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Ukuvuvukala kwe-bursitis eqolo kwenzeka lapho izikhwama ezincane ezigcwele ulwelo eziqhelelene nejoyinti yeqolo ziqala ukuvuvukala futhi zikhathazeke. Lezi zicushi ezincane, ebizwa ngokuthi yi-bursae, ngokuvamile zisiza iqolo lakho ukuba lihambe ngokukhululekile ngokunciphisa ukusabela phakathi kwamathanga, amatendon, nemisipha. Uma zivuvukala, ungase uqaphele ubuhlungu, ukuvuvukala, nokuqina okungenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke ingabi yintokozo.
I-bursitis yeqolo iwukuvuvukala kwelinye noma ngaphezulu kwe-bursae endaweni yeqolo lakho. Cabanga nge-bursae njengabaphuli bexhala bomvelo - ziyizikhwama ezincane, ezinobunye obukhulu ezigcwele ulwelo oluhlala phakathi kwamathanga akho nezinye izicubu ezithambile. Iqolo lakho linalezi zicushi ezivikelayo eziningi, futhi uma ziqala ukuvuvukala noma zikhathazeke, isimo sibizwa ngokuthi yi-bursitis.
I-bursa evame ukubathinta kakhulu yi-prepatellar bursa, ehlala ngqo phambi kwesikhumba sakho. Ungase uzwe lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi "iqolo lomsebenzi wasekhaya" noma "iqolo lombeki wezikhwama" ngoba ngokuvamile livela ekuhlaleni ukhonkotha isikhathi eside. Ezinye i-bursae eziqhelelene neqolo lakho zingavuvukala, ngayinye ibonisa izimpawu ezihlukile kuye ngendawo yayo.
Izimpawu zokuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo zingase zibe lutho olukhulu olukhulu kuye kubuhlungu obukhulu obathinta umkhuba wakho wansuku zonke. Abantu abaningi baqala ukuqaphela ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala eziqhelelene nesikhumba sabo, ikakhulukazi uma bekhonkotha, benyuka izitebhisi, noma beqondile iqolo.
Nawa ama-zimpawu ayinhloko ongawavela:
Kwezinye izimo, ungase uqaphele ukuthi ukuvuvukala kubonakala kakhulu, kudala i-bump ebonakalayo phezu kwesikhumba sakho. Ubuhlungu buvame ukuba bukhulu ngemisebenzi futhi bungase buthuthuke ngokuphumula, yize abanye abantu bezwa ubuhlungu ngisho noma bengayi.
Kunezinhlobo eziningana zokuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo, ngayinye ithonya i-bursae ezihlukene eziqhelelene nejoyinti yeqolo lakho. Indawo ye-bursa evuvukile inqamula uhlobo oluthile nokuthi uzizwa kuphi ubuhlungu kakhulu.
Izinhlobo eziyinhloko zihlanganisa i-prepatellar bursitis, ethinta i-bursa ephambi kwesikhumba sakho futhi iyilona uhlobo oluvamile. I-infrapatellar bursitis ihilela i-bursa ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho, ngokuvamile ebizwa ngokuthi "iqolo lompristi." I-Pes anserine bursitis ithonya uhlangothi lwaphakathi lweqolo lakho, cishe amasentimitha amabili ngaphansi komugqa wejoyinti.
Ngokungavamile, ungase uthuthukise i-suprapatellar bursitis, ethinta i-bursa ngaphezulu kwesikhumba sakho, noma i-ilio-tibial band bursitis ohlangothini lwasemgqeni lweqolo lakho. Uhlobo ngalunye lunama-zimpawu amancane ahlukile futhi lungase ludinge izindlela zokwelapha ezithile kuye ngendawo ethintekile.
Ukuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo kuthuthukiswa lapho i-bursae iqala ukuvuvukala, ukuvuvukala, noma ukutheleleka ngenxa yezizathu ezihlukahlukene. Ukuqonda lezi zimbangela kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphele ukuthi izimpawu zakho zithuthukiswe kanjani nokuthi ungazivimbela kanjani izigaba ezizayo.
Izimbangela ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Izici zomsebenzi zidlala indima ebalulekile futhi. Abantu abasebenza emisebenzini edinga ukuhlala bekhonkotha njalo, njengabafaki bezikhwama, abaphangi, noma abalimi, baphezu kokungena engozini. Abagijimi abahlanganyela ezemidlalo ezinokunyakaza okuphindaphindayo kweqolo noma okungenzeka ukulimala kweqolo nabo babhekene nengozi enkulu.
Ngezinye izikhathi, ukuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo kungase kuthuthukiswe ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile, ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala lapho ukuqina komzimba okuhlobene nobudala kuhlanganyela ekukhuleni kokuvuvukala. Izimo ezithile zezokwelapha njengesi-diabetes noma isimiso somzimba esibuthakathaka zingakwenza ube lula ukuba uthuthukise i-bursitis.
Kufanele ubheke udokotela uma ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala kweqolo bakho abathuthuki ngokuphumula nokukhathalela ekhaya phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa. Ngenkathi i-bursitis ephansi ngokuvamile iziphilisa yodwa, izimpawu ezithile zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ukuvimbela izinkinga nokuqinisekisa ukwelashwa okufanele.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nokuqala nokuvuvukala kweqolo, njengoba lokhu kungase kubonise ukutheleleka. Imizila ebomvu evela eqolo, ukushisa okukhulu, noma ukopha okufana ne-pus nazo ziyimpawu ezidinga ukunakekelwa ngokushesha. Uma ubuhlungu bakho bukhulu noma bukuvimbela ekuthwaleni isisindo ohlangothini lwakho, ungalihli ukufuna usizo lochwepheshe.
Kufanele futhi ubone umhlinzeki wezinsizakalo zezempilo uma izimpawu zakho ziqhubeka noma uma unezimo zezempilo ezingaphansi njengesi-diabetes noma i-rheumatoid arthritis. Lezi zimo zingenza i-bursitis ibe nzima futhi zingase zidinga izindlela zokwelapha ezikhethekile ukuvimbela izinkinga ezinkulu.
Izici eziningana zingandisa amathuba akho okuthuthukisa i-bursitis yeqolo, yize ukuba nalezi zici zengozi akusho ukuthi uzoba nale simo. Ukuqaphela zona kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela futhi uqaphele izimpawu ngokushesha.
Izici zengozi ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Ingozi yakho iyanda futhi uma une-flexibility embi yeqolo noma ubuthakathaka bemisipha eziqhelelene nejoyinti. Abantu abane-history ye-gout noma ezinye izimo zokuvuvukala banesibopho esikhulu sokuthuthukisa i-bursitis. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uma uke waba ne-bursitis yeqolo ngaphambili, kungenzeka ukuthi uyithola futhi.
Izimo eziningi zokuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo ziyaphela ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezinkulu uma zitholwe ngendlela efanele. Noma kunjalo, ukuqonda izinkinga ezingase zenzeke kukusiza ukuthi uqaphele ukuthi nini okufanele ufunani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okwengeziwe nokuthi kungani ukulandela izimiso zokwelapha kubalulekile.
Inkinga ebucayi kakhulu iwukutheleleka kwe-bursa, okuthiwa yi-septic bursitis. Lokhu kungenzeka uma amabhaktheriya engena ngokuqhekeka kwesikhumba noma esakazeka kusuka kwenye into ekutholakala emzimbeni wakho. Izimpawu zihlanganisa ubuhlungu obukhulu, ukuqala, imizila ebomvu evela eqolo, nokushisa okubonakala kukhulu.
I-bursitis eqhubekayo ingase ithuthukiswe uma isimo singalashwa kahle noma uma uqhubeka nemisebenzi ekhathaza i-bursa. Lokhu kuholela ebuhlungwini obuqhubekayo nokuvuvukala okungase kudinge ukwelashwa okukhulu. Kwezinye izimo, i-bursa ingase idinge ukususwa ngokuhlinzwa uma yonakele kakhulu noma itheleleke.
Ngaphandle kokwelashwa okufanele, ukuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo kungase kuholele ekunciphiseni ukunyakaza nobuthakathaka bemisipha ngokugwema ukunyakaza ngenxa yobuhlungu. Lokhu kungakha isimiso lapho iqolo lakho liba lukhulu futhi libuthakathaka, okwenza ukululama kube nzima.
Ukuvimbela ukuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo kuhilela ukuvikela amaqolo akho ekucindezelweni okukhulu nokucindezela okuphindaphindayo. Ukwenza izinguquko ezilula emisebenzini yakho yansuku zonke nemikhuba yomsebenzi kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa lesi simo.
Uma umsebenzi wakho noma izinto ozithandayo zidinga ukuhlala ukhonkotha, sebenzisa ama-knee pads noma ama-cushions ukuze usabalalise ukucindezela ngokulinganayo. Thatha ama-breaks njalo ukuze ume futhi uqondise imilenze yakho, futhi zama ukushintshana phakathi kokukhonkotha nezinye izikhundla uma kungenzeka. Uma ulima noma wenza imisebenzi yasekhaya, cabanga ngokusebenzisa isihlalo esincane noma i-kneeling pad.
Ukugcina impilo yeqolo elihle ngokujima njalo kusiza ekuqinisweni kwemisipha eziqhelelene nejoyinti yeqolo lakho. Gxila emisebenzini ephansi yokuthinta engayikubeki ukucindezela okukhulu emaqolo akho, njengokuqubha noma ukuhamba ngebhayisikili. Uma uhlanganyela ezemidlalo, qiniseka ukuthi ufudumala kahle futhi usebenzise izingubo zokulwela ezifanele.
Gcina noma yikuphi ukuqhekeka noma ukukhahlela eziqhelelene namaqolo akho kuhlanzekile futhi kuvaliwe kuze kube yilapho kuphela. Lokhu kuvimbela amabhaktheriya ukuba angene futhi abangele ukutheleleka. Uma unezimo zezempilo ezingaphansi njengesi-diabetes noma i-arthritis, sebenzisana nodokotela wakho ukuze ulawule kahle.
Ukunqunywa kokuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo ngokuvamile kuqala ngodokotela wakho ebuza ngezimpawu zakho futhi ahlole iqolo lakho. Bazobheka izimpawu zokuvuvukala, ukuhlunguluka, nokunciphisa ukunyakaza, futhi bangase bakucela ukuba uhambise iqolo lakho ngezindlela ezihlukene ukuze uhlole ubuhlungu nokusebenza.
Udokotela wakho uzothanda ukwazi ngemisebenzi yakho yakamuva, umsebenzi, nanoma yikuphi ukulimala okungenzeka ukuthi kuhlanganyele ezimpawu zakho. Bazophinde bahlole izimpawu zokutheleleka, njengokushisa okukhulu, ubomvu, noma ukuqala, okungasiza ekuqondeni indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu.
Kwezinye izimo, ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe kungase kudingeke ukuqinisekisa ukunqunywa noma ukukhipha ezinye izimo. I-ultrasound ingabonisa ukuqoqwa kolwelo e-bursa, kuyilapho ama-X-rays angase athatheke ukuhlola izinkinga zamathanga noma izinto zangaphandle. Uma ukutheleleka kukhona, udokotela wakho angase asebenzise unhlanzi ukususa isampula encane yolwelo e-bursa ukuze ahlolwe.
Izivivinyo zegazi ngokuvamile azidingeki nge-bursitis elula, kodwa zingase ziyalwe uma udokotela wakho ekhona isimo sokuvuvukala esingaphansi noma uma unezimpawu zokutheleleka kwesistimu.
Ukwelapha i-bursitis yeqolo kugxile ekunciphiseni ukuvuvukala, ukulawula ubuhlungu, nokubhekana nanoma yiziphi izimbangela ezingaphansi. Izimo eziningi ziphendula kahle ekwelapheni okuqondene, yize indlela ethile ixhomeke ebukhulu bezimpawu zakho nokukhiqizwa kokutheleleka.
Ukwelapha okuqala ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa ukuphumula, ukusebenzisa iqhwa, kanye nezinhlungu zokulwa nokuvuvukala ezithengiswa ngaphandle komthetho njenge-ibuprofen noma i-naproxen. Udokotela wakho angase futhi akukhuthaze ukugqoka i-knee brace noma ukusebenzisa ama-crutches okwesikhashana ukuze unciphise ukucindezela endaweni ethintekile.
Ngezinye izimo eziqhubekayo, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukudubula kwe-corticosteroid ngqo e-bursa ukuze unciphise ukuvuvukala ngokushesha. I-physical therapy ingasiza ekuthuthukiseni ukuguquguquka nokuqina kwemisipha eziqhelelene neqolo lakho, okusekela ukululama nokuvimbela ukubuyela emuva.
Uma i-bursitis ibangelwa ukutheleleka ngamabhaktheriya, ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotic kuzodingeka. Kwezinye izimo ezinkulu lapho i-bursa yonakele kakhulu noma itheleleke, ukususwa ngokuhlinzwa kungase kukhuthazwe, yize lokhu kungavamile.
Ukwelapha ekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekulawuleni i-bursitis yeqolo futhi ngokuvamile kungasiza ekuqedeni izimo ezilula ngaphandle kokudinga ukungenelela kwezokwelapha. I-key iwukuqala ukwelapha ngokushesha futhi ube nokuzinza ngohlelo lwakho lokukhathalela.
Faka iqhwa eqolo lakho imizuzu engu-15-20 izikhathi eziningi ngosuku, ikakhulukazi ngemva kwemisebenzi engase ibe nzima ezimpawu zakho. Phinda iqhwa ngetawuli elincane ukuze uvikele isikhumba sakho. Ukuphumula kubalulekile - gwema imisebenzi eyenza ubuhlungu bakho bube bukhulu, ikakhulukazi ukuhlala ukhonkotha noma ukuhamba isikhathi eside.
Phakamisa umlenze wakho uma uhleli noma ulele ukuze unciphise ukuvuvukala. Izinhlungu zokulwa nobuhlungu ezithengiswa ngaphandle komthetho njenge-ibuprofen zingasiza ekulawuleni ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala, kodwa landela imiyalo yephakheji futhi ungadluli amanani acishe.
Ukuzivocavoca okuthambile kokunyakaza kungasiza ekuqinisweni kokuguquguquka njengoba izimpawu zakho ziqhubeka. Qala ngokunyakaza okulula njengokuqondile nokuqondile iqolo lakho kancane, kodwa yeka uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu obukhulu. Njengoba uzizwa kangcono, buyela emisebenzini yakho evamile kancane kancane.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uthola ukunqunywa okuchane kakhulu nelenani lokwelapha eliphumelelayo. Thatha isikhathi ngaphambi kokuya kwakho ukuhlela imicabango yakho nokuqoqa ulwazi olufanele mayelana nezimpawu zakho.
Bhala phansi ukuthi izimpawu zakho zaqala nini, yiziphi imisebenzi engase iziqalise, nokuthi ziguquke kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Qaphela ukuthi yiziphi izinyathelo noma izikhundla ezenza ubuhlungu bakho bube bukhulu noma bube buhle, futhi gcina ulandelela noma yikuphi ukwelapha osele uzama ekhaya.
Letha uhlu lwawo wonke ama-medications owathatha, kuhlanganise nezinhlungu ezithengiswa ngaphandle komthetho nama-supplements. Uma unezimo zezempilo ezingaphansi noma ukulimala kwangaphambili kweqolo, qiniseka ukuthi ukhuluma nodokotela wakho. Cabanga ngokuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ongakusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi oluqakathekile oluxoxwe ngesikhathi sokuya kwakho.
Lungisa imibuzo ofuna ukuyibuza, njengokuthi ukululama kuvame ukuthatha isikhathi esingakanani, yiziphi imisebenzi okufanele uyigweme, nokuthi ungalindela nini ukubuyela emisebenzini yakho evamile. Unganqikazi ukucela incazelo uma ungaqondi okuthile udokotela wakho akucacisayo.
Ukuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo kuyisimo esilawuleka esivame ukuphendula kahle ekwelapheni okufanele nokuphumula. Ngenkathi kungase kube buhlungu futhi kunciphisa imisebenzi yakho okwesikhashana, abantu abaningi balulama ngokuphelele ngokunakekelwa okufanele nokubekezela.
I-key ekwelapheni okuphumelelayo iwukuqaphela izimpawu ngokushesha nokuthatha izinyathelo zokunciphisa ukuvuvukala nokuvikela iqolo lakho ekukhathazeni okwengeziwe. Izinyathelo ezilula njengokuphumula, iqhwa, kanye nezinhlungu ezithengiswa ngaphandle komthetho zingase zibe nemiphumela emihle kakhulu kwezinye izimo.
Ukuvimbela kubalulekile, ikakhulukazi uma umsebenzi wakho noma imisebenzi yakho ikufaka engozini enkulu. Ukusebenzisa izingubo zokulwela, ukuthatha ama-breaks njalo, nokuqiniswa kwempilo yeqolo ngokujima kungasiza ekuvimbeleni izigaba ezizayo. Khumbula ukuthi ngenkathi ukuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo kungase kube nzima, kuyisimo esilawuleka esingavamile ukubangela izinkinga zesikhathi eside uma silawulwa ngendlela efanele.
Izimo eziningi zokuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo ziyathuthuka phakathi kweviki eli-1-2 ngokuphumula okufanele nokwelashwa. Izimo ezilula zingase ziqedeke ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje, kuyilapho ukuvuvukala okukhulu kungase kuthathe amaviki angu-3-4 ukuze kululame ngokuphelele. Uma unezimo zezempilo ezingaphansi noma uqhubeka nemisebenzi ekhathaza i-bursa, ukululama kungase kuthathe isikhathi eside.
Kufanele ugweme ukuzivocavoca okufaka ukucindezela ngqo eqolo lakho noma okubangela ubuhlungu ngesigaba esibuhlungu se-bursitis. Imisebenzi ephansi yokuthinta njengokuqubha noma ukuhamba ngebhayisikili elithambile kungase kube kuhle uma kungabi nzima ezimpawu zakho. Qala kancane njalo futhi yeka uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu noma ukuvuvukala okukhulu.
Cha, ukuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo ne-arthritis ziyimimo ehlukile, yize ngezinye izikhathi zingase zenzeke ndawonye. I-bursitis ithonya izikhwama ezigcwele ulwelo eziqhelelene nejoyinti yakho, kuyilapho i-arthritis ihilela ukuvuvukala kwejoyinti ngokwayo. I-bursitis ngokuvamile ibangela ukuvuvukala nokuhlunguluka okuningi, kuyilapho i-arthritis ngokuvamile ithonya yonke ijoyinti.
Ukuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo kungabuya futhi, ikakhulukazi uma ubuyela emisebenzini ebeqale ukubangela inkinga ngaphandle kokwenza izinguquko. Noma kunjalo, unganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yokubuyela emuva ngokusebenzisa izingubo zokulwela ezifanele, ukuthatha ama-breaks njalo emisebenzini ephindaphindayo, nokuqiniswa kwemisipha yeqolo nokuqina.
Ukuhlinzwa akudingeki ngokuvamile ngokuvuvukala kwe-bursitis yeqolo futhi ngokuvamile kucabangelwa kuphela lapho ukwelapha okuqondene sekuhlulekile noma lapho kukhona ukutheleleka okukhulu okungaphenduli kuma-antibiotic. Izimo eziningi ziyaphela ngokuphelele ngokuphumula, imithi, kanye ngezinye izikhathi ukudubula kwe-corticosteroid. Udokotela wakho uzokukhuthaza ukuhlinzwa kuphela uma kudingeka ngempela.
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