mncane ekuqaleni. Noma kunjalo, le thambo liyaphola kancane ngenxa yokuthi kunegazi elincane, ngakho-ke ukwelashwa okusheshayo kubalulekile.
Iningi lokuphuka kwamathanga esandla liphuma ekulimala okungazelelwe noma ekuthinteni kwesandla sakho. Amathambo esandleni sakho mancane futhi angaphuka uma ecindezelwa ngaphandle kokujwayelekile kokunyakaza.
Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Ngezinye izikhathi, izimbangela ezingabonakali zingase ziholele ekuphukeni kwamathanga esandla. Ucindezelelo oluphindaphindayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi lungase buthakathaka amathambo, okwenza kube lula ukuphuka ngesikhathi semisebenzi evamile. Izimo zezokwelapha ezithile njengo-osteoporosis zingase futhi zenze amathambo akho abe buthakathaka.
Kufanele ubona udokotela ngokushesha uma ucindezela ukuthi isandla sakho siphukile. Ukwelashwa okusheshayo kungavimbela ukuphazamiseka futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi isandla sakho siyaphola kahle.
Funani ukunakekelwa okusheshayo uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izimpawu ezinkulu ezilandelayo:
Ngisho noma izimpawu zakho zibonakala zingenamandla, kusafanele uhlolwe ngaphakathi kosuku noma amabili. Ezinye izikhathi zokuthukulwa kwamathanga azibangeli izimpawu ezinkulu ekuqaleni kodwa zingase ziholele ezinkingeni uma zingalashwa.
Izinto ezithile zingase zikwenze kube lula ukuphuka kwesandla. Ukuqonda lokhu kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo ezengeziwe uma kudingeka.
Ubudala budlala indima ebalulekile engcupheni yokuthukulwa kwesandla. Abantwana nabantu abasebasha banesikhathi esiningi sokulimala kwesandla ngoba ngokuvamile bahlala bekhuthele futhi bangase bathathe izingozi eziningi ngesikhathi bekhona noma bezemidlalo.
Abantu abadala abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-50 babhekene nengozi enkulu ngenxa yokuguquka kokuthi ubunzima bamathanga obuza neminyaka. Abafazi, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokuphela kwesikhathi, bangase babe nengozi enkulu yokuthukulwa kwamathanga ngenxa yokuguquka kwamahomoni okuthinta amandla amathambo.
Isitayela sakho sokuphila nemisebenzi yakho ibalulekile:
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukwazi lezi zinto ezingase zikwenze kube lula ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuphepha ezifanele. Ukusebenzisa imishini yokuphepha efanele nokuqaphela ngesikhathi semisebenzi engozi kungaqeda kakhulu amathuba okulimala.
Ngenkathi iningi lokuphuka kwamathanga esandla liyaphola ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezinkulu, ezinye izinkinga zingase zenzeke uma ukuphuka kungalashwa kahle noma uma ukuphulukisa kungahambi njengoba kulindelekile.
Izinkinga ezivamile ngokuvamile ziphathwa kahle ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha. Noma kunjalo, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke ukuze ukwazi ukulungisa izinkinga ekuqaleni.
Izinkinga ezingase zenzeke zihlanganisa:
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezinzima zingase zihlanganise ukulahlekelwa okungapheli komsebenzi wesandla noma isidingo sokuhlinzwa okwengeziwe. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu ngokuphuka okukhulu noma uma ukwelashwa kulibaziseka kakhulu.
Ukulandela uhlelo lokwelapha luka-dokotela wakho ngokuseduze nokuba khona kuyo yonke imiqhudelwano yokulandelela kunciphisa kakhulu ingozi yezinkinga. Abantu abaningi abamukela ukunakekelwa okufanele bangalindela ukuthi isandla sabo sibuyele emsebenzini ojwayelekile noma oseduze nomsebenzi ojwayelekile.
Ngenkathi ungakwazi ukuvimbela yonke imali yokulimaza kwesandla, unganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho ngokuthatha izinyathelo ezithile empilweni yakho yansuku zonke.
Izinyathelo zokuphepha ngesikhathi semisebenzi yenza umehluko omkhulu. Uma udlala imidlalo, sebenzisa njalo imishini yokuphepha efanele njengemigqomo noma ama-wrist guards uma kunconywa.
Ekhaya nasemsebenzini, izinyathelo ezilula zingavimbela ukulimala kwesandla okuningi:
Ukugcina amathambo aqinile ngokudla okuhle nokuzivocavoca okujwayelekile kusiza futhi ukuvimbela ukuphuka. Ukufumana i-calcium ne-vitamin D eyanele kusekela impilo yamathanga, kuyilapho ukuzivocavoca okuphakamisa isisindo kusiza ukugcina ubunzima bamathanga.
Uma une-osteoporosis noma ezinye izimo ezithinta amandla amathambo, sebenzisana nodokotela wakho ukuze uphathe lezi zimo ngokuphumelelayo. Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise imithi noma ukuzivocavoca okuqondile ukuze uqinise amathambo akho.
Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokubuza ngendlela okulimale ngayo futhi ahlole isandla sakho ngokucophelela. Uzobheka ukukhula, ukuqhuma, ukuguquka, futhi ahlole ukuthi uyakwazi kangakanani ukuhambisa iminwe yakho.
Ukuhlolwa komzimba kusiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde ukuthi yimaphi amathambo angase athinteke nokuthi ukulimala kunzima kangakanani. Uzocindezela ngobumnene ezindaweni ezahlukene zesandla sakho ukuze ubone ukuthi ubuhlungu bukhulu kuphi.
I-X-rays iyivivinyo evamile esetshenziswa ukuqinisekisa ukuphuka kwesandla. Lezi zithombe zibonisa amathambo akho ngokucacile futhi ziveze ukuqhekeka noma ukuphuka okungabonakali ngaphandle.
Ngezinye izikhathi, udokotela wakho angase adinge ukuhlolwa kwezithombe ezengeziwe:
Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile ilula futhi ayinazinkinga, nakuba ukubeka isandla sakho kwi-X-rays kungase kubangele ubuhlungu. Udokotela wakho uzochaza lokho akufumanayo futhi axoxe ngendlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu yesimo sakho esithile.
Ukuphathwa kokuthukulwa kwesandla kuncike ekutheni yimaphi amathambo aphukile, ukuthi kunzima kangakanani, nokuthi amathambo asasekhona yini endaweni efanele. Udokotela wakho uzokwenza uhlelo lokwelapha olufanele ukuphuka kwakho okuthile.
Ngokuphuka okulula lapho amathambo asasekhona ngokufanele, ukwelashwa okungekho ekuhlinzweni kuvame ukusebenza. Lokhu ngokuvamile kuhilela ukungagqokisi isandla sakho nge-cast noma i-splint ukuze ugcine amathambo endaweni ngenkathi ephulukisa.
Izinketho zokwelapha ezingekho ekuhlinzweni zihlanganisa:
Ukuphuka okunzima kakhulu kungase kudinge ukwelashwa okuhlinzayo. Lokhu kuyadingeka uma amathambo ehambile, amathambo amaningi aphukile, noma ukuphuka kuhilela izinhlanganiso.
Izinketho zokwelashwa okuhlinzayo zingase zihlanganise:
Isikhathi sakho sokuphola sizoshintsha kuye ngendlela yakho yokwelashwa, kodwa iningi lokuphuka kwamathanga esandla liyaphola ngaphakathi kwamasonto angu-6-8. Ukuphuka okunzima noma lokho okuhlinzayo kungase kudinge izinyanga eziningi ukuze kuphole ngokuphelele.
Ukuzinakekela kahle ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuphuleni kahle kwesandla sakho. Ukulandela imiyalo yodokotela wakho ngokucophelela kuzosiza ukuqinisekisa umphumela omuhle kakhulu.
Ukulawula ubuhlungu ngokuvamile kuyinkinga yakho yokuqala. Imithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu efana ne-ibuprofen noma i-acetaminophen ingasiza ukulawula ubuhlungu ngenkathi inciphisa ukukhula.
Gcina isandla sakho siphakanyisiwe ngaphezu kwezinga lenhliziyo yakho uma kungenzeka, ikakhulukazi ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokuqala. Lokhu kusiza ukunciphisa ukukhula futhi kunganciphisa kakhulu ubuhlungu.
Ukuvikela i-cast noma i-splint yakho kubalulekile:
Ukuzivocavoca okulula kweminwe engathintekile kusiza ukugcina ukuguquguquka nokuvimbela ukuqina. Udokotela wakho noma umhlengikazi wakho wezokwelapha uzokubonisa ukuzivocavoca okuphephile okufanele ukwenze ekhaya.
Ukudla futhi kusekela ukuphulukisa. Ukudla ukudla okunama-calcium, i-vitamin D, ne-protein kunika umzimba wakho izinto ezakhelwe ukuze ulungise ithumbu lethambo. Ukugcina umzimba uqinisile nokungabhemi kungase futhi kukhuthaze ukuphulukisa okusheshayo.
Ukuba ulungile nge-appointment yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ulwazi oluwusizo kakhulu nezincomo zokwelapha odokotela bakho.
Bhala phansi ngokuqondile ukuthi ukulimala kwakho kwenzeke kanjani, kuhlanganise usuku, isikhathi, nezimo. Lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo lwamandla oluthinte isandla sakho futhi alindele izindlela zokulimala ezivamile.
Yenza uhlu lwawo wonke ama-symptom akho, ngisho noma ebonakala engenamandla. Faka imininingwane mayelana namazinga obuhlungu, lapho izimpawu zibi kakhulu noma zingcono, nanoma yikuphi ukuguquka okuqaphile kusukela ekulimala.
Letha ulwazi olubalulekile nawe:
Lungisa imibuzo mayelana nesimo sakho esithile. Ungase ufune ukubuza ngesikhathi sokuphola esilindelwe, ukumisa imisebenzi, lapho ungabuyela khona emsebenzini noma ezimidlalo, kanye nezibonakaliso zokuqapha.
Cabanga ukuthi ulethe ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ukuze akusize ukukhumbula ulwazi olubalulekile futhi unikeze ukwesekwa ngesikhathi se-appointment yakho.
Ukuphuka kwesandla kuyilimaza elivamile kodwa eliphulukiswayo elihlala liyaphola kahle ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwezokwelapha. Into ebaluleke kakhulu ukuthola ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuhlolwa nokuphathwa okufanele.
Ngenkathi isandla esiphukile singaba buhlungu futhi sinciphise imisebenzi yakho okwesikhashana, abantu abaningi benza ukuphulukisa okuphelele futhi babuyele emisebenzini yabo evamile. Ukulandela uhlelo lokwelapha lakho, ukuba khona emisebenzini yokulandelela, nokubekezela ngesikhathi sokuphola kuyisihluthulelo semiphumela emihle kakhulu.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuphulukisa kudinga isikhathi, futhi ukuphulukisa komuntu ngamunye kuhlukile. Abanye abantu bayaphola ngokushesha kunabanye, futhi lokho kuyinto evamile. Hlala uqinile, gxila kulokho ongakulawula, futhi themba ukuthi umzimba wakho unamakhono okuphulukisa amangalisayo.
Ungangabazi ukuthintana nomhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwezempilo uma unezinkinga ngesikhathi sokuphola kwakho. Bakhona ukuze bakusekele ngesikhathi senqubo yokwelapha futhi balungise noma yimiphi imibuzo evela.
Iningi lokuphuka okulula kwamathanga esandla liyaphola ngaphakathi kwamasonto angu-6-8, kodwa ukuphulukisa okuphelele okuhlanganisa amandla aphelele nokugoquguquka kungathatha izinyanga ezingu-3-6. Ukuphuka okunzima noma lokho okuhlinzayo kungase kudinge isikhathi eside ukuze kuphole ngokuphelele.
Ubudala bakho, impilo yakho jikelele, nokuthi ulandela kangcono kangakanani imiyalo yokwelapha konke kuthonya isikhathi sokuphola. Abantu abasebasha ngokuvamile bayaphola ngokushesha kunabantu abadala, futhi abantu abangabhemi ngokuvamile bayaphola ngokushesha.
Abantu abaningi bayabuya ngokugcwele noma eduze kokusebenzisa isandla sabo ngemuva kokuba ukuphuka kupholile kahle. Noma kunjalo, abanye abantu bangase babe nokuqina okuncane noma ubuhlungu obuningi, ikakhulukazi ngokuguquka kwesimo sezulu.
Ukwelashwa komzimba kungakusiza ukubuyisela amandla nokugoquguquka ngokushesha. Ukulandela uhlelo lwakho lokuvuselelwa ngokuqhubekayo kukunika ithuba elihle kakhulu lokubuyela emsebenzini ojwayelekile wesandla.
Ukuphuka kwesandla okungalashwa kungase kuholele ezinkingeni ezinkulu ezihlanganisa ukuguquka okungapheli, ubuhlungu obuhlala njalo, nokulahlekelwa komsebenzi wesandla. Amathambo angase aphulukise endaweni engafanele, okwenza kube nzima ukusebenzisa isandla sakho ngokujwayelekile.
Ungase futhi uthole i-arthritis ezinhlanganweni ezithintekayo noma uhlushwe ukuqina nobuthakathaka obuqhubekayo. Lezi zinkinga zinzima kakhulu ukulungisa uma seziqalile, ngakho-ke ukwelashwa okusheshayo kuhlala kungcono.
Izimpawu zokuqapha ze-cast eqinile kakhulu zihlanganisa iminwe e-blue, emhlophe, noma ebomvu kakhulu, ukungakhululeki noma ukugqolozela okungapheli, ubuhlungu obukhulu obukhulu esikhundleni sokuthuthuka, noma ukungakwazi ukuhambisa iminwe yakho ngokujwayelekile.
Kufanele futhi ukhathazeke uma ungakwazi ukuzwa iminwe yakho uma uyithinta noma uma izizwa zipholile kakhulu kunesandla sakho esinye. Xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uqaphela noma yiziphi lezi zimpawu.
Ukuhlupheka okuncane noma ukuqina kuyinto evamile izinyanga ezimbalwa ngemuva kokuthukulwa kwesandla, ikakhulukazi ekuseni noma ngesikhathi sokuhlukahluka kwesimo sezulu. Noma kunjalo, ubuhlungu obukhulu noma obukhulu akuyona into evamile futhi kufanele buhlolwe.
Ukuzivocavoca okulula nokubuyela kancane emisebenzini ngokuvamile kusiza ukunciphisa ukuhlupheka okuhlala njalo. Uma ubuhlungu buphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke noma ubuthongo, xoxa nodokotela wakho ngezinketho ezengeziwe zokwelapha.
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