Kuyini i-Podiatrist?

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• Ukuqeqeshwa kwezokwelapha
• Odokotela abahlinzayo bezingane
• Izimo zezinyawo
• Izinkinga ezivamile zonyawo
• Izici zobungozi
• Kungani ubona udokotela wezinyawo?
• Uzoyibona nini i-podiatrist
• Okubalulekile

Udokotela wezinyawo ungudokotela onyawo. Babizwa nangokuthi udokotela wemithi yezingane noma i-DPM. Udokotela wezinyawo uzoba nezinhlamvu ze-DPM ngemuva kwegama labo.

Lolu hlobo lodokotela noma udokotela ohlinzayo lwelapha unyawo, iqakala nezingxenye ezixhumanisa umlenze. Igama elidala lodokotela wezinyawo yi-chiropodist, kwesinye isikhathi esasetshenziswa namanje.

Ukuqeqeshwa kwezokwelapha

Njengezinye izinhlobo zodokotela nodokotela abahlinzayo, odokotela bezinyawo baqeda iminyaka emine yokufunda nokuqeqeshwa esikoleni sezokwelapha sabantwana. Ngemuva kwalokho bathola ulwazi lokuqeqeshwa okungenani iminyaka emithathu ezibhedlela nasemitholampilo.

Ekugcineni, ngemuva kokuphasa zonke izivivinyo ezidingekayo, odokotela bezinyawo baqinisekiswa yi-American Board of Podiatric Medicine. Abanye abashayeli bezinyawo bangaqedela nokuqeqeshwa okukhethekile kobudlelwano okugxila endaweni ethile. Lokhu kwenza udokotela wezinyawo onguchwepheshe kwezempilo yezinyawo.

Odokotela abahlinzayo bezingane

Udokotela wezinyawo osebenza kakhulu ekuhlinzekeni izinyawo ubizwa ngokuthi udokotela ohlinzayo wezingane. Ziqinisekiswe yi-American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery. Udokotela ohlinzayo udlulise izivivinyo ezikhethekile kuzo zombili impilo yonyawo nokuhlinzwa ngezimo zezinyawo kanye nokulimala.

Odokotela bezinyawo nabo kufanele banikezwe ilayisensi yokuzijwayeza ukusebenza esifundazweni abasebenza kuso. Abakwazi ukuzilolonga ngaphandle kwemvume. Njengabo bonke odokotela, odokotela bezinyawo kumele bavuselele amalayisense abo njalo eminyakeni embalwa. Kungadingeka futhi ukuthi bahlale besesikhathini noqeqesho lwabo ngokuhambela izingqungquthela ezikhethekile zaminyaka yonke.

Izimo zezinyawo

Odokotela bezinyawo baphatha abantu babo bonke ubudala. Iningi liphatha ububanzi bezimo ezijwayelekile zezinyawo. Lokhu kufana nodokotela womndeni noma udokotela wokunakekelwa jikelele.

Abanye odokotela bezinyawo bakhethekile ezindaweni ezahlukahlukene zemithi yonyawo. Bangaba ochwepheshe ku:

• ukuhlinzwa
• ukunakekelwa kwesilonda
• umuthi wezemidlalo
• isifo sikashukela
• ezingane (izingane)
• ezinye izinhlobo zokunakekelwa kwezinyawo

Uma izinyawo zakho zibuhlungu kungadingeka ukuthi ubonane nodokotela wezinyawo. Noma ungenabo ubuhlungu bezinyawo, kuwumqondo omuhle ukuthi uhlolwe izinyawo zakho. I-podiatrist ingasusa ngokuphepha isikhumba esiqinile ezinyaweni zakho bese uqhafaza izinzipho zakho kahle. Bangakutshela nokuthi yiziphi izinhlobo zezicathulo ezilungele izinyawo zakho.

Izinkinga ezivamile zonyawo

Izinkinga zezinyawo ezivame kakhulu zifaka:

• uzipho lwangaphakathi
• amabhamuza
• izinsumpa
• ummbila
• izingcingo
• amabuniyoni
• izifo ezipikili
• izifo ezinyaweni
• izinyawo ezinukayo
• ubuhlungu besithende
• isithende siyaqubuka
• isikhumba sesithende esomile noma esiqhekekile
• izinyawo eziyisicaba
• izinzwane zesando
• izinzwa
• ukuqhuma
• isifo samathambo
• ukulimala ezinyaweni
• unyawo lomlenze noma ubuhlungu bemisipha

Abanye abagibeli bezinyawo bagxila ezindabeni ezithile zezinyawo, njenge:

• ukukhishwa kwe-bunion
• ukuphuka noma amathambo aphukile
• izimila
• izifo zesikhumba noma zezipikili
• ukunakekelwa kwesilonda
• izilonda
• umthambo (ukugeleza kwegazi) isifo
• amaphethini wokuhamba
• ama-orthotic wokulungisa (ama-brace ezinyawo nama-insoles)
• ukusakaza okuguqukayo
• ukunqunywa izitho zomzimba
• izinyawo zokwenziwa

Izici zobungozi

Ukuba nezimo ezithile zempilo kungadala izingqinamba ezinyaweni kwabanye abantu.Lokho kufaka:

• ukukhuluphala ngokweqile
• isifo sikashukela
• isifo samathambo
• cholesterol ephezulu
• ukusakazeka kwegazi okungalungile
• isifo senhliziyo nesifo sohlangothi

Abantu abanesifo sikashukela basengozini enkulu yezinkinga zezinyawo. Bhekisisa noma yiluphi ushintsho endleleni izinyawo zakho ezizizwa ngayo. Gcina umbhalo wezimpawu nezimpawu eziphathelene nezinyawo zakho. Ukwelapha isimo esingaphansi kungasiza ekudambiseni izinhlungu ezinyaweni.

Vumela udokotela wakho wezinyawo azi ukuthi unazo yini izimpawu zezinkinga zesifo sikashukela, njenge:

• isikhumba esomile noma esiqhekekile
• izingcingo noma isikhumba esiqinile
• izinzipho eziqhekekile noma ezomile
• izinzipho ezinombala
• iphunga elibi lonyawo
• ubuhlungu obubukhali noma obuvuthayo
• ububele
• ukuba ndikindiki noma ukuhayiza
• isilonda noma isilonda
• ubuhlungu ematholeni akho (imilenze ephansi) lapho uhamba

Kungani ubona udokotela wezinyawo?

Ungahle udinge ukubona bobabili udokotela womndeni wakho nodokotela wezinyawo uma unezinhlungu noma ukulimala kunoma iyiphi ingxenye yonyawo. Ungase futhi ubone ezinye izinhlobo zodokotela abangochwepheshe. Ukwelashwa ngokomzimba kungasiza nezimpawu zakho.

Udokotela wakho womndeni noma udokotela onakekelayo angahlola unyawo lwakho ukuthola ukuthi yini ebangela ubuhlungu bakho. Ukuhlolwa kanye nokuskena kobuhlungu bezinyawo kufaka:

• ukuhlolwa kwegazi
• isipikili
• i-ultrasound
• I-X-ray
• Ukuskena kwe-MRI

Nazi izizathu ezimbalwa ongazidinga ukubona udokotela wakho noma udokotela wezifo zezinyawo ngezimo zezinyawo:

• Ukutheleleka kwe-Nail. Uma izinhlungu zonyawo lwakho zibangelwa yisimo sempilo jikelele udokotela wakho womndeni angakwazi ukuselapha ngemithi. Isibonelo, ungadinga imishanguzo yokubulala amagciwane ukwelapha ukutheleleka nge-nail.
• I-Gout ne-arthritis: Lezi zingadala izinhlungu ezinyaweni nasezinzwaneni zakho. Ukwelashwa kuyadingeka ukusiza ukunciphisa izimpawu zombili i-gout ne-arthritis. Udokotela wakho womndeni noma i-podiatrist yakho angazelapha lezi zimo.
• Izinyawo eziphansi: Ungadinga ukugqoka ama-orthotic, afana ne-brace yonyawo noma ukwesekwa kwe-arch, ngezinyawo eziyizicaba nemisipha yezinyawo ebuthakathaka noma elimele. I-podiatrist izothatha isikhunta sezinyawo zakho ukukwenzela izinsimbi zokusekela izinyawo.
• Isifo sikashukela kungadala ukulimala kwemizwa ezinyaweni zakho nakwezinye izindawo. Lokhu kungaholela ekubeni ndikindiki, ubuhlungu, nezilonda ezinyaweni nasemilenzeni. Uma unezinkinga zezinyawo ngenxa yesifo sikashukela, uzodinga ukubona udokotela wezinyawo nabanye odokotela. Lokhu kungafaka udokotela wakho womndeni, udokotela ohlinzayo wemithambo yegazi, nodokotela wezinzwa (uchwepheshe wezinzwa).
• Izinkinga ze-ankle nedolo: Ungadinga ukubona udokotela wezinyawo, udokotela ohlinzayo wamathambo, nodokotela wemithi yezemidlalo ukusiza ukuphatha imbangela yeqakala noma inkinga yamadolo. Ungadinga futhi ukwelashwa ngokomzimba isikhathi eside ukuqinisa amalunga nemisipha emadolweni, emaqakaleni nasezinyaweni.

Uzoyibona nini i-podiatrist

Unyawo lwakhiwe ngamathambo angama-26. Le ngxenye eyinkimbinkimbi yomzimba wakho nayo inezinombolo:

• amalunga
• imisipha
• imigqa
• imisipha

Zonke izingxenye zezinyawo zakho zenzelwe ukuxhasa isisindo sakho futhi zikusize ume, uhambe, futhi ugijime.

Ubuhlungu benyawo bunganciphisa ukunyakaza kwakho. Ezinye izimo zezempilo zingalimaza izinyawo zakho uma zingelashwa kahle. Udokotela wezinyawo uchwepheshe kuzo zonke izingxenye zonyawo.

Bheka udokotela wezinyawo uma unezinhlungu noma ukulimala. Thola ukunakekelwa okuphuthumayo uma unanoma iyiphi yalezi zimpawu izinsuku ezingaphezu kweyodwa noma ezimbili:

• ubuhlungu obukhulu
• ukuvuvukala
• ukuba ndikindiki noma ukuhayiza
• isilonda esivulekile noma isilonda
• ukutheleleka (ubomvu, ukufudumala, ububele, noma umkhuhlane)

Shayela udokotela wezinyawo noma udokotela womndeni ngokushesha uma ungakwazi ukuhamba noma ungakwazi ukubeka isisindo onyaweni lwakho.

Okubalulekile

Hlola izinyawo zakho ngudokotela wakho wezinyawo noma ngabe unezinyawo ezinempilo. Lokhu kungasiza ukuvimbela izinkinga zonyawo, uzwane, nezipikili. Ungafunda nokuthi yini okufanele uyibheke nokuthi yiziphi izicathulo nama-insoles okungcono kakhulu ezinyaweni zakho.

Udokotela wezinyawo angasiza ukuxilonga inkinga yonyawo lwakho futhi akutholele uhlelo oluhle kakhulu lokwelashwa. Bangongoti bezinyawo abachitha iminyaka yokufunda nokuqeqeshwa ukusiza ukugcina izinyawo zakho ziphilile. Ungathola udokotela wezinyawo endaweni yangakini lapha.