Kuyini i-arthrosis?

Ngeshwa, abantu abaningi, futhi hhayi kuphela asebekhulile, bayazi ukuthi yi-arthrosis. Lesi sifo sakhulile kakhulu eminyakeni engamashumi eminyaka edlule, ngokuyithinta kakhulu abaneminyaka engu-30-40 ubudala. Cishe wonke umuntu, ogama lakhe lidlule umngcele weminyaka engamashumi ayisithupha, ukhononda ngezinkinga ngamalunga. Kukholelwa ukuthi abesifazane bahlushwa i-arthrosis kaningi kunamadoda, kodwa asebekhulile lo mdahluko awuncane. Lesi sifo kungenye yezimbangela ezivame ukukhubazeka nokukhubazeka.

Ngakho, yini i-arthrosis? Lesi yisifo esivamile kakhulu. Bahlupheka cishe ngo-15% wabantu bomhlaba. I-Arthrosis yaziwa kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, njengoba kuboniswa ukutadisha kwezinsalela zezinto eziphilayo zabantu abahlala e-Stone Age.

I-osteoarthritis ukulimala nokubhujiswa kwamalungu kanye nezicubu eziseduze: u-cartilage, izakhiwo ze-articular bone, imigqa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kukhona ukukhula emathanjeni amathanga, okuyizinguquko zesimanje ezisezingeni elihlangene. Lesi sifo singapheli, futhi uma sibonakele, sizoqhubeka kuphela, futhi wonke amajoyina amasha azoqala ukuhileleka kulolu hlelo. I-osteoarthritis ivame ukuphazamisa amalunga, okuyi-akhawunti yomthwalo oyinhloko ekuphileni: amadolo, u-hip, ihlombe, umgogodla, izinyosi namajoyini ezandla. Lesi sifo singathinta amalunga owodwa noma ama-symmetrical, noma amaningana ngesikhathi esisodwa. Izinhlobo ezivame kakhulu zezifo ziyi-gonarthrosis (ukulimala kwamadolo) ne-coxarthrosis (indawo ye-hip).

Njengoba uneminyaka yobudala, umzimba ngokwemvelo uvunula zonke izinhlelo nama-tissue, kuhlanganise ne-articular cartilage. Kodwa esimweni esivamile, inqubo yokubhujiswa kanye nokwabelana ngokulingana ilinganiselwe, futhi nge-arthrosis, ukuguqulwa kwayo okusebenzayo kwenzeka. Ngakho-ke, i-arthrosis ingabhekwa njengokugqoka kwangaphambi kwesikhumba se-articular. Kuze kube manje, izimbangela zokuqala nokuthuthukiswa kwalesi sifo aziqondi kahle.

Yini i-arthrosis yamalungu, futhi yiziphi izimpawu zayo? Ukuqala kwesifo akuvamile ukuhambisana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu. Ngokuba i-arthrosis ibonakala ubuhlungu phakathi nomthwalo, owehla ekuphumuleni, ukuqhuma okuhlangene, ukuvinjelwa kokuhamba, ukuguquguquka.

I-osteoarthritis akufanele ididaniswe ne-arthritis, nakuba izifo zombili zichaphazela ukujoyina. Icala lokuqala liyinguquko engapheliyo ye-dystrophic in-cartilage engeyona ukuvuvukala. I-arthritis inesimo sokuvuvukala. Ngesikhathi esifanayo indawo ehlangene iyavutha futhi iyashisa, kubomvu kubonakala, ubuhlungu bukhona ngisho nokuphumula. Njengoba une-arthritis, umuzwa wokungahambi kahle unzima futhi ugoqa.

Iyini i-arthrosis futhi yiziphi izimbangela zokubonakala kwayo? Imithombo yezinguquko ezishintshayo ekuhlanganyeleni ayifuni ngokuphelele, kodwa ukuthi ukuguga kungenye yezici eziyingozi kungabangeli ukungabaza. Kodwa lokhu akusho ukuthi lesi sifo sizobonakala ngokuguga.

Esinye sezizathu eziyinhloko zokuthuthukiswa kwesifo yilona ukuguga kwama-chondrocytes, okuyinto izicubu zomzimba eziqukethe. Uma uneminyaka yobudala, kunciphisa kancane kancane noma kusula izicubu zomzimba, ngenxa yalokho ubuhlungu buvela lapho uhamba. Le nqubo ingaba umphumela wemisebenzi engokwenyama ehambisana nemidlalo kanye nenani lobuchwepheshe. I-osteoarthritis ingahlakulela ngenxa yokulimala kanye nezimo ezithuthumayo.

Lesi sifo sivame ukuvela ngemuva kwezinguquko ze-hormonal, isibonelo, uma kwenzeka ukuphuma esikhathini.

Iningi elinomdlavuza we-arthrosis, ikakhulukazi emadolweni, abantu abanesisindo esiningi. Lokhu kungenxa yokulayisha ngokweqile kuzo kanye nokuqakatheka kwezinqubo zokuxilonga kubantu abanesisindo esikhulu somzimba.

Lesi sifo singakhula ngokumelene nesimo sezinkinga ze-endocrine, njengesifo segciwane nesifo sikashukela.

Akuyona indima yokugcina ekuthuthukiseni lesi sifo idlalwe yizizukulwane eziphilayo.

Iyiphi i-arthrosis nokuthi ingayiphatha kanjani? Kumele ngithi, awukwazi ukuqeda lesi sifo ngokuphelele. Ngezinyathelo ezifika ngesikhathi esithathwe futhi ukwelashwa okwanele, ungakwazi ukumisa okwesikhashana inqubo futhi unciphise isimo. Namuhla, izindlela ezintsha zokwelapha i-arthrosis zenzelwe. Kanye nemithi, i-ultrasound kanye ne-microwave therapy, i-physiotherapy, i-barotherapy, kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezinsimbi zokushisa zisetshenziswa kabanzi.