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Ukuqina komthambo we-patella kuyinhlungu yomthambo ohlanganisa i-kneecap yakho ne-shinbone yakho. Lo mthambo omkhulu, ofana nomqhele, ukusiza ukuthi uqhude, ugijime, futhi uqhude ngokudlulisa amandla ezinhlungwini zakho ze-thigh kuya emilenzeni yakho engezansi.
Ungase ube wazi le meko ngegama layo elithi "jumper's knee" ngoba kuvame ukubathinta abagijimi abenza ukugxuma okuningi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokunakekelwa okuqondile nokuphumula, abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ekuqineni komthambo we-patella.
Isimpawu esiyinhloko yilutho oluphithizelayo ngaphansi kwe-kneecap yakho, ikakhulukazi uma usebenza. Le nhlungu ngokuvamile iqala njengobunzima obukhulu obukhulu obukhulu ngesikhathi somsebenzi womzimba futhi bube ngcono uma uphumula.
Nawa izimpawu ongazihlangabezana nazo, uqale ngezivamile kakhulu:
Ezimeni ezingavamile, ungase uhlangabezane nobuhlungu obukhulu ngisho nasemisebenzini yansuku zonke elula njengokukhuphuka izitebhisi. Abanye abantu nabo baphawula ukuzwakala kokugquma uma behambisa amadolo abo, nakuba lokhu kungavamile.
Ubuhlungu ngokuvamile bukhula kancane kancane ezinyangeni noma ezinyangeni kunokuba buvele ngokuzumayo ngemuva kokulimaza.
Ukuqina komthambo we-patella kwenzeka uma umthambo wakho we-patella uqeda umsebenzi futhi uthuthukisa izikhala ezincane. Cabanga ngakho njengomqhele oqhekekile ngokudonswa kanzima kakhulu noma kaningi kakhulu.
Imbangela evamile kakhulu ukucindezela okuphindaphindwayo okuvela emisebenzini ebeka ukucindezela emadolweni akho. Nanka okuholela kule meko:
Izimbangela ezingavamile zihlanganisa ukulimala okuqondile emadolweni noma izimo ezingaphansi ezithinta impilo yomthambo. Ngezinye izikhathi, izinkinga zokwakheka njengokuba nomlenze omde kunomunye zingase zifake isandla ekuqineni okungalingani emthambeni.
Ubudala busebenza futhi njengoba imithambo iba yingqondo kakhulu futhi ibe lula ukulimala njengoba sikhulile, ngokuvamile ngemuva kweminyaka engama-30.
Kufanele ubona umhlinzeki wezempilo uma ubuhlungu bamadolo bakho buqhubeka izinsuku ezimbalwa noma buphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kuvame ukubangela ukuphulukiswa okusheshayo futhi kuvimbele le meko ukuba ingabi yinto ehlala njalo.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu zezexwayiso:
Kufanele ufunani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma ungakwazi ukuthwala isisindo emilenzeni yakho noma uma uzwe "ukugqama" lapho ubuhlungu buqala khona. Lokhu kungase kubonise ukulimala okukhulu njengokuqhekeka komthambo, nakuba lokhu kungavamile kakhulu.
Izici ezithile zikwenza kube lula ukuthuthukisa ukuqina komthambo we-patella. Ukuqonda lokhu kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela amadolo akho.
Izimbangela zengozi ezibaluleke kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izimbangela zengozi ezingavamile zihlanganisa ukuba nezinyawo eziqondile noma ama-arches aphezulu, angashintsha indlela amandla ahambayo ngayo emilenzeni yakho. Ukugqoka izicathulo zezemidlalo ezidala noma ukuqeqesha ezindaweni ezinzima njalo kungase futhi kukhulise ingozi yakho.
Uma unezinye zezimbangela zengozi, lokhu akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa ngokuqinisekile ukuqina komthambo we-patella, kodwa ukwazi kusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela.
Abantu abaningi abane-patellar tendinitis bayaphila ngokuphelele ngokwelashwa okuqondile. Noma kunjalo, ukungazinaki le meko noma ukubuyela emsebenzini ngokushesha kakhulu kungabangela izinhlanganisela.
Izinhlanganisela eziyinhloko ongazihlangabezana nazo zihlanganisa:
Ezimeni ezingavamile kakhulu, ukuqina komthambo we-patella okungalashwa kakhulu kungabangela ukuqhekeka komthambo, lapho umthambo uqhekeka ngokuphelele. Lokhu ngokuvamile kudinga ukulungiswa kokuhlaziya futhi kunezikhathi zokubuyela emsebenzini ezihlala isikhathi eside.
Ukuze ugweme izinhlanganisela, kubalulekile ukulungisa izimpawu kwasekuqaleni nokulandelana ngokwelashwa okuphelele nokubuyiselwa.
Unganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa ukuqina komthambo we-patella ngokunakekela amadolo akho nokugcina imikhuba emihle yokufunda. Ukuvimbela kuhlala kulula kunokwelapha.
Nawa amasu okuvimbela asebenza kakhulu:
Ukuqeqeshwa okuhlukahlukene nemisebenzi ephansi yokucindezela njengokubhukuda noma ukugibela ibhayisikili kungasiza ekugcineni ukufaneleka ngenkathi kunika imithambo yakho ithuba lokuphumula ekucindezeleni okukhulu.
Uma uqala ukuzwa noma yiluphi ubuhlungu bamadolo, ulungise kwasekuqaleni ngokuphumula nokukhinyabeza okuthambile kunokucindezela ubuhlungu.
Udokotela wakho ngokuvamile angakuxilonga ukuqina komthambo we-patella ngokusekelwe ezimpawu zakho nokuhlolwa komzimba. Bayokubuza ngemisebenzi yakho nangokuthi ubuhlungu beqale nini, bese bahlola amadolo akho ngenxa yobunzima nokuqina.
Ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa komzimba, udokotela wakho cishe uzocindezela endaweni engaphansi kwe-kneecap yakho futhi angase akucele ukuba wenze ukunyakaza okulula njengokuhlala phansi noma ukugxuma. Bangase futhi bahlole amandla akho ezinyawo nokuqina.
Izivivinyo zokuthwebula izithombe azilona njalo okudingekayo, kodwa udokotela wakho angase azilahle uma ukuxilongwa kungacaci noma uma becabanga ngezinkinga ezingaphansi. I-ultrasound ingabonisa ukuqina komthambo noma ukuqhekeka, ngenkathi i-MRI inikeza izithombe ezinemininingwane yamasu alula.
I-X-rays ngezinye izikhathi zisetshenziswa ukuqeda izinkinga ezihlobene nethambo, nakuba zingabonisi imithambo ngokucacile. Udokotela wakho angase futhi ayale lezi zihloko uma unebuhlungu obukhulu noma uma ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kungasebenzi njengoba kulindelekile.
Ukuphathwa kokuqina komthambo we-patella kugxile ekunciphiseni ubuhlungu nokukhula ngenkathi kuvumela umthambo ukuba uphulukiswe. Abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokwelashwa oluqondile olungahileli ukuhlinzwa.
Uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha cishe luzoba nezindlela eziningi:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi akukhuthaze i-patellar tendon strap, okuyibhendi egqokwe ngaphansi kwe-kneecap ukuze isize ekuhlukaniseni amandla emthambeni. Abanye abantu bathola lokhu kuwusizo ngesikhathi semisebenzi.
Ezimeni ezinzima noma ezihlala njalo, ukwelashwa kungase kuhlanganise ukugxilwa kwe-corticosteroid, nakuba lokhu kusetshenziswa ngokucophelela njengoba ngezinye izikhathi kungabuthakathaka imithambo. Ukwelashwa okusha njengokuqhakazwa kwe-platelet-rich plasma kuyafundwa kodwa akusona ukunakekelwa okujwayelekile.
Ukuhlinzwa akudingeki futhi ngokuvamile kucabangelwa kuphela ezimeni ezinzima ezingaphenduli ezinyangeni zokwelashwa okuqondile.
Ukuphathwa kwasekhaya kudlala indima ebalulekile ekuphulukiseni ekuqineni komthambo we-patella. Izinyathelo ezifanele zokunakekelwa kwabantu zingasheshisa kakhulu ukuphulukiswa kwakho futhi kuvimbele le meko ukuba ibuyele.
Nawa ongayenza ekhaya ukuze usize ekuphulukiseni kwakho:
Ukushisa kungaba usizo ngaphambi komsebenzi wokufudumala izinhlungu, kodwa gcina iqhwa ngemuva kokuzivocavoca noma uma uhlangabezana nobuhlungu. Lalela umzimba wakho futhi ungacindezeli ubuhlungu obukhulu ngesikhathi semisebenzi.
Gcina iphepha lokuqopha izimpawu zakho nemisebenzi ukuze usize ekutholeni ukuthi yini eyenza ubuhlungu bakho bube ngcono noma bube sibi. Lolu lwazi lungaba usizo uma ubona umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Ukuba ulungile nge-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuqondile kakhulu nelenani lokwelapha eliphumelelayo. Udokotela wakho uzodinga ulwazi oluqondile ngezimpawu zakho nemisebenzi.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, bhala phansi:
Letha uhlu lwemisebenzi yakho yomzimba yakamuva, ikakhulukazi noma yimiphi imidlalo emisha noma ukwanda okukhulu kokufunda. Gqoka ama-shorts noma izingubo ezivumela ukufinyelela okulula emadolweni akho ukuze kuhlolwe.
Cabanga ngokuletha umngani othembekile noma ilungu lomndeni elingakusiza ukuba ukhumbule izincomo zokwelapha futhi ubuze imibuzo eyengeziwe.
Ukuqina komthambo we-patella kuyimeko evamile, ekwelaphekayo ethonya umthambo ohlanganisa i-kneecap yakho ne-shinbone yakho. Nakuba kungaba buhlungu futhi kukhungathekise, ikakhulukazi kubantu abasebenza kakhulu, iningi lezimbangela liyaphila ngokuphelele ngokunakekelwa okuqondile.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni nokubekezela kuyisihluthulelo sokuphulukiswa okuphelele. Ukufuna ukucindezela ubuhlungu noma ukubuyela emsebenzini ngokushesha kakhulu kuvame ukubangela izinkinga ezihlala njalo ezithatha isikhathi eside kakhulu ukuze zixazululwe.
Ngokuphumula okufanele, ukubuyiselwa okuqondile, nokubuyela kancane emsebenzini, ungalindela ukubuyela emisebenzini yakho evamile nemidlalo. Ukuvimbela ngemikhuba emihle yokufunda, ubuchwepheshe obuqondile, nesikhathi esanele sokuphulukiswa kungakusiza ukuba ugweme izehlakalo zesikhathi esizayo.
Khumbula ukuthi isikhathi sokuphulukiswa somuntu ngamunye sihlukile, ngakho-ke yiba nomonde ngenqubo yokuphulukiswa futhi usebenzisane eduze nodokotela wakho ukuze uthuthukise uhlelo lokwelapha oluhle kakhulu sesimo sakho.
Iningi lezimbangela zokuqina komthambo we-patella liyaphila phakathi kwamasonto angu-6-12 ngokwelashwa okuqondile nokuphumula. Noma kunjalo, izimo ezihlala njalo ezibe khona izinyanga zingase zithathe isikhathi eside ukuze zixazululwe. Isihloko ukubamba kwasekuqaleni nokuba nomonde ngenqubo yokuphulukiswa. Ukufuna ukubuyela emsebenzini ngokushesha kakhulu kuvame ukwandisa isikhathi sokuphulukiswa.
Kufanele uguqule imisebenzi yakho ukuze ugweme ukunyakaza okubangela ubuhlungu, ikakhulukazi ukugxuma nokugijima. Imisebenzi ephansi yokucindezela njengokubhukuda, ukugibela ibhayisikili, noma ukuhamba ngokuvamile kulungile uma ingawandisi izimpawu zakho. Njalo lalela umzimba wakho bese uyeka noma yimuphi umsebenzi owenza ubuhlungu bakho bube sibi. Udokotela wakho noma umqeqeshi womzimba angakusiza ngokuguqulwa okuvikelekile kokuzivocavoca.
Cha, lezi yizimo ezahlukene ezithinta kokubili amadolo. Ukuqina komthambo we-patella kuthinta umthambo ongaphansi kwe-kneecap, ngenkathi i-runner's knee ngokuvamile ibhekisela ebuhlungwini okuzungezile noma ngemuva kwe-kneecap obangelwa izinkinga zendlela i-kneecap ehambayo ngayo. Kokubili kungabangela ubuhlungu bamadolo kubantu abasebenza kakhulu, kodwa zinazizimbangela nokuphathwa okuhlukile.
Ukuhlinzwa akudingeki ngokuqina komthambo we-patella. Ngaphezu kuka-90% lezimbangela ziyaphila ngokwelashwa okuqondile okuhlanganisa ukuphumula, ukwelashwa komzimba, nokuguqulwa kwemisebenzi. Ukuhlinzwa ngokuvamile kucabangelwa kuphela ezimeni ezinzima, ezihlala njalo ezingathuthukanga ngemuva kwamasonto angu-6-12 okwelashwa okuqondile okufanele.
Yebo, ukuqina komthambo we-patella kungabuya, ikakhulukazi uma ubuyela emisebenzini efanayo eyayibangela ngaphandle kokulungisa izimbangela zengozi ezingaphansi. Yingakho ukubuyiselwa okuqondene namandla, ukuqina, nobuchwepheshe obuqondile kubaluleke kangaka. Ukulandela amasu okuvimbela nokukhulisa kancane amazinga omsebenzi kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokulimaza kabusha.
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