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Ubuhlungu lwamathambo yisimo lapho amathambo akho eba manqamuzana, ebuthakathaka, futhi enokuthi aphuleke kalula uma uwa noma uthinta into. Cabanga ngamathambo akho elahlekelwe amandla awo angaphakathi nokuqinile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okwenza abe buthakathaka kunokuba kufanele kube.
Lesi simo sithinta izigidi zabantu emhlabeni jikelele, ikakhulukazi abesifazane ngemva kokuphela kwesikhathi sabo sokubeletha nabantu abadala. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokunakekelwa okufanele nokwelashwa, unganciphisa ukulahleka kwamathambo futhi unciphise ingozi yokuphamba.
Ngokwemishwana yezokwelapha, ubuhlungu lwamathambo kusho "amathambo anemihumela." Amathambo akho yizicubu eziphilayo ezihlale ziphulwa futhi zakhiwe kabusha phakathi nokuphila kwakho.
Uma unebuhlungu lwamathambo, umzimba wakho uphula amathambo amadala ngokushesha kunokuba wakhe amathambo amasha. Lokhu kungalingani kushiya amathambo akho enama-calcium amancane namanye amaminerali, okwenza abe manqamuzana futhi abe buthakathaka ngaphakathi.
Ingxenye enzima mayelana nobuhlungu lwamathambo ukuthi bukhula ngokuthula iminyaka eminingi. Awunakuqaphela noma iyiphi impumuzo kuze kube yilapho uhlangabezana nokuphuka kwakho kokuqala okuvela kweyona nto encane.
Ubuhlungu lwamathambo obuqala ngokuvamile alunazo izimpawu, yingakho odokotela ngezinye izikhathi bebubiza ngokuthi "ugula oluthule." Ungase uzizwe uphilile ngenkathi amathambo akho ebuthakathaka kancane kancane.
Njengoba isimo siqhubeka, ungase uqale uqaphele ushintsho oluthile emzimbeni wakho. Nazi izimpawu ezingase zibonise ukuthi amathambo akho ebuthakathaka:
Kwezinye izikhathi, abanye abantu bahlushwa ubuhlungu obuhlala isikhathi eside okuvela ekuphukeni okuncane emhlane wabo okwenzeka ngaphandle kokulimaza okuqondile. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi ukuphuka kokucindezela, futhi kungenzeka ezenzweni ezilula njengokukhokha noma ukugoba.
Impumuzo ephambili ukuphamba kwamathumbu ezenzweni ezingafanele zibangele ukuphuka, njengokuhamba endleleni noma ukuthinta ifenisha. Uma lokhu kukuzuzela, kubalulekile ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho ngempilo yamathambo.
Ubuhlungu lwamathambo bukhula lapho ukulingana kwemvelo kokuphamba kwamathumbu nokukhiqizwa kwamathumbu kuphazamiseka. Izici eziningi zinganciphisa lokhu ukulingana ngendlela engafanele.
Umkhathi wakho udinga ama-hormone athile, izondlo, kanye nomsebenzi womzimba ukuze ugcine amathambo aqinile. Uma noma yikuphi kula ma-eleni kushoda noma kuncishiswa, amathambo akho angaqala ukulahlekelwa ubukhulu bawo ngokushesha kunokuba akhe kabusha.
Nazi izizathu eziyinhloko zokuthi kungani ubuhlungu lwamathambo bukhula:
Ezinye izimbangela ezingavamile zihlanganisa izifo zezakhiwo ezithinta ukwakhiwa kwamathumbu, izimo ezithile zokuzimela komzimba, nokuphumula isikhathi eside embhedeni noma ukungakwazi ukuhamba. Ukudla okungapheli okubangela ukungondliwa okukhulu kungase futhi kuhlanganyele ekunciphisekeni kwamathumbu ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukuqonda lezi zimbangela kusiza ekuchazeni ukuthi kungani ubuhlungu lwamathambo buvamile kumaqembu athile abantu, ikakhulukazi abesifazane abaphelelwe yisikhathi sabo sokubeletha nabantu abadala bobulili bobabili.
Kufanele ucabange ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho ngempilo yamathambo uma ungowesifazane oneminyaka engaphezu kuka-65 noma indoda eneminyaka engaphezu kuka-70, ngisho noma uzizwa uphilile. Lezi yizinyanga lapho ukuhlolwa okuvamile kokuthwala kwamathumbu kuvame ukuqala khona.
Ukuhlolwa okusheshayo kungase kunconywe uma unezingozi ezwenza ubuhlungu lwamathambo lube olukhulu. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ekutholeni isikhathi esifanele kuwe ngokususelwa esimweni sakho.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezilandelayo ezikhathazayo:
Ungalindi uma uthatha imithi eyaziwa ngokuthi ithinta impilo yamathambo, njenge-corticosteroids yesikhathi eside. Udokotela wakho angase afune ukulandelela ubukhulu bamathumbu akho eduze kulesi simo.
Izici ezithile zenza abanye abantu babe nethuba elikhulu lokuthola ubuhlungu lwamathambo kunabanye. Ukuqonda izingozi zakho siqu kungakusiza ekuthatheni izinyathelo zokuvikela kusenesikhathi.
Ezinye izingozi ongenakuzishintsha, njengobudala bakho noma umlando womndeni. Abanye, njengokudla kwakho nemikhuba yokuzivocavoca, kulawulwa kwakho ukushintsha.
Nazi izingozi eziyinhloko zokuthola ubuhlungu lwamathambo:
Izingozi ezingavamile zihlanganisa ukuba nesifo sokuphamba, ukwelashwa komdlavuza, noma ukuba nezifo zama-hormone ezithinta ukusebenza kwamathumbu. Abanye abantu abanezimo zezakhiwo ezingavamile bangase babe nethuba elikhulu kusukela besebancane.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba nezingozi akusho ukuthi uzoba nobuhlungu lwamathambo. Abantu abaningi abanezingozi eziningi bagcina bemathambo aphilile ngokudla okuhle nokusebenza komzimba okuvamile.
Inhlanganisela ephambili yobuhlungu lwamathambo yingozi eyenziwe yokuphuka kwamathumbu, okungathinta kakhulu ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho. Le miphumela ivame ukwenzeka ezenzweni ezingafanele ziphule amathambo aphilile.
Ukuphuka kwama-hip kuhlanganiswe nezinhlanganisela ezinkulu kakhulu, ngokuvamile kudinga ukuhlinzwa nesikhathi eside sokuphulukisa. Ukuphuka komhlane kungabangela ubuhlungu obuhlala isikhathi eside kanye noshintsho emzimbeni wakho noma ukuphakama.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile ezivela ebuhlungwini lwamathambo zihlanganisa:
Kwezinye izikhathi, ukuphuka okukhulu kokucindezela komhlane kungathinta ukuphefumula kwakho noma ukugaya ngokushintsha isakhiwo sesifuba sakho nesisu. Abanye abantu bangase bathuthukise ukugoba okukhulu phambili emhlane wabo ophezulu.
Ithonya lengqondo akufanele lihlale lingabonakali. Abantu abaningi abanebuhlungu lwamathambo baba nokukhathazeka ngokuwa futhi bangase banciphise imisebenzi yabo, okungenza amathambo abe buthakathaka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukuvimbela yiyona ndlela yakho engcono kakhulu yokulwa nobuhlungu lwamathambo, futhi akusikho isikhathi eside noma sekwephuzile ukuqala ukunakekela amathambo akho. Imikhuba oyakha namuhla ingasiza ekuqinisweni kwamathumbu iminyaka eminingi ezayo.
Ukukhiqiza amathambo aqinile eminyakeni yakho yobusha kudala isisekelo esingcono sempilo kamuva. Ngisho noma ukhulu, ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuvikela kunganciphisa ukulahleka kwamathumbu nokunciphise ingozi yokuphuka.
Nazi izindlela ezisebenzayo zokusiza ekuvinjeni ubuhlungu lwamathambo:
Ezinye izindlela zokuvikela ezingavamile zingase zihlanganise ukwelashwa kwe-hormone replacement kwabesifazane abaphelelwe yisikhathi sabo sokubeletha noma imithi ethile kulabo abanesingozi enkulu. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ekutholeni ukuthi lezi zindlela zikufanele yini.
Ukuqina kubalulekile emizamweni yakho yokuvikela. Izinqumo ezincane zansuku zonke mayelana nokudla nokusebenza komzimba zengeza izinzuzo ezinkulu empilweni yamathambo akho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ubuhlungu lwamathambo buhlolwa ikakhulukazi ngokuhlolwa kokuthwala kwamathumbu okuthiwa yi-DEXA scan. Lokhu kuhlolwa okungenaniyo kuyilinganisa ukuthi mangaki ama-calcium namanye amaminerali akho amathambeni.
I-DEXA scan iqhathanisa ubukhulu bamathumbu akho nobomuntu ophilile oneminyaka engama-30. Udokotela wakho usebenzisa leli qhathaniso ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi unebukhulu bamathumbu obuvamile, i-osteopenia (ukulahleka kwamathumbu okuncane), noma ubuhlungu lwamathambo.
Phakathi kokuhlolwa kwakho, udokotela wakho uzohlola futhi umlando wakho wezokwelapha nezingozi. Bangase babeke imibuzo mayelana nokuphuka kwangaphambili, umlando womndeni, imithi, nezici zesitayela sokuphila ezithinta impilo yamathambo.
Ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe kungase kuhlanganise umsebenzi wegazi ukuze uhlole izimo ezingaphansi ezibangela ukulahleka kwamathumbu. Ama-X-ray angase ayalwe uma uke waba nokuphuka noma uhlushwa ubuhlungu emhlane.
Kwezinye izikhathi, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuhlolwa okukhethekile njengokuhlolwa kwamathumbu noma i-CT scan uma becabanga izimbangela ezingavamile zokulahleka kwamathumbu noma badinga ulwazi oluqondile ngesakhiwo samathumbu.
Ukwelashwa kobuhlungu lwamathambo kugxile ekuthambiseni ukulahleka kwamathumbu, ekwandiseni ubukhulu bamathumbu uma kungenzeka, nasekuvinjeni ukuphuka. Uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa luzokwenziwa ngokususelwa esimweni sakho esithile nezingozi.
Izinhlelo eziningi zokwelashwa zihlanganisa ushintsho lokuphila ngemithi uma kudingeka. Umgomo ukunika amathambo akho ithuba elihle kakhulu lokuqiniswa nokunciphise ingozi yokuphuka.
Izindlela ezivamile zokwelashwa zihlanganisa:
Kwezinye izimo ezingavamile noma ezinkulu, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukwelashwa okusha njenge-denosumab injections noma i-teriparatide, okusiza ekwakheni amathambo amasha. Lokhu ngokuvamile kugcinelwe abantu abanesingozi enkulu yokuphuka.
Udokotela wakho uzolandelela impendulo yakho ekwelashweni ngokuhlolwa okuqhubekayo kokuthwala kwamathumbu, ngokuvamile unyaka noma emibili. Lokhu kusiza ekuqondeni ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa olukhona lusebenza kahle yini.
Ukuphatha ubuhlungu lwamathambo ekhaya kuhilela ukudala indawo nomkhuba osekelayo impilo yamathambo akho futhi unciphise ingozi yokuphuka. Ukuhluka okuncane kwansuku zonke kungahlanganisa umehluko omkhulu emandleni akho amathambo.
Uhlelo lwakho lokukhathalela ekhaya kufanele lugxile ekudleni, ekuhambeni okuphephile, nasekuvinjeni ukuwa. Lezi zinyathelo zisebenza kanye nanoma iyiphi imithi udokotela wakho ayibhalile.
Nansi ongayenza ekhaya ukuze usekele impilo yamathambo akho:
Cabanga ngezinguquko zasekhaya ezingavamile kodwa ezibalulekile njengokulungisa ukuphakama kombhede ukuze kube lula ukungena nokukhipha, noma ukusebenzisa isihlalo seshawa uma ukuqina kuyinkinga. Abanye abantu bazuza ekuzivocavoca kwe-physical therapy abangakwenza ekhaya.
Gcina irekhodi nanoma yikuphi ukuwa noma ukuwa okuqonde ngqo ukuze uxoxe nodokotela wakho. Lolu lwazi lubasiza ekuhleni uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa nokubona izinyathelo ezengeziwe zokuphepha ongazidinga.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho yobuhlungu lwamathambo kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi uzuza kakhulu ngesikhathi sakho nodokotela wakho. Ukuba nolwazi olufanele okulungile kwenza ukuvakasha lube nomphumela futhi lube olukhulu.
Udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuqonda isithombe sakho sempilo ephelele, kuhlanganise izimpawu, umlando womndeni, nemithi yamanje. Ukulungiselela kusisiza ekutheni iziphakamiso ezinhle kakhulu esimweni sakho.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, buthana lolu lwazi olubalulekile:
Bhala phansi imibuzo yakho kusenesikhathi ukuze ungakhohlwa ukuyibuza. Imibuzo evamile ihlanganisa ukubuza ngemiphumela ebi yemithi, iziphakamiso zokuzivocavoca, nokuthi uzodinga ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo kangakanani.
Letha umngani noma ilungu lomndeni omethembayo uma ufuna ukwesekwa noma usizo ekukhumbula ulwazi oluxoxwe ngalo ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyiqonde mayelana nobuhlungu lwamathambo ukuthi yisimo esilawuleka, ikakhulukazi uma sibanjwe kusenesikhathi. Nakuba ungakwazi ukubuyisela ngokuphelele ukulahleka kwamathumbu, unganciphisa kakhulu intuthuko yalo futhi unciphise ingozi yokuphuka.
Ukuvikela nokungenelela kusenesikhathi yizixhobo zakho ezinhle kakhulu zokulwa nobuhlungu lwamathambo. Izinqumo zesitayela sokuphila oyenzayo namuhla mayelana nokudla, ukuzivocavoca, nokuphepha zingavikela amathambo akho iminyaka eminingi ezayo.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba nobuhlungu lwamathambo akusho ukuthi kufanele uphile ngokwesaba ukuphuka kwamathumbu. Ngokwelashwa okufanele nezinye izinyathelo zokuphepha, abantu abaningi abanebuhlungu lwamathambo baqhubeka bephila impilo esebenzayo, ezele.
Hlala uxhumene neqembu lakho lokukhathalela impilo futhi ungangabazi ukubuza imibuzo mayelana nempilo yamathambo akho. Udokotela wakho ulapho ukuze akusize ekuqondeni lesi simo futhi ugcine ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho.
Ubuhlungu lwamathambo abukwazi ukupheliswa ngokuphelele, kodwa bungaphathwa kahle futhi buthambiseke kakhulu. Ngokwelashwa okufanele, abantu abaningi bangagcina ubukhulu bamathumbu abo bamanje futhi banciphise ingozi yokuphuka. Ukuqala ukwelashwa kusenesikhathi nokukwamukela ngokuqhubekayo kubalulekile.
Imithi eminingi yobuhlungu lwamathambo iqala ukuthambisa ukulahleka kwamathumbu ezinyangeni ezimbalwa, kodwa ngokuvamile kuthatha izinyanga eziyi-6-12 ukuze ubone ukuthuthuka okuqondile ekuhlolweni kokuthwala kwamathumbu. Abanye abantu baqaphela ubuhlungu emhlane obuthambile noma ukuphuka okuncane ngonyaka wokuqala wokwelashwa. Udokotela wakho uzolandelela intuthuko yakho ngokuhlolwa okuvamile kokuthwala kwamathumbu.
Ubuhlungu lwamathambo ngokwalo ngokuvamile abubangeli ubuhlungu nsuku zonke. Kodwa-ke, izinhlanganisela njengokuphuka kokucindezela emhlane kungabangela ubuhlungu obuhlala isikhathi eside emhlane. Abantu abaningi abanebuhlungu lwamathambo baphila ngokunethezeka ngaphandle kobuhlungu, ikakhulukazi uma belandela uhlelo lwabo lokwelashwa futhi bathatha izinyathelo zokuvikela.
Yebo, amadoda angathola ubuhlungu lwamathambo, nakuba kungavamile kunabesifazane. Amadoda ngokuvamile ayathola kamuva ekuphileni, ngokuvamile ngemva kweminyaka engama-70. Izingozi zamadoda zihlanganisa amazinga e-testosterone aphansi, imithi ethile, nezici ezifanayo zesitayela sokuphila ezithinta abesifazane.
Ukuba nobuhlungu lwamathambo kukwandisa ingozi yakho yokuphuka, kodwa akusho ukuthi uzophula amathambo. Abantu abaningi abanebuhlungu lwamathambo abangahlangabezani nokuphuka, ikakhulukazi uma belandela uhlelo lwabo lokwelashwa, bezivocavoca njalo, futhi bathatha izinyathelo zokuvikela ukuwa. Ukuphathwa okufanele kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuphuka.
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