Yu bak kin at ɔltɛm? Lɛ wi lan bɔt spɛshal at at sik!

Bɔku tɛm yu kin gɛt bak pen? Sɔntɛm we yu wek na mɔnin, yu bak kin fil stif ɛn lɛk wud? Ɔ i nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ stret yu bak afta yu dɔn sidɔm na chia fɔ sɔm tɛm? If yu de strɛs wit dɛn tin ya, den de kɔz kin bi spɛshal at at sik. Nɔr wɔri, dis na sik wae kin afɛkt bɔrku pipul dɛm. So mek wi tok abaut dis likl mo ditel tide, fo we we yu go andastan, okay?

Wetin na Spinal Atraytis?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, spɛshal at na we di jɔyn dɛn we de bitwin di smɔl smɔl bon dɛn na yu spayna we dɛn kɔl vertebrae . Tink bɔt yu spayna lɛk strɛch we gɛt bidz. I mek wit 33 bon dɛn we dɛn dɔn stak pan dɛnsɛf. Dɛn kɔl ɛni bon, vayrɔs. di joyn dεm we dεn vεrbra dεm ya de kכnekt lεk di hinj dεm we de na do. Dɛn jɔyn dɛn ya kin mek wi ebul fɔ bɛn wi spayna fɔ go bifo, bak, ɛn tɔn frɔm wan say to di ɔda say. So, at at sik kin apin we dɛn jɔyn ya kin inflam, ɔ we di sɔft tisu we dɛn kɔl katilej we de wok lɛk kusɛn kin west.

Wi spayna kin sheb to tri men pat, fɔ mek i izi fɔ yu fɔ mɛmba:

• di sεvikal spayna: dis na di fכs 7 vεrbra dεm na di nεk. Dis pat na wetin de wok we yu de muv yu ed ɔp ɛn dɔŋ ɛn luk frɔm wan say to di ɔda say.
• di tכraks spayna: dis de stat na di bכs pat na di nεk εn i de εnd na di bכs pat pan di rib dεm. Dis na di pat we de gi sɔpɔt fɔ wi chɛst.
• di lכmba spayna: Dis na di pat pan yu lכw bכk we de tek di mכst prεshכn we wi bεnd fכwכd כ es hεvi tin dεm.

pan ɔl we at at sik kin afɛkt ɛni pat pan di spayna, i kin mɔs bi na di sɛvikal spayna ɛn di lכmba spayna. If yu gɛt sɔm sayn dɛm fɔ at at sik, lɛk bak pen ɛn stif, go to dɔktɔ. Yu dɔktɔ go ebul fɔ gi yu di tritmɛnt we yu nid fɔ kɔntrol di sik dɛn we yu gɛt ɛn fɔ mek yu spayna nɔ pwɛl mɔ.

Us kayn spɛshal at at sik de?

Naw lɛ wi luk di kayn at at sik we kin apin na di spayna. Fɔ tru, ɛni kayn at at sik kin apin na di spayna. Bɔt sɔm kayn dɛn de we pipul dɛn kin si mɔ:

• Ɔstiɔ-arayt: Dis na di kayn we we dɛn kin gɛt mɔ. Tink bɔt am dis we, jɔs lɛk aw di taya dɛn na wi motoka dɛn kin west as tɛm de go, dis kin apin bikɔs di katilej, di saf, tin we kin kɔba wi jɔyn dɛn we de protɛkt wi, we kin west as tɛm de go. I kin kam mɔ ɛn mɔ as wi de ol. Na dat mek sɔm pipul dɛn kin tink se "bak pen na nɔmal tin as wi de ol."
• Rimatɔyd at: Dis na difrɛn stori. Na wan sik we de mek pɔsin nɔ ebul fɔ fɛt insɛf . Dis min se wi bɔdi in yon imyun sistɛm de atak wi yon jɔyn dɛn. I tan lɛk se wi de trowe ston na wi yon os. Dis kin afɛkt nɔto jɔs di spayna, bɔt i kin afɛkt ɔda jɔyn dɛn na di bɔdi.
• Psoriatic arthritis: Dis na sik bak we pɔsin kin gɛt we i de fɛt insɛf. Sɔm pipul dɛm wae gɛt dis skin kɔndishɔn wae dɛn kin kɔl psoriasis (we dɛn kin kɔl bak lichen planus) kin gɛt dis at at sik.
• Ankylosing spondylitis: Dis na wan kayn at at sik bak we kin afɛkt di spayna mɔ. insay dis, di vεrbra dεm de fכs tכgeda sכmtεm, we de ridyus di fleksibiliti fכ di spayna. Wan big sayn fɔ dis na fɔ stiff na di bak na mɔnin.

De sayn ɛn tritmɛnt fɔ ɛni wan pan dɛn kayn tin ya kin difrɛn smɔl, na dat mek i rili impɔtant fɔ go to dɔktɔ fɔ no ustɛm yu gɛt.

Aw kɔmɔn dis spɛshal at at sik?

I rili kɔmɔn pas aw yu go tink. E kin pasmak pan pipul dεm wae pas 60 ia . Dat min se bɔku pan di ol pipul dɛn we de arawnd yu go mɔs gɛt dis sik.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm wae de sho se yu gɛt spɛshal at at sik?

Di sayn dɛm fɔ spɛshal at at sik kin difrɛn frɔm wan pɔrsin to ɔda pɔrsin. Bɔt di sayn dɛm wae kin kam pan pɔrsin wae gɛt dis sik na:

• Bak pen: Dɛn kin fil pen mɔ, mɔ na di nɛk ɛn di ɔda pat na di bak. Sɔmtɛm dis pen kin de ɔltɛm ɔr kin kam ɛn go.
• Stif ɔ nɔ ebul fɔ chenj: Yu kin fil stiff na yu bak, ilɛksɛf yu fɔs grap na mɔnin ɔ afta yu tinap fɔ sɔm tɛm. Lɛk wan hinj we dɔn rɔsti.
• Pen na di an ɔ leg: If dɛn kɔmprɛs di nerv dɛn na di bak, di pen kin travul dɔŋ di an ɔ leg. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin ivin fil lɛk se dɛn leg dɛn de go swɛ.
• Nɔ ebul fɔ waka fa lɛk aw yu bin de waka bifo: Yu nɔ go ebul fɔ waka fa lɛk aw yu bin de waka, bikɔs yu bak kin bigin fɔ at afta yu dɔn waka fɔ shɔt tɛm ɔ bikɔs yu leg dɛn nɔ kin fil fayn.
• Fɔ fil taya ɔltɛm (Fatigue): Fɔ fil taya ɛn nɔr gɛt layf ɔltɛm na ɔda sayn wae sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt.

Dipen pan usay di at at sik de na yu spayna, yu kin gɛt pen bak na dɛn say ya:

• Ed
• Rib dɛn
• Hip bon dɛn
• Di eria we de na di bɔt
• Ni dɛn

Imajin, we yu wek na mɔnin, yu nɛk so stif dat yu nɔ ebul fɔ ivin tɔn am, yu gɛt smɔl pen na yu lɔwa bak ɔl di de, ɛn we yu tinap fɔ sɔm tɛm, yu kin fil lɛk se yu de fil lɛk se yu de rɔn dɔŋ yu leg... Dis na di filin dɛn we pɔsin we gɛt at at kin fil. Sɔm pipul dɛn kin ivin se we yu rɔb dɛn bak, i kin tan lɛk se dɛn de tɔn "milk milk" oba am.

Wetin kin mek yu gɛt at at sik na yu spayna?

Ɛni kayn at at sik gɛt in yon difrɛn tin dɛn we kin mek pɔsin gɛt at at sik. Fɔ ɛgzampul, ɔstiɔ-arayt kin kam bikɔs di katilej we de rawnd wi jɔyn dɛn kin west as tɛm de go, jɔs lɛk aw ol motoka kin west.

Bɔt di kayn tin dɛn lɛk rεumatoid at at sik kin kam bikɔs ɔf di sik wae de mek pɔrsin ebul fɔ fɛt insɛf . Dat min se di imyun sistɛm, we dɛn se de protɛkt wi bɔdi, kin mistek atak sɔm pat dɛn na wi yon bɔdi, insay dis kes di jɔyn dɛn.

Wetin na de risk factor wae kin afekt dis?

Naw lɛ wi luk di tin dɛm wae kin mek yu gɛt at at sik na yu spayna. Pan ɔl we wi nɔ kin ebul fɔ kɔntrol sɔm tin dɛn, wi kin ridyus dis prɔblɛm if wi tek kia ɔf sɔm tin dɛn.

Jɛnɛral wan, di risk factor dɛm wae kin kam pan ɔl kayn at at sik na:

• Yu ej: As yu de ol, yu kin gɛt at at sik kin bɔku. Na tin we nɔmal fɔ du.
• Yuz tabak: If yu smok sigrɛt ɛn yuz ɔda kayn tabak, dat kin mek yu gɛt at at sik bad bad wan.
• Yu man ɔ uman: Dɛn dɔn si se man dɛn kin gɛt spɛshal at at sik smɔl pas uman dɛn.

Apat frɔm dat, ɔda tin dɛn de we kin mek pɔsin gɛt spɛshal at at sik:

• If pɔsin na yu famili gɛt at at: If yu mama, papa, ɔ yu fambul we de nia yu gɛt at, yusɛf gɛt smɔl risk fɔ gɛt am. Dɛn kɔl dis prɛdispɔzishɔn we pɔsin kin gɛt frɔm in mama ɛn papa.
• If yu gɛt wok ɔ ɔbi we de put bɔku prɛshɔn pan yu bak: Fɔ ɛgzampul, pɔsin we sidɔm nia kɔmpyuta ɔl di de, ɔ pɔsin we de du ebi ebi liftin (e.g. kɔnstrɔkshɔn wokman dɛn, fama dɛn). Ɔ if yu kin wund yu bak bɔku tɛm we yu de ple spɔt (e.g. rɔgbi, weitliftin). Dɛn tin ya kin pwɛl yu bak ɛn mek yu gɛt at at sik.
• Sɔm ɔtoimyun dizayd dɛm: Pipul dɛm wae gɛt sik dɛm lɛk Crohn’s disease , ulcerative colitis (dɛn tin ya na intestinal sik dɛm), ɛn psoriasis dɛnsɛf kin gɛt bɔrku risk.
• Ɔvaweit ɔ fat: We yu gɛt bɔku bɔku bɔdi, di bak kin put bɔku prɛshɔn pan am, we kin mek yu jɔyn dɛn west ɛn rɔtin ɛn at at sik.

Us ɔda prɔblɛm dɛn dis kin mek pɔsin gɛt?

If dɛn nɔ de manej di spɛshal at at sik fayn fayn wan, sɔm prɔblɛm dɛn kin apin. Sɔm pan dɛn na:

• spεnal stεnosis: Wi spεnal kכd na di say we wi de pas tru wi spayna. if dis pasej sכmtεm bikoz fכ at at, i kin kכmprεs di spεnal kכd εn di nεv dεm we de kכmכt pan am. Dis kin mek yu leg dɛn pen, swɛ, ɛn wikɛd.
• Radikulopati ɛn ɔda prɔblɛm dɛn we kin apin na di nerve: Di nerve rut dɛn we kin kɔmɔt na di vertebrae kin kɔmprɛs. Dɛn kɔl dis radikulɔpati. Fɔ ɛgzampul, sciatica na wan sik lɛk dis.
• spεnal frakshכn, spεshal kכmpreshכn frakshכn: At kin mek di bon dεm wik εn mek wan vεrbra brok, ivin if yu fכl sכmtεm כ i lif ebi ebi.
• Kyphosis: di nεchכral kכv fכ di spayna de chenj, we de mek i bεnd fכwכd εn i de sho se i hunch ova.

Aw yu go no if yu gɛt at at sik na dis spayna?

If yu gɛt bak pen ɔ ɔda tin we nɔ fayn, di fɔs tin we yu fɔ du na fɔ go to dɔktɔ. Di dɔktɔ go chɛk yu ɛn aks yu bɔt yu sik dɛn.

• Aw lɔng yu dɔn gɛt dis pen?
• Aw di pen kin fil? (e.g. bɔn? fɔ chuk pɔsin? tayt?)
• Ustɛm di pen kin wɔs? (e.g. na mɔnin? na nɛt? we yu de wok?)
• Di pen kin wɔs ɔr wɔs we yu du sɔntin? (e.g., sidɔm, tinap, waka)

Dɛn go aks kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk dis ɛn tɔk bak bɔt yu mɛdikal histri (yu gɛt ɛni ɔda sik, yu de tek ɛni mɛrɛsin, ɛn ɔda tin dɛn).

Dɔn, di dɔktɔ go chɛk yu bak. I go chɛk bak usay yu de muv ɛn if ɛni say de we yu kin fil pen we yu prɛs yu bak.

Us kayn tɛst dɛn kin du fɔ dis?

Bɔku tɛm, afta dɛn dɔn tɔk ɛn chɛk di bɔdi, if di dɔktɔ gɛt ɛni dawt, i go ɔda fɔ du bɔku tɛst fɔ tek pikchɔ fɔ di spayna ɛn di tisu dɛn we de rawnd am. Dɛn kɔl dɛn tin ya imej tɛst .

Di tɛst dɛn we dɛn kin du mɔ na:

• di spayna εks-ray: dis kin chεk di kכndishכn fכ di bon dεm, if di spεs bitwin di jכint dεm dכn sכmtεm, εn if εkstra bon dεm de gro (bon spur).
• MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scan: Dis kin tek klia pikchɔ nɔto jɔs di bon dɛn, bɔt i kin tek di sɔft tisu dɛn lɛk di katilej, di disk dɛn, di nerv dɛn, ɛn di spaynal kɔd.
• CT (Computed Tomography) Scan: Dis kin gi ditayli infɔmeshɔn bak bɔt di bon dɛn. I klia pas ɛkstrem rayt.

Wetin na di tritmɛnt dɛm fɔ dis?

Wetin bɔku pipul dɛn kin rigrɛt na dat dɛn nɔ dɔn fɛn ɛni mɛrɛsin yet fɔ at at sik.Bɔt nɔ wɔri. Bɔku fayn tritmɛnt dɛn de fɔ ɛp fɔ kɔntrol yu sik, fɔ ridyus pen, ɛn fɔ mek yu spayna nɔ pwɛl mɔ. Yu dɔktɔ go no di kayn at at sik we yu gɛt bay di patikyula sik we yu gɛt.

Na sɔm pan di tritmɛnt dɛn we dɛn kin yuz mɔ:

• Ɔva-di-kɔnta (OTC) pen rilijɔn: Ɔva-di-kɔnta (OTC) pen rilijɔn, lɛk NSAID (Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs) (e.g. ibuprofen, diclofenac) ɛn asetaminophen (e.g. Panadol), kin ɛp fɔ ridyus inflamɛns ɛn pen. Bɔt i bɛtɛ fɔ mek yu tɔk to dɔktɔ bifo yu tek dɛn mɛrɛsin ya fɔ pas 10 dez wan tɛm.
• Fizik tritmɛnt: Fizik thɛrapist na pɔrsin wae de ɛp yu fɔ mek yu bɔdi muv ɛn wok fayn fayn wan. Dɛn go gi yu ɛksesaiz ɛn instrɔkshɔn fɔ ɛp yu fɔ kɔntrol di pen, stif, ɛn nɔ fil fayn, fɔ mek di mɔsul dɛn we de rawnd yu spayna strɔng, ɛn fɔ mek yu tinap fayn.
• Di mɛrɛsin we dɛn kin gi yu: Sɔntɛnde, yu dɔktɔ kin gi yu strɔng pen kil we dɛn kɔl kɔtikosterɔyd , we na pil ɔ kɔtizɔn shot we dɛn kin gi yu dairekt insay di jɔyn we di sik afɛkt. If yu gɛt rεumatoid arthritis ɔ psoriatic arthritis, dɛn kin gi yu wan spɛshal kayn mɛrɛsin bak we dɛn kɔl DMARDs (Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs) . Dɛn tin ya kin woke fɔ ridyus di kayn sik wae de kam pan pɔrsin.

Dɛn kin du ɔpreshɔn fɔ gɛt spɛshal at?

Bɔrku pipul dɛm wae gɛt spɛshal at nɔr nid fɔ gɛt ɔpreshɔn. Dɔktɔ go jɔs tink bɔt ɔpreshɔn if di sayn dɛn rili bad pan ɔl we dɛn de du ɔl di ɔda standad tritmɛnt dɛn. כ, lεk aw wi bin dכn tכk, if kכmplikεshכn de lεk spεnal stεnosis כ frakshכn vεrbra, i kin nid fכ du כpεrayshכn fכ kכrekt am.

Tu pan di kayn ɔpreshɔn dɛn we dɛn kin du mɔ na di spɛshal fushɔn ɛn di spɛnal dikɔmpreshɔn . If yu nid ɔpreshɔn, yu dɔktɔ go ɛksplen to yu us ɔpreshɔn we fayn fɔ yu ɛn wetin fɔ ɛkspɛkt.

Wetin yu fɔ ɛkspɛkt we yu de liv wit dis sik?

Fɔ tru, spɛshal at at sik na wan sik wae nid fɔ de fɔ lɔng tɛm (i kin bi fɔ ɔl yu layf). Bɔt yu dɔktɔ kin ɛp yu fɔ mek yu nɔ ambɔg di tin dɛn we yu de du ɛvride.

Sɔm pipul dɛn kin gɛt smɔl inkris pan di sik as dɛn de ol. So, i impɔtant fɔ go to yu dɔktɔ ɔltɛm ɛn mek dɛn chɛk yu sik. Dɔn, yu kin si if chenj de na di shep fɔ yu spayna ɔ if yu sayn dɛn dɔn chenj, ɛn tek di akshɔn we yu nid.

Yu tink se we de fɔ mek dis nɔ apin?

E tranga fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt at at sik ɔltogɛda, we na wan sik we de mek yu bɔdi ebul fɔ fɛt sik. Bɔt tin dɛn de we wi kin du fɔ protɛkt wi jɔyn dɛn (inklud wi spayna):

• Fɔ fala di it we fayn fɔ yu.
• Du ɛksɛsayz we nɔ go ambɔg yu: Tin dɛn lɛk fɔ swim, yoga, ɛn baysikul de mek yu jɔyn dɛn strɔng ɛn nɔ put bɔku prɛshɔn pan dɛn.
• Nɔ smok ɛn ɔda tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ smok ɔltogɛda.
• Wear di rayt tin fɔ protɛkt yusɛf we yu de wok, ple spɔt, ɔ du tin dɛn we yu lɛk fɔ du.

Aw yu go tek kia ɔf yusɛf?

Dis na tin bak we rili impɔtant. Wan pan di bɛst we fɔ ridyus di at at sik na fɔ de aktif as yu ebul. Bɔt nɔ du ɛnitin we go mek yu fil bad bad wan. Fɔ ɛksesaiz fɔ strɛch saful saful, lɛk fɔ waka, kin ɛp fɔ mek yu nɔ fil pen ɛn nɔ stif. Dɛn kin ɛp bak fɔ mek de sik nɔr wɔs.

Yu nɔ nid fɔ go na di Olimpik gem dɛn. Ɛksesaiz ɔltɛm lɛk fɔ waka, swim, bayk, ɛn yoga kin fayn fɔ yu bak. Dɛn tin ya go mek yu mɔsul dɛn ɔlsay na yu bɔdi strɔng. Aks yu dɔktɔ ɔ pɔsin we de mɛn yu bɔdi us ɛgzampul dɛn we fayn fɔ yu. Dɛn kin ɛp yu fɔ de du tin ɛn sef.

If yu spɛshal at de mek i nɔ izi fɔ yu fɔ du yu wok dɛn we yu de du ɛvride, yu kin want fɔ go to pɔsin we de mɛn yu wok bak fɔ ɛp yu . Dɛn kin tich yu aw fɔ tinap, sidɔm, muv fayn fayn wan, ɔ yuz difrɛn tin dɛn fɔ ɛp yu fɔ du yu wok sef wan.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ?

If yu gɛt wan ɔ mɔ pan dɛn sayn ya, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm:

• Di pen we pɔsin kin fil nɔ kin ebul fɔ bia.
• Mi bak so stif dat a nɔ ebul ivin muv am.
• Di an, fut, finga, ɔ fut finga dɛn kin swɛla ɔ swɛt.
• Wiknɛs na di an ɔ leg.

Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn yu fɔ aks yu dɔktɔ?

We wi go to dɔktɔ, sɔntɛnde wi kin fɔgɛt wetin wi want fɔ aks. So, i fayn fɔ rayt sɔm kwɛstyɔn dɛn lɛk dɛn wan ya:

• Us kayn at at sik a gɛt?
• Us kayn imej tɛst a go nid fɔ du?
• Us kayn tritmɛnt a nid?
• Yu tink se a go nid ɔpreshɔn?
• Aw ɔltɛm a fɔ kam insay fɔ mek dɛn chɛk mi bak?

Dis spɛshal at at sik na siriɔs sik?

Lεk εni bon εn jכyn sik, sכmtεm spεnal at kin mek yu gεt siriכs kכmplikεshכn. Bɔt nɔ wɔri. Dɔktɔ kin ɛp yu fɔ kɔntrol yu sik dɛn ɛn ridyus di impak we de sik gɛt pan yu ɛvride layf. If yu notis se yu sik dɔn chenj, ɔr if yu fil se di tritmɛnt dɛm wae yu de gi yu naw nɔr de ɛp yu lɛk aw dɛn bin de ɛp yu trade, go to dɔktɔ wantɛm wantɛm.

Spinal at at sik kin mek yu bak gɛt pen, yu kin stif, ɛn yu kin gɛt inflamɛns. Na nɔmal tin fɔ fil fɔ fred we yu kam fɔ no se yu gɛt bak injuri. Bɔt bɔku pipul dɛn kin stil liv nɔmal layf ɛn ɛnjɔy dɛn layf wit spɛshal at at sik. Yu dɔktɔ kin ɛp yu fɔ fɛn di tritmɛnt we yu nid fɔ de sef, fɔ du tin, ɛn fɔ mek yu nɔ gɛt pen as yu ebul.

So, fɔ dɔn, sɔm pan di impɔtant tin dɛn we wi fɔ mɛmba!

Spinal at at sik na wan sik wae de mek pɔrsin fil bad ɛn wae kin teik lɔng tɛm. Bɔt nɔ giv ɔp fɔ gɛt op. Bɔrku tin de wae yu kin du fɔ liv fayn wit dis sik.

• Nɔ ignore di pen. Bifo yu tink se, "Na so i bi," go to dɔktɔ ɛn fɛn ɔl wetin na di prɔblɛm. Di kwik we yu kam fɔ no, na di mɔ i go izi fɔ mek yu trit am.
• Fɔ fala yu dɔktɔ in instrɔkshɔn dɛn di rayt we. Tek yu mɛrɛsin di rayt tɛm, du di ɛgzampul dɛn we dɛn tɛl yu fɔ du, ɛn nɔ skip fɔ go to dɔktɔ we de mɛn yu bɔdi if dɛn tɛl yu fɔ du am.
• Stay aktif as yu ebul. Fɛn ɛgzampul dɛn we yu lɛk ɛn we nɔ de put prɛshɔn pan yu jɔyn dɛn (lɛk fɔ swim, waka, yoga) ɛn du dɛn ɛvride. Nɔto jɔs i go ridyus pen, i go fayn bak fɔ yu maynd.
• Kɔntrol yu wet. We yu bɔdi wet pasmak, dat kin mek yu bak gɛt mɔ prɛshɔn. Adopt di it we gɛt wɛlbɔdi.
• Fɔ tru, yu nɔ fɔ smok. Smok kin mek at at sik wɔs.
• Tink gud wan. Biliv se yu kin liv gladi ɛn aktif wit dis sik. Gɛt saykolojik sɔpɔt if nid de.

Mɛmba se nɔto yu wangren de. Bɔku pipul dɛn ɔlsay na di wɔl de liv wit dɛn kayn tin ya. Gɛt di ɛp we yu nid, ɛn kɔntinyu fɔ strɔng! Yu kin ebul fɔ win dis.

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