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Ubuhlungu besithende bungomunye wemibiko yezinyawo evame kakhulu ethinta izigidi zabantu nsuku zonke. Yileyo nto ebukhali, ebuhlungu, noma ebuhlungu ozizwa ngayo ngaphansi, emuva, noma emaceleni esithende sakho okungenza ukuthi zonke izinyathelo zizizwe ziyinselele. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ubuhlungu besithende obuningi busabela kahle ekwelashweni okulula futhi akuvamile ukukhombisa noma yini engathi sína.
Ubuhlungu besithende ukungakhululeki noma ubuhlungu obenzeka ngaphakathi noma ngaphandle kwethambo lakho lesithende, okuyithambo elikhulu kunazo zonke onyaweni lwakho. Lolu buhlungu ngokuvamile luvela lapho izicubu, imisipha, noma imisipha ezungeze isithende sakho zivuvukala, zendlulwa, noma zicasulwa yimisebenzi yansuku zonke.
Isithende sakho sithwala isisindo somzimba wakho wonke ngaso sonke isinyathelo osithathayo. Lapho okuthile kuphazamisa leli bhalansi elibucayi lamathambo, imisipha, nezicubu ezixhumayo, uyakuzwa njengobuhlungu. Ubuhlungu besithende obuningi buvela kancane kancane ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kunokulimala okukodwa.
Ubuhlungu besithende bungazizwa buhlukile kuye ngokuthi yini ekubangelayo nokuthi bukhona kuphi ngqo. Abantu abaningi bachaza njengomuzwa obukhali, obhoboza okubi kakhulu lapho beqala ukuvuka embhedeni ekuseni noma ngemva kokuhlala isikhashana.
Ubuhlungu buvame ukuzizwa sengathi unyathela itshe elincane noma unomvimbi ojulile ngaphakathi esithendeni sakho. Abanye abantu bazwa umuzwa ovuthayo noma obuhlungu osabalala ngaphansi konyawo lwabo. Ungase uqaphele ukuthi ubuhlungu bubi kakhulu ezindaweni eziqinile futhi buvame ukukhululeka njengoba uhamba futhi unyawo lwakho “lufudumala.”
Ukuqina kungahluka kusuka ekucasukeni okuncane kuya ebuhlungwini obukhulu obenza ukuhamba kube nzima. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ubuhlungu buza futhi buhambe, bazizwa ngcono emini kodwa babuyela ngemva kwesikhathi sokuphumula.
Ubuhlungu besithende buvela lapho izakhiwo ezisekela isithende sakho zicindezeleka, zivuvukale, noma zilimale. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ebanga ukungakhululeki kwakho kungakusiza ukuthi uthole indlela efanele yokuzizwa ungcono.
Nazi izizathu ezivame kakhulu zokuthi kungani ubuhlungu besithende buvela:
Izimbangela ezingavamile zihlanganisa ukuqhekeka kokucindezeleka, ukucindezelwa kwemizwa, noma izimo ezivuvukalayo. Udokotela wakho angasiza ekutholeni ukuthi iyiphi into engase ibe nomthelela esimweni sakho esithile.
Ubuhlungu besithende buvame kakhulu ukuba yisibonakaliso se-plantar fasciitis, ethinta cishe u-10% wabantu ngesikhathi esithile ezimpilweni zabo. Lesi simo senzeka lapho izicubu eziqinile ezisekela i-arch yakho zivuvukala ngenxa yokwelula noma ukucindezeleka okuningi.
Ubuhlungu bakho besithende bungase futhi bubonise ezinye izimo ezingaphansi ezithinta izinyawo nemilenze yakho. Lezi zimo zingahluka ezinkingeni ezivamile zemishini kuya ezinkingeni zempilo eziyinkimbinkimbi ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Nazi izimo eziyinhloko ezingabangela ubuhlungu besithende:
Izimo ezingavamile ezingabangela ubuhlungu besithende zihlanganisa i-rheumatoid arthritis, izifo, imithombo, noma izifo ze-metabolic. Lezi ngokuvamile ziza nezinye izimpawu emzimbeni wakho wonke, hhayi nje ubuhlungu bonyawo.
Yebo, ubuhlungu besithende obuncane buvame ukuthuthuka ngokwabo ngokuphumula nokunakekelwa okulula, ikakhulukazi uma bubanjwe ngokushesha. Umzimba wakho unamakhono amangalisayo okuphulukisa, futhi abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi ubuhlungu babo besithende buyancipha kancane kancane emasontweni amaningana kuya ezinyangeni.
Kodwa-ke, ubuhlungu besithende obunganakwa noma obungelashwa bungaba ngapheli futhi kube nzima kakhulu ukuxazulula. Izakhiwo ezisesithendeni sakho zidinga isikhathi sokuphulukisa, futhi ukuqhubeka nokuzicindezela kungenza inkinga ibe yimbi nakakhulu. Cabanga ngakho njengokuzama ukuphulukisa ukusikeka ngenkathi uqhubeka nokukuvula.
Ubuhlungu besithende obuningi busabela kangcono ekungeneni ngokushesha ngokwelula okumnene, izicathulo ezifanele, kanye nokuguqulwa komsebenzi. Uma ubuhlungu bakho buqhubeka amasonto angaphezu kwambalwa naphezu kwalezi zinyathelo, kufanelekile ukuthola isiqondiso esichwepheshile ukuze uvimbele ukuthi kungabi inkinga yesikhathi eside.
Ukwelashwa okuningi okuphumelelayo kobuhlungu besithende kungenziwa endaweni enethezekile yasekhaya lakho. Lezi zindlela zigxila ekunciphiseni ukuvuvukala, ukusekela ukuphulukiswa kwemvelo konyawo lwakho, nokuvimbela ukucasuka okuqhubekayo.
Nawa amakhambi asekhaya afakazelwe angasiza ukudambisa ubuhlungu besithende sakho:
Ukuqina kubalulekile ekwelashweni kwasekhaya. Abantu abaningi baqaphela ukuthuthuka kancane kancane emasontweni angu-6-8 uma benamathela enqubweni ejwayelekile yalezi zindlela zokungenelela ezithambile.
Lapho ukwelashwa kwasekhaya kungahlinzeki ngokuphumula okwanele, udokotela wakho unezinketho eziningana eziphumelelayo zokwelapha ukusiza ukuxazulula ubuhlungu bakho besithende. Lokhu kwelashwa kuvame ukuba ngokuqondile futhi kuqine kakhulu kunalokho ongakwenza ekhaya.
Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase ancome lezi zindlela zokwelapha ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho esithile:
Ukuhlinzwa akuvamile ukudingeka ngenxa yobuhlungu besithende futhi kuvame ukucatshangelwa kuphela lapho ukwelashwa okungagcini ngemithi kungasebenzi ngemva kwezinyanga eziyi-6-12. Abantu abaningi bathola ukukhululeka okukhulu ngezindlela ezingahlinzeki ngemithi uma benikwa isikhathi esanele nokuzinza.
Kufanele ubone udokotela uma ubuhlungu besithende sakho bunzima ngokwanele ukuphazamisa imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke noma uma ukwelashwa okulula kwasekhaya kungasizi ngemva kwamasonto ama-2-3. Ukungenelela ngokushesha kochwepheshe kungavimbela izinkinga ezincane ukuthi zingabi izinkinga ezingamahlala-khona.
Nawa amasignali athile abonisa ukuthi kufanele ufune ukwelashwa:
Unganqikazi ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uma ukhathazekile ngezimpawu zakho. Bangakwazi ukusiza ukuthola ukuthi yini ebangela ubuhlungu bakho futhi bakhe uhlelo lokwelapha olusebenzela isimo sakho esithile.
Ezinye izici zingakhuphula amathuba akho okuthuthukisa ubuhlungu besithende, nakuba ukuba nalezi zici eziyingozi akukuqinisekisi ukuthi uzoba nezinkinga. Ukuqonda lezi zici kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela izinyawo zakho.
Nazi izici eziyingozi eziyinhloko ezingaholela ebuhlungwini besithende:
Ukuba nezici eziyingozi eziningi akusho ukuthi ubuhlungu besithende abunakugwemeka. Abantu abaningi abanalezi zici abasoze babe nezinkinga, kanti abanye abanezici eziyingozi ezimbalwa baba nobuhlungu besithende. Okubalulekile ukwazi nokuthatha izinyathelo zokuvimbela uma kungenzeka.
Ubuhlungu besithende obuningi buyaphela ngaphandle kwezinkinga zesikhathi eside uma buphathwa kahle. Nokho, ukunganaki ubuhlungu besithende obuqhubekayo noma ukuzama "ukuqhubeka" nokungakhululeki okukhulu kungaholela ezinkingeni ezingathi sína emgwaqeni.
Nazi izinkinga ezingaba khona ezingavela ebuhlungwini besithende obungelashwa:
Lezi zinkinga zingavinjwa ngemithi efanele nokubekezela. Abantu abaningi ababhekana nobuhlungu besithende sabo ekuqaleni futhi njalo bagwema noma yiziphi izinkinga zesikhathi eside.
Ubuhlungu besithende ngezinye izikhathi bungadidaniswa nezinye izimo zonyawo neqakala ngoba izinkinga eziningi kule ndawo zingadala ukungakhululeki okufanayo. Ukuthola ukuxilongwa okunembile kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi welapha isimo esifanele.
Nazi izimo ezingazizwa zifana nobuhlungu besithende obujwayelekile:
Udktela wakho angasiza ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwalezi zimo ngokuhlolwa komzimba, incazelo yakho yezimpawu, futhi ngezinye izikhathi izivivinyo zokucabanga. Ukuthola ukuxilongwa okulungile kubalulekile ngoba ukwelashwa kungahluka kakhulu phakathi kwezimo.
Ubuhlungu besithende obuningi buthuthuka phakathi kwamasonto angu-6-8 ngokwelashwa kwasekhaya okuqhubekayo. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izimo zingathatha izinyanga eziningana ukuze zixazululwe ngokugcwele, ikakhulukazi uma isimo besikhona isikhathi eside. Ubuhlungu besithende obungapheli obunganakiwe bungathatha izinyanga ezingu-6-12 zokwelashwa ukuze buthuthuke kakhulu.
Imisebenzi elula, enomthelela ophansi njengokubhukuda noma ukuhamba ngebhayisikili ivamise ukulunga, kodwa kufanele ugweme ukuzivocavoca okunamandla okwenza ubuhlungu bakho bube bubi. Lalela umzimba wakho futhi uyeke imisebenzi eyandisa ukungakhululeki kwakho. Ukwelula kancane nokuhamba ezindaweni ezithambile kungasiza ngempela ekululameni kwakho uma kwenziwa ngendlela efanele.
Yebo, izicathulo ezingafanele zingenye yezimbangela eziphambili zobuhlungu besithende. Izicathulo ezingenawo ukusekelwa okufanele komnsalo, ezinamasondo agugile, noma ezingalingani kahle zingacindezela izakhiwo esithendeni sakho. Izithende eziphakeme, izimbadada, nezicathulo eziyisicaba ngokuphelele zinenkinga ikakhulu kubantu abaningi.
Ubuhlungu besithende ekuseni buvela ngoba i-plantar fascia yakho iyaqina ebusuku ngenkathi ulele. Uma uthatha izinyathelo zakho zokuqala, lezi zicubu eziqine zizoluleka ngokuzumayo, okubangela ubuhlungu obukhulu. Yingakho ukwelula kancane ngaphambi kokusuka embhedeni kungasiza kakhulu.
Ubuhlungu besithende bungabuyela uma ubuyela emuva emisebenzini noma emikhubeni eyaqala ukukubangela. Kodwa-ke, abantu abaningi abenza izinguquko ezifanele ezicathulweni zabo, umkhuba wokuzivivinya, nokunakekelwa kwezinyawo bangavimbela ukuphindeka. Ukugcina ukuguquguquka okuhle kwezinyawo namandla kusiza ukuvikela ezigamekweni zesikhathi esizayo.
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