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IHammertoe neMallet toe kuyizifo zezinyawo lapho izinzwane zakho zigobile phansi ngendlela engaqondakali, okwenza ukuba zibonakale njengezikhali noma njengezikhali. Lezi zimo zikhula lapho imisipha, i-tendons, nama-ligaments asezindaweni zezinzwane zakho engalingani, okubangela ukuba izinzwane zihlale zigobile ngisho noma uzama ukuzilungisa.
Nakuba lezi zifo zezinzwane zingase zibonakale zikhathaza, ziyajwayelekile futhi zilapheka kakhulu. Abantu abaningi bangathola impumuzo enkulu ngokwelashwa okuqondile, nokuqonda isimo sakho kuyisinyathelo sokuqala sokuthola izinzwane zakho ziphumule futhi.
IHammertoe ithonya ingxenye ephakathi yenzwane yakho, okubangela ukuba igobile phansi kuyilapho iphuzu liqonde phezulu. Cabanga ngakho njengenzwane yakho eyenza isakhiwo esinjenge- "V" egubekile noma ikhanda lezikhali.
I-Mallet toe, ngakolunye uhlangothi, ihilela ingxenye eseduze nezipikili zakho. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi iphuzu lenzwane yakho ligobile phansi, lifana nesikhalazo esishaya ubuso. Zombili lezi zimo zingathinta noma iyiphi izinzwane zakho ezincane, nakuba zivame ukukhula kwesibili, yesithathu, noma yesine izinzwane.
Umehluko oyinhloko ukhona endaweni ethintekile. IHammertoe igobile endaweni ephakathi, kuyilapho iMallet toe igobile endaweni yokuphela eduze nezipikili zakho.
Uphawu olucacile kakhulu ukugoba okubonakalayo kwenzwane yakho okungalungi lapho ugoqa unyawo lwakho. Uzobona lokhu kushintsha kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kunokuba kube ngokushesha.
Nawa ama-symptom aphambili ongawahlangabezana nawo:
Emazingeni okuqala, usengakwazi ukulungisa inzwane yakho ngesandla sakho. Njengoba isimo siqhubeka, inzwane iba lukhuni futhi ayisuki ngisho noma uzama ukuyishintsha ngesandla.
Zombili ihammertoe nemallet toe ziza ngezinhlobo ezimbili eziphambili ngokusekelwe ekutheni inzwane yakho ihlala ikhulu kangakanani. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukhona kusiza ekutholeni indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu.
I-hammertoe noma i-mallet toe eguquguqukayo kusho ukuthi usengakwazi ukuhambisa ingxenye ethintekile ngandlela thile. Ungase ukwazi ukulungisa inzwane yakho ngesandla sakho, futhi ingxenye ayikabi lukhuni ngokuphelele. Lo mbono uvame ukuphendula kahle ekwelapheni okuqondile.
I-hammertoe noma i-mallet toe eqinile kwenzeka lapho ingxenye yenzwane iba lukhuni ngokuphelele futhi ingahambi. Ama-tendons nama-ligaments aye aqina kakhulu kangangokuthi inzwane ihlala igobile unomphela. Leli zinga elikhulu lidinga ukwelashwa okukhulu.
Amacala amaningi aqala njengezifo eziguquguqukayo bese eba lukhuni uma engaqondwa. Ukungenelela kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kungasiza ukuvimbela lokhu kuqhubeka futhi kugcine izinzwane zakho zikhululekile.
Lezi zifo zezinzwane zikhula lapho imisipha nama-tendons asezindaweni zezinzwane zakho engalingani. Lokhu kungalingani kubangela ukuba imisipha ethile ibe lukhuni kakhulu kuyilapho ezinye zibuthakathaka, idonsa inzwane yakho isikhundleni esingalungile.
Izici eziningi zingase zifake isandla kulokhu kungalingani kwemisipha:
Izicathulo ezingafaneleki yizona eziyimbangela ephambili. Lapho izinzwane zakho zihlala zicindezelwe ezindaweni ezincinci, imisipha ilungisa lesi simo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Izicathulo eziphezulu zenza le nkinga ibe yimbi ngokucindezela izinzwane zakho phambili ebhokisini elincane lenzwane.
Ubudala buphinde bube nomthelela njengoba ama-tendons nama-ligaments ezinyaweni zakho ehluleka ukuguquguquka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Abafazi bathuthukisa lezi zimo kakhulu kunamadoda, ngokuyinhloko ngenxa yokukhetha izicathulo ekuphileni kwabo.
Kufanele uhlele i-aphoyintimenti nodokotela wakho noma i-podiatrist uma ubona inzwane yakho iqala ukugoba ngokungafanele noma uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obuqhubekayo. Ukungenelela kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kungavimbela isimo ukuba singabi sibi futhi sibe lukhuni.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu:
Ungalindi kuze kube yilapho isimo sibe sibi. Okuba yinto encane, eguquguqukayo kungathuthuka sibe yisimo esiqinile, esibuhlungu esinzima kakhulu ukusilwa nako.
Uma une-diabetes, izinkinga zokujikeleza, noma ukungabi namandla ezinyaweni zakho, bheka umhlinzeki wezempilo ngokushesha nganoma yikuphi ukushintsha kwenzwane. Lezi zimo zingenza ukwelapha kube nzima futhi zikhulise ingozi yezinkinga ezinkulu.
Izici ezithile zikhuphula amathuba akho okukhula kwalezi zifo zezinzwane. Ukuqonda izici zakho ezikhulayo kungakusiza ukuba uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela futhi ufune ukwelashwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi uma kudingeka.
Nawa ama-risk factors aphambili okufanele uwaqaphele:
Umsebenzi wakho ungase futhi uthinte ingozi yakho. Imisebenzi edinga amahora amaningi ezinyaweni zakho noma ukuqopha izicathulo ezinqabela inguquko ingase ifake isandla ekukhuleni kwezifo zezinzwane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukushintsha izici ezifana nobudala noma izakhiwo, ungashintsha izici zokuphila ezifana nokukhetha izicathulo. Ngisho noma unezici eziningi ezikhulayo, izicathulo ezifanele kanye nokukhathalela unyawo kunganciphisa kakhulu amathuba akho okukhula kwalezi zimo.
Nakuba ihammertoe nemallet toe zingase zibonakale njengezinkinga ezincane zokuhlobisa, zingase ziholele ezinkingeni eziningi uma zingaphathwa. Ukuqonda lezi zinkinga ezingase zenzeke kusiza ekuqondeni ukuthi kungani ukwelashwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kubalulekile.
Izinkinga ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ama-corns nama-calluses akhula ngoba inzwane egobile isula ngezicathulo zakho njalo. Lezi zindawo zesikhumba esiqinile zingaba buhlungu kakhulu futhi zingase ziqhekeke noma zigqeme uma ziqina kakhulu.
Kubantu abane-diabetes noma izinkinga zokujikeleza, ngisho nezilonda ezincane zingaba yizifo ezinkulu. Isimo esigobile senzwane kwenza kube nzima ukuba igazi ligele kahle, okuyenza ukwelapha kube kancane futhi kukhulise ingozi yokutheleleka.
Ngokokuhamba kwesikhathi, ungase uphinde uthuthukise ubuhlungu kwezinye izingxenye zenyaweni yakho njengoba ushintsha indlela ohamba ngayo ukuze ugweme ukucindezela inzwane ethintekile.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi amacala amaningi ehammertoe nemallet toe angavikeleka ngokunakekelwa okufanele kwenyawo kanye nokukhetha izicathulo ezihlakaniphile. Ukuvimbela kugxile ekugcineni imishini yenyaweni enempilo nokugwema izici ezenza ukungalingani kwemisipha.
Nawa amasu okuvimbela asebenza kakhulu:
Lapho uthenga izicathulo, zama ukuziqopha emini lapho izinzwane zakho zivuvukile kancane ngemisebenzi yansuku zonke. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukufaneleka kangcono usuku lonke.
Imisebenzi elula yenzwane ingasiza ekugcineni ukulingana kwemisipha. Zama ukuqoqa izinto ezincane ngezinzwane zakho, ugobe izinzwane zakho kabanzi, noma udonsele izinzwane zakho ngokucophelela isikhashana esingamasekhondi ambalwa izikhathi eziningi ngosuku.
Uma unemlando womndeni wezifo zezinyawo noma ezinye izici ezikhulayo, qaphela kakhulu izicathulo zakho futhi ucabange ngokuhlola unyawo njalo nge-podiatrist.
Ukutholakala kwehammertoe nemallet toe kuvame ukubandakanya ukuhlolwa komzimba okulula ngudokotela wakho noma i-podiatrist. Bangakwazi ukuthola isimo ngokubuka nje unyawo lwakho nokuqaphela ukuthi izinzwane zakho zimi kanjani.
Phakathi ne-aphoyintimenti yakho, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzohlola unyawo lwakho ngenkathi uhlala futhi ukuma. Bazohlola ukuthi izindaweni zezinzwane zakho zikhulu kangakanani futhi uma usengakwazi ukulungisa inzwane ethintekile ngesandla.
Udokotela wakho uzabuza futhi ngezimpawu zakho, kufaka phakathi ukuthi uqale nini ukubona inzwane igoba nokuthi yiziphi imisebenzi noma izicathulo ezenza ubuhlungu bube sibi. Bafuna ukwazi ngezindlela zakho zokugqoka izicathulo nanoma yikuphi ukulimala kwangaphambili kwenyawo.
Ezimweni ezithile, udokotela wakho angase ayalele ama-X-rays ukuze athole isithombe esicacile sezinzwane zakho nethambo. Leli thombe libasiza ukuba babone isikhundla esiqondile tamathambo akho futhi bahlele indlela yokwelapha efanele.
Ukuhlolwa kuvame ukungabi buhlungu, nakuba udokotela wakho angase ahambise inzwane yakho ngobumnene ukuhlola ukuqina kwayo, okungase kubangele ukungakhululeki uma usuhlangabezana nobuhlungu.
Ukwelashwa kwehammertoe nemallet toe kuncike ekutheni isimo sakho siqina kangakanani, kanye nokuthi uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obukhulu kangakanani. Abantu abaningi bathola impumuzo ngokwelashwa okuqondile, ikakhulukazi uma kuqalwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi.
Ngehammertoe nemallet toe eziguquguqukayo, ukwelashwa okungeyona opharetha kuvame ukusebenza kahle:
Ihammertoe nemallet toe eqinile ivame ukudinga ukwelashwa okukhulu. Uma izindlela ezingeyona opharetha zingakuniki impumuzo eyanele, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukuba wenze opharetha ukuze alungise izindaweni zezinzwane.
Izindlela zokwelapha zihlanganisa izinqubo ezilula zokukhulula ama-tendons aqinile kuya ezinkingeni eziyinkimbinkimbi ezikhipha izingxenye ezincane zamathambo noma zihlanganise izindaweni ndawonye. Udokotela wakho uzochaza ukuthi iyiphi indlela ezosebenza kangcono esimweni sakho esithile.
Abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka okukhulu ngokwelashwa okuqondile, ikakhulukazi uma benza izinguquko ezihlala njalo ekukhetheni izicathulo kanye nendlela yokunakekela unyawo.
Ungaphatha izimpawu eziningi zehammertoe nemallet toe ekhaya ngamasu alula, asebenza kahle. Lokhu ukwelashwa kusebenza kangcono ngezifo eziguquguqukayo futhi kungasiza ukuvimbela ukuqhubeka kuya emazingeni anzima.
Qala ngezicathulo ezifanele njengesisekelo sakho. Khetha izicathulo ezinebhokisi lenzwane elikhulu, elikhulu elingacindezeli izinzwane zakho ndawonye. Gwema izicathulo ezineminwe ebukhali nezicathulo eziphezulu, ezicindezela izinzwane zakho ezindaweni ezincinci.
Imisebenzi yenzwane ingasiza ekugcineni ukuqina nokwenza imisipha eduze kwezinzwane zakho ibe namandla. Zama le misebenzi elula izikhathi eziningi ngosuku:
Sebenzisa ama-toe pads, ama-cushions, noma ama-gel separators ukuze unciphise ukucindezela nokugqoka phakathi kwezinzwane zakho nezicathulo. Lezi zinto ezingabizi kakhulu zingakunika impumuzo enkulu usuku lonke.
Faka iqhwa imizuzu engama-15-20 uma uhlangabezana nokuvuvukala noma ubuhlungu obukhulu. Imithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu efana ne-ibuprofen ingasiza ekuphatheni ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu kanye nenqubo yokwelapha esebenza kahle. Letha izicathulo ozigqoka kakhulu ukuze udokotela wakho akwazi ukubona ukuthi zingase zifake kanjani isandla ezinkingeni zakho zezinzwane.
Bhala izimpawu zakho ngaphambi kokuvakashela kwakho, kufaka phakathi ukuthi uqale nini ukubona inzwane igoba nokuthi yiziphi imisebenzi noma izicathulo ezenza ubuhlungu bube sibi. Qaphela noma yikuphi ukwelashwa ekhaya osuvele uzama futhi uma kusize.
Lungiselela uhlu lwemibuzo okumele uyibuze udokotela wakho:
Letha uhlu lwazo zonke imithi oyithathayo, kufaka phakathi izithasiselo, njengoba ezinye izimo ezibangela izifo zezinzwane zingase zibe nobudlelwano nezinye izinkinga zempilo.
Gqoka noma ulethe izokisi ongazisusa kalula, futhi cabanga ukugqoka izicathulo ezilula ukuzisusa ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa.
IHammertoe nemallet toe kuyizimo ezivamile, ezilapheka ezaphendula kahle ekungeneleleni kwangaphambi kwesikhathi. Nakuba zingase zibonakale njengezinkinga ezincane zokuhlobisa, ukuzixazulula ngokushesha kungavimbela ubuhlungu, izinkinga, kanye nesidingo sokwenza ukwelashwa okukhulu kamuva.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu ongayenza ukukhetha izicathulo ezifanele ezinebhokisi lenzwane elikhulu futhi ugweme izicathulo ezicindezela izinzwane zakho. Ukwelashwa okulula ekhaya njengomsebenzi wenzwane kanye nokufaka i-padding kungakunika impumuzo enkulu ngezifo eziguquguqukayo.
Ungawunaki ubuhlungu benzwane noma ukugoba okuqhubekayo. Okuba yinto encane engakhululeki kungathuthuka sibe yisimo esiqinile, esibuhlungu esinzima kakhulu ukusilwa nako. Ukwelashwa okuqondile kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kuvame ukusebenza kahle kakhulu futhi kungakusiza ukuba ugcine izinzwane zakho zikhululekile, zisebenza kahle.
Khumbula ukuthi unezinketho eziningi zokuphatha lezi zimo, kusukela ekushintsheni izicathulo ezilula kuya ekwelapheni kwezokwelapha. Ukusebenzisana nomhlinzeki wezempilo kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola indlela efanele yesimo sakho esithile.
IHammertoe nemallet toe eziguquguqukayo zingathuthukiswa kakhulu noma zilungiswe ngokwelashwa okufanele, ikakhulukazi uma zitholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi. Noma kunjalo, izifo eziqine ngokuvamile azikwazi ukubuyekeza ngokuphelele ngaphandle kokwenza opharetha.
Ukuqala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kubalulekile. Uma usengakwazi ukulungisa inzwane yakho ngesandla sakho, unethuba elihle kakhulu lokuthuthuka ngokwelashwa okuqondile njengezicathulo ezifanele, imisebenzi, kanye ne-splinting.
Ungase uqaphele impumuzo ethile yobuningi phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa okuqala ukwelashwa, kodwa ukuthuthuka okukhulu ekuqineni kwenzwane nokusebenza kuvame ukuthatha izinyanga eziningi zokunakekelwa okuqhubekayo.
Ukwelashwa okuqondile kusebenza kancane kancane, ngakho-ke isineke kubalulekile. Abantu abaningi babona imiphumela emihle kakhulu ngemuva kwezinyanga eziyi-3-6 zokulandela uhlelo lwabo lokwelashwa, kufaka phakathi ukugqoka izicathulo ezifanele nokwenza imisebenzi ekhuthazwayo.
Abantu abaningi abanehammertoe nemallet toe eziguquguqukayo bangagwema opharetha ngokulandela izinhlelo zokwelapha okuqondile. Opharetha uvame ukukhuthazwa kuphela ngezifo eziqine ezibangela ubuhlungu obukhulu noma izinkinga zokusebenza.
Udokotela wakho uzolwa nezindlela ezingeyona opharetha kuqala. Opharetha uba yindlela uma izindlela ezingeyona opharetha zingakuniki impumuzo eyanele futhi ikhwalithi yokuphila yakho ithinteka kakhulu ubuhlungu noma ubunzima bokuhamba.
Yebo, ngokuvamile ungaqhubeka nemisebenzi eminingi ngehammertoe nemallet toe. Ungase udinge ukushintsha izicathulo zakho futhi ugweme imisebenzi ebangela ubuhlungu obukhulu benzwane.
Imisebenzi yokulinganisela ephansi njokubhukuda, ukuhamba ngebhayisikili, noma i-yoga ivame ukubekezeleleka kahle. Ngemisebenzi edinga izicathulo ezithile, funa izicathulo ezinebhokisi lenzwane elikhulu kanye nokusekela okuhle, noma ucabange ngama-orthotics aklanyelwe.
Bheka izimpawu zokutheleleka uma uthuthukisa ama-corns, ama-calluses, noma izilonda ezivulekile ezinyaweni zakho. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ubomvu obukhulu, ukushisa, ukuvuvukala, noma ukopha kunoma yikuphi ukuphazamiseka kwesikhumba.
Hlola futhi ubuhlungu obukhulu, ukuqina kwenzwane okuqhubekayo, noma ubunzima bokuhamba. Lezi zimpawu zikhomba ukuthi isimo sakho singase sibe sibi futhi sidinga i-aphoyintimenti yokulandelela nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
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