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Ubuhlungu bengqinamba buhlungu noma ukuqaqamba emgqonyeni wengqinamba, oxhuma ithambo lakho eliphezulu lengalo emathanjeni amabili angaphansi kwengalo yakho. Lolu hlobo lobuhlungu lungahluka kusuka ekuqaqambeni okuncane kuya emizweni ebukhali, ebhubhisayo ephazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ingqinamba yakho iyilunga eliyinkimbinkimbi elikuvumela ukuthi ugobe, uqondise, futhi ujikeleze ingalo yakho, ngakho-ke uma ilimele, uyakubona ngempela.
Ubuhlungu bengqinamba bubhekisela kunoma yikuphi ukungakhululeki, ukuqaqamba, noma ukuqaqamba okwenzeka ngaphakathi noma ngaphandle komgqonyo wakho wengqinamba. Leli lungu yindawo lapho amathambo amathathu ehlangana khona - i-humerus yakho (ithambo eliphezulu lengalo) kanye ne-radius ne-ulna yakho (amathambo angaphansi kwengalo). Ilunga lengqinamba lisekelwa yimisipha, imisipha, imisipha, kanye ne-cartilage okusebenza ndawonye ukukusiza ukuthi uhambise ingalo yakho ngokushelela.
Lapho noma yiziphi lezi zakhi zakheka, zivuvukala, noma zisetshenziswa ngokweqile, ungezwa ubuhlungu bengqinamba. Ubuhlungu bungahlala ngqo engqinambeni noma bukhanye buye engalweni yakho engenhla noma buye phansi engalweni yakho engaphansi nasesihlakaleni.
Ubuhlungu bengqinamba bungazizwa buhlukile kuye ngokuthi yini ebuyibangela. Ungase uzwe ukuqaqamba okungashintshi, okuhlala kukhona ngaso sonke isikhathi. Ngezikhathi ezithile kuzwakala njengobuhlungu obukhali, obudubulayo obukuthatha ungazi lapho uhambisa ingalo yakho ngezindlela ezithile.
Ubuhlungu bungazizwa njengokuqina, ikakhulukazi ekuseni noma ngemuva kokuthi uhlale unganyakazi isikhashana. Abanye abantu bakuchaza njengomuzwa ovuthayo ngaphakathi noma ngaphandle kwengqinamba yabo. Ungase futhi uqaphele ukuvuvukala, ukuzwela lapho uthinta indawo, noma ubunzima bokuqondisa noma ukugoba ingalo yakho ngokugcwele.
Ukuqina kungahluka kusuka ekungakhululeki okuncane okubonayo kuphela ngokunyakaza okuthile kuya ebuhlungwini obukhulu obenza kube nzima ukusebenzisa ingalo yakho emisebenzini yansuku zonke efana nokuphakamisa inkomishi yekhofi noma ukuxhawula izandla.
Ubuhlungu be-elbow buvela lapho izakhiwo ezingaphakathi nangaphandle komthambo wakho we-elbow zicasuka, zilimala, noma zisebenza ngokweqile. Izimbangela ezivame kakhulu zivela ekunyakazeni okuphindaphindayo okubeka ingcindezi emithanjeni nasemisipheni ezungeze i-elbow yakho.
Nazi izizathu eziyinhloko zokuthi kungani ubuhlungu be-elbow buvela, kuqala ngezimbangela ezivame kakhulu:
Izimbangela ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zihlanganisa ukuqhekeka okuvela ekuweni noma ukulimala okuqondile, ukuxubana lapho amathambo esuka endaweni yawo, nezifo ezithinta umthambo noma izicubu eziwuzungezile.
Ubuhlungu be-elbow bungaba uphawu lwezimo ezihlukahlukene ezingaphansi, kusukela ekulimaleni okuncane kokusebenzisa ngokweqile kuya ezindabeni zempilo ezingathi sína. Izikhathi eziningi, ubuhlungu be-elbow bubonisa inkinga ngezicubu ezithambile ezizungeze umthambo kunamathambo ngokwawo.
Izimo ezivame kakhulu ezibangela ubuhlungu be-elbow zihlanganisa:
Izimo ezingavamile ezingabangela ubuhlungu bendololwane zihlanganisa izifo zamathambo, izimila, noma ubuhlungu obudluliselwe ezinkingeni e-neck yakho noma ehlombe. Ngezinye izikhathi ubuhlungu bendololwane bungaba yingxenye yephethini enkulu yezinkinga zamalunga emzimbeni wakho wonke.
Yebo, amacala amaningi obuhlungu bendololwane azothuthuka ngokwawo, ikakhulukazi uma ubuhlungu bubangelwa ukusetshenziswa ngokweqile okuncane noma ukulimala okulula. Umzimba wakho unamakhono amangalisayo okuphulukisa, futhi ngokuphumula okufanele nokunakekela, izicubu ezivuvukile zivame ukuzola phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya emavikini.
Ubuhlungu bendololwane obuncane obubangelwa yimisebenzi efana nokulima, ukudlala imidlalo, noma imisebenzi eshintshayo yomsebenzi ngokuvamile buyanyamalala uma unika indololwane yakho isikhathi sokuphumula nokululama. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akusho ukuthi kufanele ungayinaki ngokuphelele ubuhlungu.
Okubalulekile ukunaka izimpawu zomzimba wakho. Uma ubuhlungu bakho bendololwane buncane futhi buba ngcono ngokuphumula, ukunyakaza okuncane, nezinyathelo zokunakekela ekhaya, kungenzeka ukuthi buzophola ngokwemvelo. Kodwa uma ubuhlungu buqhubeka, buqhubeka, noma buqala ukuphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke, sekuyisikhathi sokufuna usizo lochwepheshe.
Ngokuvamile ungalawula ubuhlungu bendololwane obuncane kuya kobumaphakathi ngempumelelo ekhaya usebenzisa izindlela ezilula, eziphephile. Umgomo uwukunciphisa ukuvuvukala, ukunciphisa ukungakhululeki, nokusekela inqubo yokuphulukisa yomzimba wakho.
Nansi izindlela zokwelapha zasekhaya eziqinisekisiwe ezingasiza ukukhulula ubuhlungu bendololwane:
Khumbula ukulalela umzimba wakho futhi uyeke noma yimuphi umsebenzi owandisa ubuhlungu bakho. Lokhu kwelashwa ekhaya kusebenza kahle kakhulu ngobuhlungu bendololwane obuncane obungahlali isikhathi eside.
Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha ngobuhlungu bendololwane kuncike embangweni obangela kanye nobukhulu bezimpawu zakho. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokuvamile uzoqala ngokwelashwa okungagxili kakhulu futhi aqhubekele ezinkethweni ezinzima uma kudingeka.
Ukwelashwa okuvamile kwezokwelapha kufaka phakathi ukwelashwa ngokomzimba ukuze kuqiniswe imisipha futhi kuthuthukiswe ukuguquguquka, imithi elwa nokuvuvukala kadokotela yokuvuvukala okukhulu, kanye nemijovo ye-corticosteroid yobuhlungu obuqhubekayo. Udokotela wakho angase futhi ancome ama-braces akhethekile noma ama-splints ukusekela ukuphulukiswa okufanele.
Ezimweni ezingathi sína, ukwelashwa kungabandakanya imijovo ye-plasma ecebile ngamaphlatelethi (PRP) ukuze kukhuthazwe ukuphulukiswa, ukwelashwa ngamaza okushaqeka ukuze kuvuselelwe ukulungiswa kwezicubu, noma ukuhlinzwa ezimweni lapho ukwelashwa okungagxili kakhulu kungasebenzi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iningi lobuhlungu bendololwane liphendula kahle ekwelashweni okungahlinzeki uma kuqondiswa ngokushesha.
Kufanele ubone udokotela uma ubuhlungu bakho bengqinamba bunzima, buqhubeka, noma buphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ngenkathi izimo eziningi zobuhlungu bengqinamba zingalawulwa ekhaya, ezinye izimpawu zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okuchwepheshile.
Nazi izimpawu ezikukhombisa ukuthi kufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha kunokuba kube kamuva:
Unganqikazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezane nokulimala engqinambeni yakho noma uma ukhathazekile ngezimpawu zakho. Ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kuvame ukuholela emiphumeleni engcono nasekululameni okusheshayo.
Ezinye izici zingakhuphula amathuba akho okuthuthukisa ubuhlungu bengqinamba. Ukuqonda lezi zici zengozi kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela futhi uqaphele ukuthi ungase ube sengozini enkulu yezinkinga zengqinamba.
Ubudala buyisici esisodwa esibalulekile, njengoba izicubu ezizungeze ingqinamba yakho ziguga ngokwemvelo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, okukwenza ube sengozini enkulu yokulimala nezimo ezinjengomgogodla. Umsebenzi wakho nezinto ozithandayo nazo zidlala indima enkulu, ikakhulukazi uma zihilela ukunyakaza kwengalo okuphindaphindiwe noma izenzo zokubamba.
Izici eziyingozi ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Ngenkathi ungeke ukwazi ukulawula izinto ezinjengobudala noma izakhi zofuzo, ungashintsha izinto eziningi eziyingozi ngobuchwepheshe obufanele, ukuphumula okwanele, nokugcina ukufaneleka okuhle.
Ubuhlungu obuningi bendololwane buyaxazululeka ngaphandle kwezinkinga uma buphathwa ngendlela efanele. Kodwa-ke, ukunganaki ubuhlungu bendololwane obuqhubekayo noma ukuqhubeka nemisebenzi eyenza bube kubi kungaholela ezinkingeni ezingathi sína ezithatha isikhathi eside ukuphola.
Inkinga evame kakhulu ubuhlungu obungapheli obuba nzima ukubupheka. Lapho ubuhlungu bendololwane buqhubeka izinyanga, izicubu zingathuthukisa izicubu ezinamanxeba kanye nokunamathela okukhawulela ukunyakaza futhi kubangele ukungakhululeki okuqhubekayo. Lokhu kungathinta kakhulu ikhono lakho lokusebenza, ukudlala ezemidlalo, noma ukwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke.
Ezinye izinkinga ezingaba khona zihlanganisa:
Izinkinga ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína zingabandakanya ukutheleleka uma kukhona inxeba elivulekile, amahlule egazi ngenxa yokunganyakazi isikhathi eside, noma i-complex regional pain syndrome. Isihluthulelo sokuvimbela izinkinga ukufuna ukwelashwa okufanele ngokushesha nokulandela izincomo zomnikezeli wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Ubuhlungu bengqinamba ngezinye izikhathi bungadidaniswa nezinye izimo ngoba ubuhlungu bungavela ezindaweni eziseduze noma buveze izimpawu ezifanayo. Ukuqonda lokhu kudideka okungenzeka kungakusiza ukuthi uxhumane ngempumelelo nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
Izinkinga zentamo ngezinye izikhathi zingabangela ubuhlungu obehlela engqinambeni yakho, okwenza kube sengathi inkinga isengqinambeni yakho lapho empeleni ivela emgogodleni wakho wesitho somzimba. Ngokufanayo, ukulimala kwehlombe kungathumela ubuhlungu phansi engalweni yakho endaweni yengqinamba.
Izimo ezivame ukudidaniswa nobuhlungu bengqinamba zihlanganisa:
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzoqhuba ukuhlolwa okuphelele ukuze anqume umthombo wangempela wobuhlungu bakho. Bangase bahlole ububanzi bakho bokunyakaza, bahlole imisipha yakho, futhi babuze ngendawo ethile kanye nohlobo lwezimpawu zakho ukuze benze ukuxilongwa okunembile.
Yebo, ukulala ngendololwane yakho igobile isikhathi eside kungacindezela imithambo yegazi futhi kubangele ubuhlungu, ukuba ndikindiki, noma ukuluma. Lokhu kuvamile ikakhulukazi uma ulala ngohlangothi lwakho nengalo yakho igoqwe ngaphansi komcamelo wakho. Zama ukulala nengalo yakho iqonde noma usebenzise umcamelo omncane ukusekela indololwane yakho endaweni engathathi hlangothi.
Ubuhlungu bendololwane bungase buzwe bubi ebusuku ngenxa yezinto eziningana. Uma ulele phansi, izinguquko zokugeleza kwegazi zingakhuphula ukuvuvukala nokuvuvukala. Ngaphezu kwalokho, uqaphela kakhulu ubuhlungu lapho kunokuphazamiseka okuncane. Isikhundla sengalo yakho ngesikhathi sokulala singase futhi sibeke ingcindezi ezicutshini ezivuvukele, okwenza ubuhlungu buqashelwe kakhulu.
Abantu abaningi abanobuhlungu bendololwane, ikakhulukazi labo abanomkhuhlane wamathambo, babika ukuthi izimpawu zabo ziyashuba lapho kunezinguquko ekucindezelweni kwe-barometric, umswakama, noma izinga lokushisa. Nakuba indlela eqondile ingaqondakali ngokugcwele, lezi zinguquko ezihlobene nesimo sezulu ebuhlungwini zibhalwe kahle. Ukugcina indololwane yakho ifudumele nokugcina ukunyakaza okuncane njalo kungasiza ukunciphisa ukuqubuka okuhlobene nesimo sezulu.
Akufanele ugqoke i-brace yendololwane ngokuqhubekayo ngaphandle uma unceliswe ngqo ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Nakuba ama-brace engahlinzeka ngosizo oluwusizo ngesikhathi semisebenzi noma ngenkathi elulama, ukugqoka eyodwa njalo kungaholela ebuthakathakeni bemisipha nokuqina. Sebenzisa i-brace ngesikhathi semisebenzi ethukuthelisa ubuhlungu bakho, kodwa uyisuse njalo ukuze uvumele ukunyakaza okuvamile nomsebenzi wemisipha.
Ubude besikhathi sobuhlungu bendololwane buyahluka kakhulu kuye ngembangela nobukhulu. Ukulimala okuncane ngenxa yokusebenzisa ngokweqile kungase kululame ezinsukwini ezimbalwa kuya emavikini ngokuthatha ukuphumula okufanele nokunakekela. Izimo ezinzima kakhulu njengendololwane yethenisi zingathatha izinyanga eziningana ukuze ziphole ngokuphelele. Izimo ezingamahlalakhona zingase zidinge ukuqhubeka nokuphathwa. Ukwelashwa ngokushesha nokulandela izincomo zomnikezeli wakho wezempilo kungasiza ukusheshisa ukululama nokuvimbela ubuhlungu ukuthi bungabi ngamahlalakhona.