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Ukuvuvukala kwezinyawo kwenzeka lapho amanzi amaningi eqoqa ngaphakathi noma eduze kwendawo yomlenze wakho, okwenza ubukeke mkhulu kunokujwayelekile futhi uzizwe ungakhululekile. Lokhu kuvuvukala, okubizwa ngokuthi i-knee effusion ngabachwepheshe bezempilo, kuyindlela yemvelo yomzimba wakho yokusabela ekulimaleni, ekucasukeni, noma ezimweni ezingaphansi ezithinta indawo yomlenze.
Umlenze wakho ungavuvukala ngezizathu eziningi ezahlukene, kusukela ekushayweni okulula noma ekusetshenzisweni okweqile kuya ezindabeni eziyinkimbinkimbi njengokuqina kwamajozi noma ukutheleleka. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinye zezimo zokuvuvukala kwezinyawo ziphendula kahle ekwelapheni, nokuqonda ukuthi kwenzekani kungakusiza uthathe izinyathelo ezifanele ukuze uzizwe kangcono.
Isilwane esicacile kakhulu ukuthi umlenze wakho ubukeka mkhulu kakhulu uma uqhathaniswa nomlenze wakho omnye. Ngokuvamile uzobona ukuvuvukala eduze kwendawo yekapula, futhi indawo yomlenze ingase izizwe iqinile noma ilotshwe.
Ngokuphelele nokuvuvukala okubonakalayo, ungase uhlangabezane nezinye izimpawu eziningi ezingakusiza uqonde ukuthi kwenzekani. Nanka abantu abaningi abakuqaphela:
Abanye abantu bachaza ukuzizwa sengathi kukhona ibhaluni ngaphakathi komlenze wabo noma ukuthi indawo yomlenze “igcwele.” Lezi zimpawu zijwayelekile lapho kuvuvukala kwenzeka, futhi zivame ukuthuthuka njengoba imbangela ephambili iqondwa.
Ukukhula kwamadolo kuvame ukwahlukaniswa ngezigaba ezimbili eziyinhloko, kuye ngokuthi isifundo siqoqana kuphi. Ukuqonda umehluko kungakusiza ukuthi uchaze kangcono izimpawu zakho kudokotela wakho.
Uhlobo lokuqala yikukhula ngaphakathi kwesinhlangothi ngokwalo, okuthiwa yi-joint effusion. Lokhu kwenzeka lapho i-synovial fluid, evame ukuhlanza udolo lwakho, ikhula kakhulu ngaphakathi kwesikhumba sesinhlangothi. Udolo lwakho lungase luzizwe sengathi ligcwele ulwelo, futhi ungase ubone ukuzwakala kokushayisana lapho ulikhuthaza.
Uhlobo lwesibili luhilela ukukhula ezihlangeni ezithambile ezingqongqoze udolo lwakho, njengemisipha, ama-tendon, noma isikhumba. Lolu hlobo lokukhula luvamise ukubonakala ngaphezulu futhi lungase luhlale ngaphezulu noma ngaphansi kwe-kneecap yakho. Ngokuvamile luvela ekulimala okuqondile, ekusetshenzisweni okweqile, noma ekubeni yizicubu ezizungezile.
Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nezinhlobo zombili ngesikhathi esifanayo, ikakhulukazi ngemuva kokulimalala okukhulu noma ngesikhathi sokuqhuma kwezimo ezinjengokugula kwe-rheumatoid arthritis.
Udolo lwakho lungakhula ngezizathu eziningi, kusukela emisebenzini yansuku zonke kuya ezimweni zempilo eziyisisekelo. Izimbangela eziningi ziwela ezinhlotsheni ezinjengokulimala, ukusetshenziswa okweqile, i-arthritis, ukutheleleka, noma ezinye izimo zezokwelapha.
Ake siqale ngezimbangela ezivamile ongahlangana nazo ekuphileni kwansuku zonke:
Ngaphezu kwalokhu okubangelwa yizimbangela ezivamile, izimo ezimbalwa ezingekho njalo kodwa eziqakathekile zingadala ukukhula kwamadolo:
Ngezinye izikhathi isizathu asibonakali ngokushesha, futhi udokotela wakho angase adinge ukwenza ukuhlolwa ukuze aqonde ukuthi kwenzekani ngempela. Khumbula ukuthi ukuthola isizathu esiyimbangela kubalulekile ukuze uthole ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma ukukhuluphala kwe-knee kungathuthuki ngokunakekelwa kwasekhaya okuyisisekelo ezinsukwini ezimbalwa, noma uma uhlushwa ubuhlungu obukhulu noma ubunzima bokuhambahamba. Ukuthola ukwelashwa kwesiphakamiso kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukwelashwa okufanele futhi ugweme izinkinga.
Izimpawu ezithile zidinga ukunakekelwa okusheshayo kwezokwelapha ngoba zingase zibonise izimo ezingathi sína njengokutheleleka noma ukulimala okukhulu:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi lezi zibonakaliso zezexwayiso, ungalindi ukuya ekwelapheni. Ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kuvame ukuletha imiphumela emihle futhi kungavimbela izinkinga ezingase zenzeke.
Izinto eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okukhuluphala kwe-knee phakathi nokuphila kwakho. Ukuqonda lezi zinto ezingase zikwenze ube sengozini kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela futhi uqonde ukuthi nini ungase ube sengozini kakhulu.
Ubudala budlala indima ebalulekile, njengoba izinkinga zamadolo ziyanda njengoba sikhulile ngenxa yokugqwala kwemvelo nokukhahlela kwesigxobo. Abantu abadlula iminyaka engama-50 banesilinganiso esiphezulu sokuba nempumuzo ehlobene ne-arthritis, kuyilapho abantu abasebancane, abasebenza ngamandla bavame ukubhekana nempumuzo ehlobene nokulimala.
Izinga lakho lomsebenzi kanye nokuziphatha kwakho kokuphila kuya futhi kuthonye ingozi yakho:
Izimo ezithile zezokwelapha zingakwenza ube sengozini yokuqhuma kwamadolo:
Nakuba ungakwazi ukulawula zonke izinto ezingozi, ukwazi ngazo kuzokusiza wenze izinqumo ezifanele mayelana nemisebenzi kanye nokuziphatha kokuphila okusekela impilo yamadolo.
Imikhakha eminingi yokupuma kwamadolo iphela ngaphandle kwezinkinga zesikhathi eside, ikakhulukazi uma iphelelwa ngendlela efanele. Noma kunjalo, ukungazinaki ukupuma okuqhubekayo noma ukulibazisa ukwelashwa ngezinye izikhathi kungabangela izinhlanganisela eziyathinta ukuhamba kwakho kanye nekwalithi yokuphila.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile kakhulu zithuthuka kancane kancane lapho ukupuma kuqala ukuba khona njalo noma kuphindaphinda:
Izinkinga ezingathi sína zingase zenzeke ezimweni ezithile, yize zingavamile:
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izinhlupheko eziningi zingavikeleka ngokunakekelwa komtholampilo okufanele nokulandelwa kwepulani yakho yokwelashwa. Ukungenelela kwasekuqaleni kuvame ukubangela imiphumela emihle futhi kusiza ekuvikeleni umsebenzi wehlombe lakho iminyaka ezayo.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimba zonke izimbangela zokuvuvukala kwehlombe, ikakhulukazi lezo ezihlobene nobudala noma i-genetics, izimo eziningi zingavikeleka ngokukhetha indlela yokuphila ehlakaniphile kanye ne-mechanics yomzimba efanele. Ukuthatha izinyathelo zokuvikela amahlombe akho kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho.
Ukugcina isisindo esinempilo ingenye yezindlela eziphumelelayo kakhulu zokuvimbela izinkinga zehlombe. Wonke umthamo owengeziwe ubeka ukucindezela okwengeziwe kumajoinyi akho ehlombe, ngakho ukugcina isisindo sakho kubanga elihle kunciphisa ukugqwala nokukleliswa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Nawa amasu okunqoba ayisihluthulelo asebenza kubantu abaningi:
Kubantu abanesici esikhona sokungena engozini, izindlela ezengeziwe zokuvimbela zingasiza:
Khumbula ukuthi ukuvimbela kuhlale kulula kunokwelapha, futhi izinguquko ezincane emikhwenyeni yakho yansuku zonke zingenza umehluko omkhulu ekuqondeni amadolo aphilile kulo lonke impilo yakho.
Udokotela wakho uzoqala ngokubuza imibuzo eningiliziwe mayelana nezimpawu zakho bese ahlola ido lakho ukuqonda ukuthi yini engase ibe yimbangela yokukhuluka. Lokhu kuhlolwa kokuqala kuvame ukunikeza izinkomba ezibalulekile mayelana nenkinga esekelwe.
Ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa komzimba, udokotela wakho uzobheka womabili amadolo ukuwaqhathanisa, azwe izindawo ezibuhlungu noma ezifudumele, bese ahlola ubunzima bomzimba. Bazohlola futhi ukuzinza kwamagciwane amadolo abo futhi babuke izimpawu zokutheleleka noma ezinye izimo ezingathi sína.
Kuye ngalokho abakutholayo ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa, udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuhlolwa okuqhubekayo:
Ezimweni ezithile, ikakhulukazi uma kukhona ukutheleleka okucatshangelwayo, udokotela wakho angase adinge ukususa i-fluid ethile ejoyini yakho yekhanda ukuze kwenziwe ukuhlaziywa kwelabhori. Le nqubo, ebizwa ngokuthi i-arthrocentesis, ivame ukwenziwa ehhovisi futhi inganika ukukhululeka okusheshayo ekucindezelweni ngenkathi inikeza ulwazi olubalulekile lokuhlola.
Ukuhlanganiswa kwezimpawu zakho, imiphumela yokuhlola komzimba, kanye nemiphumela yokuhlola kusiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde imbangela eqondile yokukhula kwehlombe lakho futhi akhe uhlelo lokwelapha olufanele kakhulu.
Ukuphathwa kokukhula kwehlombe kugxila ekunakekelweni kwimbangela ephambili ngenkathi kunikezwa ukukhululeka ezimpawu ezifana nobuhlungu nokuqina. Udokotela wakho uzokwenza uhlelo lokwelapha oluhambisana nalokho okubangela ukukhula kwakho nokuthi izimpawu zakho zinzima kangakanani.
Eziningi zezimo zokukhula kwehlombe, ukwelashwa kokuqala kuqala ngezindlela zokugcina ongaqala ngazo ekhaya:
Uma ukwelashwa okuqondene kunganelisi, udokotela wakho angase akhuthaze ukungenelela kwezokwelapha okwengeziwe:
Ezimeni ezinzima noma lapho ukwelashwa okuqondile kungasebenzi, kukhona izinketho zokucutshungulwa okuzokhethwa. Lokhu kungafaka iziqukatho ze-arthroscopic ukulungisa izakhiwo ezilimele, ukufakwa kwejoyini ezimeni ze-arthritis enzima, noma ukuhlinzwa ukuqondana neziphukuphuku ezithile.
Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwezindlela zokwelapha eziningi kuyasebenza kangcono, futhi udokotela wakho uzolungisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha njengoba izimpawu zakho ziphucuka noma zishintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukwelashwa ekhaya kungaba nemiphumela emihle kakhulu ekuphatheni ukukhula kwamadolo, ikakhulukazi emazingeni okuqala noma ngasikhathi sinye nokwelashwa kwezokwelapha. Okubalulekile ukuba uqine ngendlela yakho yokunakekela futhi wazi ukuthi nini ukwelashwa ekhaya akwanele.
Indlela ye-RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) ihlala iyisisekelo sokukhathalela ekhaya sokukhula kwamadolo. Ukuphumula kusho ukuqeda imisebenzi eyenza ukukhula kwakho kube sibi, ngenkathi ugcina ukunyakaza okuthambile ukuvimbela ubunzima.
Nawa amaqhinga okusebenzisa ukwelashwa ekhaya ngokuphumelelayo:
Ezinye izindlela zokunakekela ekhaya zingasekele ukuphulukiswa kwakho:
Khumbula ukuthi ukwelashwa ekhaya kufanele kuhambisane, kungabi yisikhundla, ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha kwezobuchwepheshe lapho ubhekene nokuvuvukala okukhulu noma okuqhubekayo kwezinqindi.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho nodokotela kungasiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nelenani lokwelapha eliphumelelayo. Ukuthatha isikhathi sokulungisa imicabango yakho nokuqoqa ulwazi olufanele kwenza i-aphoyintimenti ibe nomphumela ongcono kuwe nodokotela wakho.
Qala ngokubhala phansi izimpawu zakho ngokuningiliziwe, kufaka phakathi ukuthi zaqala nini, yini eyenza zibe ngcono noma zimbi, nokuthi zikuthinta kanjani imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Udokotela wakho uzofuna ukuqonda isikhathi nesakhiwo sokuvuvukala kwakho.
Nanku okumele ukulethe noma ukulungiselele i-aphoyintimenti yakho:
Cabanga ngokubhala phansi imibuzo ethile ngaphambi kwesikhathi ukuze ungakhohlwa ukuyibuza ngesikhathi sokuvakasha kwakho:
Ukuba nalolu lwazi kulungele kusiza udokotela wakho ukuba enze ukuxilongwa okuchaneke kakhulu futhi kudale isithombe esicacile sesimo sakho sezinhlungu ezihlukene.
Ukukhula kwamadolo kuyisimo esivamile esivame ukuphendula kahle ekwelapheni okufanele, ikakhulukazi uma kuphathwa ngokushesha. Nakuba kungakhathaza uma kuqala ukubonakala, ukuqonda ukuthi izimo eziningi zinezimbangela ezilaphekayo kungasiza ukunciphisa ukukhathazeka futhi kukuqondise ekunakekelweni okuphumelelayo.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukukhula kwamadolo kuvame ukuba yindlela yomzimba wakho yokukhuza nokululamisa iqakala. Kungaba yini imbangela yokulimala, ukusetshenziswa kakhulu, noma izimo ezingaphansi njengokuqina kwamajozi, ukukhula ngokwalo akunakulimala, nakuba kungabi nakuthokozela futhi kunciphisa imisebenzi yakho.
Ukungenelela kwangoko ngezindlela zokwelapha ezilula njengokuphumula, uqhwa, kanye nezinhlungu zokulwa nokuvuvukala kuvame ukunikeza impumuzo enkulu. Noma kunjalo, ungangabazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha uma izimpawu zakho zinzima, ziqhubeka naphezu kokwelapha ekhaya, noma zihambisana nezibonakaliso zokutheleleka njengobushushu noma isikhumba esibomvu, esishisayo.
Ngokuqonda kahle nokuphathwa, abantu abaningi abanemadolo akhula bangabuyela emisebenzini yabo evamile futhi bagcine umsebenzi omuhle wamadolo. Ukuqonda ukuthi kufanele usebenze nodokotela wakho ukuthola imbangela yangempela bese ulandela uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha ngokuqhubekayo.
Isikhathi sokuvuvukala kwamadolo siyehluka kuye ngesizathu esiyimbangela. Ukulimala okuncane noma ukusetshenziswa kakhulu kungase kuphele ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emavikini ngokunakekelwa okuhle, kuyilapho ukuvuvukala okuhlobene ne-arthritis kungase kube yisikhathi eside futhi kudinge ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo. Imikhakha eminingi ebukhali ibonisa intuthuko phakathi kwamasonto angu-2-6 uma iphelelwa ngokufanele.
Imisebenzi elula, engathinti kakhulu njengokuhamba okuthambile noma ukubhukuda kungase kube kuhle uma ingawandisi ubuhlungu noma ukuvuvukala, kodwa kufanele ugweme ukuzivocavoca okukhulu kuze kube yilapho ukuvuvukala kuphela. Hlala ulalele umzimba wakho bese uthintana nodokotela wakho mayelana nemisebenzi ephephile yesimo sakho esithile. Ukuphumula kuvame ukudingeka ezigabeni zokuqala zokwelashwa.
Cha, ukuvuvukala kwamadolo kuvame ukubangelwa yizinkinga ezincane njengokusetshenziswa kakhulu noma ukulimala okuncane okuphulukayo kahle ngokwelashwa okuyisisekelo. Noma kunjalo, ukuvuvukala okuqhubekayo, ukuvuvukala okuhambisana nokuqunjelwa, noma ukuvuvukala ngemva kokulimalala okukhulu kufanele kuhlolwe udokotela ukuze kuvinjwe izimo ezinkulu njengezifo noma ukonakala okukhulu kwesakhiwo.
Imikhakha eminingi yokuvuvukala kwamadolo iphela ngokuphelele ngokwelashwa okufanele, futhi idolo lakho lingabuya emsebenzini ojwayelekile. Noma kunjalo, ezinye izimo eziyisisekelo njenge-arthritis zingabangela ukubuyela kwesigameko. Ukulandela uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa, ukugcina isisindo esinempilo, nokusebenza ngaphakathi kwemingcele yakho kungasiza ekuthuthukiseni impilo yamadolo akho isikhathi eside.
Ungalokothi uzama ukukhipha i-fluid emadoleni akho ngokwakho, njengoba lokhu kungabangela izinkinga ezinkulu njengokuqunjelwa noma ukulimala okwengeziwe. Uma udokotela wakho eqinisekisa ukuthi ukukhipha i-fluid kuyadingeka, bayokwenza le nqubo ngokuphepha endaweni yezokwelapha besebenzisa amasu ahlanzekile. Ukwelashwa ekhaya kufanele kugxile ezinyathelweni eziqondile njengokuphumula, uqhwa, nokuphindaphinda.
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