So wo nso wo ho yɛ wo yaw wɔ wo akwaa mu? Momma yensua saa ‘Tinel Nsɛnkyerɛnne’ yi ho ade?

Ɛyɛ mmerɛw kakra bere a wo nsa anaa wo nan ayɛ mmerɛw, anaasɛ wote nka sɛ nwansena retu mmirika akɔ akyirikyiri no. Ɛtɔ da bi a, eyi si ara kwa na ɛkɔ. Nanso sɛ saa akisikuru yi kɔ so a, ebetumi ayɛ ɔhaw bi ho sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ yɛn nipadua mu ntini biako ho. Wɔ tebea horow a ɛtete saa mu no, wɔfrɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛnyɛ den a oduruyɛfo de di dwuma no ‘Tinel’s Sign’, a yɛreka ho asɛm nnɛ.

Dɛn ne Tinel Nsɛnkyerɛnne?

Sɛ yɛbɛka no tiawa a, Tinel sɛnkyerɛnne ne sɛ wo duruyɛfo de brɛoo bɔ honam ani baabi a ntini bi tu mmirika no, wote nka sɛ wo ho yɛ wo yaw anaasɛ wo ho yɛ wo hyew wɔ saa ntini no ho. Sɛ wote nka sɛ wo ho ayɛ wo hyew kakra, te sɛ anyinam ahoɔden ketewaa bi a, ɛkyerɛ sɛ ntini no wɔ nhyɛso ase anaasɛ ebia asɛe.

Wɔsan frɛ no Hoffmann-Tinel sɛnkyerɛnne, a wɔde nnuruyɛfo a wodii kan kaa sɔhwɛ yi ho asɛm, Paul Hoffmann ne Jules Tinel din. Nanso sɛ yɛka ho asɛm wɔ ɔkwan a ɛkɔ akyiri so a, yɛfrɛ no ‘Tinel sɛnkyerɛnne’ kɛkɛ.

Tebea bɛn mu na oduruyɛfo yɛ nhwehwɛmu yi?

Sɛ wo duruyɛfo susuw sɛ ntini bi a ɛwɔ wo nipadua mu no ayɛ mmerɛw anaasɛ asɛe a, ebia wɔbɛyɛ nhwehwɛmu a ɛnyɛ den yi. Tebea kakraa bi wɔ hɔ a eyi ho hia titiriw.

Nsɛnkyerɛnne afoforo bɛn na ebetumi aba bere a wɔabɔ ntini bi mu no?

Tinel sɛnkyerɛnne no akyi no, sɛ ntini bi mia a, wubetumi anya sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow te sɛ:

• Ɔhyew: Ɔhyew, te sɛ nea wokura fango a nkwa wom.
• Ahurututu: Nkate a ɛma obi te nka sɛ ɔyera wɔ beae bi, anaasɛ ɔte nka sɛ nwansena retu mmirika akɔ baabiara.
• Ɛyaw: Ɛyaw no betumi ate nka sɛ ɛyɛ nnam, ɛyɛ sekan, anaasɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw.
• Mmerewa: Wɔ nsa no mu no, ebia ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ nea woreto kuruwa anaa wokura kyerɛwdua. Wɔ nan no mu no, ebia ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ nea worehinhim bere a wonam no.

Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔyɛ Tinel Sɔhwɛ no?

Eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛnyɛ den koraa a egye nnu simma biako. Wonhia ahosiesie biara mma eyi.

Anamɔn 1: Oduruyɛfo no bebisa wo nsɛm a ɛkɔ akyiri.

Nea edi kan no, oduruyɛfo no betie wo yiye na wahu sɛnea ɛhaw wo. Sɛ nhwɛso no, wubetumi abisa nsɛm te sɛ, "Bere bɛn na wote nka sɛ wo ho ayɛ wo hyew kɛse?", "Nneɛma bɛn na woyɛ a ɛma ɛyɛ kɛse?", "So wote mmerɛwyɛ nka wɔ wo nsam?"

Anamɔn 2: Sɛnea wɔyɛ sɔhwɛ no

Afei, oduruyɛfo no de ne nsateaa bɛbɔ honam ani brɛoo wɔ baabi a osusuw sɛ ntini no ayɛ mmerɛw no. Ɛtɔ da bi a, ebia ɔde afiri ketewa bi a ɛte sɛ hama (reflex hama) bedi dwuma ama eyi. Sɛ nhwɛso no, sɛ wususuw sɛ carpal tunnel syndrome a, ɔbɛbɔ wo nsateaa.

Anamɔn 3: Ka nea wote nka.

Sɛ oduruyɛfo no bɔ wo a, ɛsɛ sɛ woka kyerɛ no sɛ ebia wote nka sɛ woreyɛ ayɛ wo yaw, anyinam ahoɔden abɔ wo, anaasɛ wote nka sɛ wo ho ayɛ wo hyew wɔ saa ntini no ho. Mmuae a wode ma no ne nea efi sɔhwɛ yi mu ba.

Dɛn na sɔhwɛ no mu aba ka?

• Sɔhwɛ a Ɛyɛ Pa: Sɛ wote nka sɛ wo ho ayɛ wo hyew bere a oduruyɛfo no bɔ wo a, ɛyɛ nea eye. Ɛkyerɛ sɛ ebia ntini no wɔ nhyɛso ase anaasɛ asɛe.

• Sɔhwɛ a Ɛnyɛ Den: Sɛ woante nka sɛ wo ho ayɛ wo yaw biara a, ɛyɛ nea enye a efi mu ba.

Wo duruyɛfo betumi agyina nea efii nhwehwɛmu yi mu bae ne wo sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow so akyerɛ sɛ sɛ ɛho hia a, ɔnyɛ nhwehwɛmu foforo. Nhwɛsoɔ:

• Electromyography (EMG): Sɔhwɛ a wɔde susuw anyinam ahoɔden dwumadi a ɛwɔ ntini ne ntini mu.
• MRI scan: Nya ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw te sɛ ntini ne ntini ho mfonini a emu da hɔ.
• X-ray: Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobehu sɛ ebia ɔhaw bi a ɛwɔ nnompe no mu na ɛrema ntini no mu ayɛ den anaa.

So asiane ahorow bi wɔ sɔhwɛ yi mu?

Nte saa koraa. Eyi yɛ sɔhwɛ a ahobammɔ wom yiye. Ɛte sɛ nea oduruyɛfo de afiri a wɔde tie asɛm reto wo moma so, na ɛyɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛnyɛ den a asiane anaa ɛyaw biara nka ho. Enti ɛho nhia sɛ wusuro eyi.

Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ oduruyɛfo nkyɛn?

Sɛ wo nsa, wo nan, anaa wo nipadua fã foforo bi yɛ wo yaw, wo ho yɛ wo yaw, wote yaw, anaa woyɛ mmerɛw bere nyinaa a, nsusuw sɛ "Eyi yɛ sɛnkyerɛnne ara kwa." Ebetumi ayɛ ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw. Sɛ wonya ayaresa ntɛm a, ebetumi aboa ma wɔasiw ntini a ɛbɛsɛe bere tenten no ano. Enti, hwɛ hu sɛ wobɛkɔ wo duruyɛfo nkyɛn akɔhwehwɛ afotu.