Indawo ephakathi kwezinhlangothi zomlenze idlala indima ebalulekile ekwakheni amandla, ukuhamba, nokulinganisa, ikakhulukazi njengoba abantu behluleka. Ubukhulu bemisipha kule ndawo bungathinta kakhulu ukusebenza komzimba kanye nezingozi zokwehla phakathi kwabantu abadala. Ucwaningo lwakamuva, kuhlanganise nesifundo seHealthy Ageing Initiative, lulethe ukuqonda okubalulekile kokuthi ubukhulu bemisipha ephakathi kwezinhlangothi zomlenze bushintsha kanjani ngokuhamba kwesikhathi nokuthi lokhu kuthinta kanjani impilo. Le ndatshana izohlola ukubaluleka kobukhulu bemisipha ephakathi kwezinhlangothi zomlenze, ukuxhumana kwayo nempilo yezinhlaka kanye nomsebenzi wezokwelapha, kanye nezinto ezibalulekile kubantu abadala.

Ubukhulu bemisipha phakathi kwe-calf bukhomba inani le-muscle mass elingenamafutha engxenyeni ephakathi ye-calf, indawo ebalulekile yokuhamba, ibhalansi, kanye nomsebenzi wezinyawo eziphansi. Njengoba abantu bekhula, imisipha ivamise ukuncipha, inqubo ebizwa ngokuthi i-sarcopenia, engaholela ekwehleni kokuhamba nokwanda kwesikhala sokwehla. Ukuqonda izinguquko ebukhulu bemisipha phakathi kwe-calf kubalulekile ekuthuthukiseni izinyathelo ezisebenzayo zokukhuthaza ukuhlala kahle. Isibonelo, ucwaningo lukhombisile ukuthi ubukhulu bemisipha obuphansi kule ndawo buhambisana nokuphuka nokuncipha komsebenzi wezokwelapha phakathi kwabantu abadala.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, isimo semisipha yesiqephu senqulu singathonya ukusebenza kahle kwezicathulo, okuhlanganisa nezicathulo zesiqukathi senqulu, ezithandwa kakhulu ezingutsheni eziningi, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwabesifazane. Izicathulo ezifanele zihlanganiswe nemisipha yenqulu eqinile kungathuthukisa ukuhamba nokuzinza. Ukusebenzisana phakathi kobude besiqephu senqulu, ukuminyana kwemisipha, namandla amathambo kuyindawo enentshisekelo enkulu yesayensi, enikeza izindlela zokuthuthukisa izinga lempilo labantu abadala.

I-Healthy Ageing Initiative yenze ucwaningo olunzulu ukuze ihlole ukuminyana kwemisipha namathambo kubantu abadala, igxile esifundeni esiphakathi kwesihlahla. Ucwaningo lusebenzise izindlela ezithuthukisiwe zokuthwebula izithombe njenge-peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) ukukala ukuminyana kwemisipha nokuminyana kwamaminerali amathambo ngaphandle kokuhlinzwa. Ababambiqhaza badlule ezivivinyweni zemisebenzi yomzimba kanye nokuhlolwa kwengozi yokuwa ukuze kuqondwe ukuthi impilo yemipha ithinta kanjani ukusebenza kwezinto zangempela.

Esinye isiphetho esibalulekile ukuthi ukuminyana okuphezulu kwemisipha yesihlahla esiphakathi kuhlotshaniswa kakhulu nokuminyana okukhulu kwamathambo, okubonisa ukuthi ikhwalithi yemipha isekela ngokuqondile amandla amathambo. Ucwaningo luphinde lagcizelela ukuthi imisebenzi yomzimba ejwayelekile idlala indima ebalulekile ekugcineni impilo yemipha namathambo. Abantu abadala ababonisa amazinga aphezulu omsebenzi womzimba ophakathi kuya ovusa amandla babonise ukuminyana okuthuthukisiwe kwemisipha yesihlahla esiphakathi kanye nenani eliphansi lokuwa, okugcizelela umphumela wokuvikela wokuzivocavoca.

Ukuwa kungenye yezimbangela eziyinhloko zokulimala kwabantu abadala, okuvame ukubangela ukuphuka nokukhubazeka kwesikhathi eside. Amandla nokuminyana kwemisipha yomlenze ongaphansi kwadolo kunomthelela omkhulu ekulinganiseni nasekukwazi ukululama ekugxumeni noma ekusheleleni. Iziphetho ze-Healthy Ageing Initiative zigcizelela ukuthi ukuminyana kwemisipha ephakathi kwemlenze ongaphansi kwadolo kungasebenza njengesibonakaliso sokuhlola ingozi yokuwa kanye nezindlela zokuyigwema.

Imisebenzi ethuthukisa amandla emisipha ye-calf, efana nokuhamba, ukuqeqeshwa kokumelana, kanye nezivivinyo zokulinganisa, iyelulekwa ukuze kuthuthukiswe ubukhulu bemisipha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukukhetha izicathulo kubalulekile; ngokwesibonelo, izicathulo eziphakathi kwe-calf eziklanyelwe ukuhlinzeka ngoxhaso lwe-ankle zingathuthukisa amandla emisipha, zisize ekuvimbeleni ukuwa. Ukuhlanganisa imisebenzi yomzimba nezicathulo ezifanele, ikakhulukazi phakathi kwabesifazane abavame ukukhetha isitayela kanye nomsebenzi, kungaholela emiphumeleni engcono ekugcineni ukuhamba nokuzimela.

Ukugcina ukuminyana kwemisipha yengxenye ephakathi kweqakala kunezimpawu ezibanzi ngaphezu kwamandla emisipha eyedwa. Kusekela impilo yamathambo ngokunikeza umthwalo womshini ovuselela ukwakheka kwamathambo nokuminyana kwawo. Lokhu kubaluleke kakhulu kwabesifazane asebephume esikhathini ababhekana nezingozi ezikhulayo zokuphuka kwamathambo (osteoporosis) kanye nokuphuka okuhlobene. Izindlela zokuphila ezikhuthaza ukuminyana kwemisipha namathambo zinganciphisa izindleko zezempilo futhi zithuthukise ikhwalithi yokuphila yabantu asebekhulile.

Izinhlangano ezifana ne-厦门仕美鞋业有限公司 zinegalelo ngqo kule ndawo ngokukhiqiza izicathulo ezisezingeni eliphezulu ezisekela ukuhamba okunempilo. Ukugxila kwazo ekuhlanganiseni isitayela nomklamo we-ergonomic, ikakhulukazi ezitayeleni ezifana nezicathulo zengxenye ephakathi kweqakala, kusiza abathengi ukuthi bahlale bephilile ngenkathi banciphisa ingozi yokulimala. Kubantu abanesithakazelo kuzinketho zezicathulo ezizinzile nezisekelayo, ukuhlola izinhlobo ezihlonishwayo ezigcizelela impilo yezinyawo nemilenze kuyindlela ehlakaniphile.

Ukufunda ngobuningi bemisipha yengxenye ephakathi yomlenze kuyisihloko esithembisayo esihlanganisa i-muscle physiology, impilo yamathambo, kanye nokunakekelwa kwabadala. Yize okutholakele okwamanje okuvela ku-Healthy Ageing Initiative kunikeza imininingwane ebalulekile, kudingeka ucwaningo oluqhubekayo ukuze kuqondwe kangcono ukuxhumana okuyinkimbinkimbi phakathi kwekhwalithi yemisebenzi, umsebenzi womzimba, izicathulo, kanye nokuvimbela ukuwa. Izifundo zesikhathi esizayo kufanele futhi zihlole izindlela eziqondene nomuntu ezihlanganisa izinhlelo zokuzivocavoca nezixazululo zezicathulo ze-ergonomic.

Kulabo abafuna ukusekela ukuguga okunempilo, kubalulekile ukugxila ekugcineni kobuningi bemisipha yengxenye ephakathi yomlenze ngokuzivocavoca njalo kanye nokukhetha izicathulo ngokucophelela. Ukufunda kabanzi ngezinketho zezicathulo ezizinzile neziklanyelwe i-ergonomic, vakashela Imikhiqizo enikezwa yizinhlobo ezifana ne-厦门仕美鞋业有限公司. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuhlola ukuzibophezela kwenkampani ekuqiniseni kanye nokuqanjwa kwezinto ezintsha kungatholakala nge-Mayelana Nathi ikhasi.