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Yebo, isikhungo sokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo singanikeza imithi yokukhulisa imisipha. Odokotela nabahlinzeki ezikhungweni zokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo banegunya elifanayo lokunikeza imiyalelo njengezikhulu zezokunakekelwa eziyisisekelo ezimithi eziningi, kufaka phakathi izidambisi zemisipha. Uma ubhekene nokubuhlungu okunamandla kwemisipha, ukulimala emhlane, noma ukuguga okwenza kube nzima ukunyakaza, isikhungo sokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo yindawo efanelekile ukuze uthole usizo uphinde uhambe nomyalezo wokwelashwa.
Ngaphandle kwalokho, kunezinye izinto okufanele uzazi ngaphambi kokuba uye khona. Isikhungo sokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo sinakekela izinkinga ezibucayi, ngakho-ke imiyalelo abayibhalayo yemithi yokukhulisa imisipha ivamise ukuba yesikhashana. Ake sihambe ngokulindelekile, ukuthi yimiphi imithi yokukhulisa imisipha abayichazayo ngokuvamile, nokuthi nini isikhungo sokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo esiyisinqumo esifanele sesimo sakho.
Uma ufika nobuhlungu bemisipha noma izinhlungu zemisipha, umhlinzeki uzofuna ukwazi ukuthi kwenzekani. Bazokubuza ukuthi ubuhlungu baqale nini, yini obububangele, bungakanani ubukhulu bawo, nokuthi kukhona yini okwenza kube ngcono noma kube kubi. Bazokwenza ukuhlola komzimba ukuze babheke ubuhlungu, ukuvuvukala, izinga lokunyakaza, nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ze-neurological njengokubanjwa noma ubuthakathaka.
Amanye amadala ezikhungo zokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo ahlinzeka nge-X-ray eyenziwa lapho ukuze kukhishwe ukuphuka noma ezinye izinkinga zesakhiwo. Uma ukuhlola kungatholakali endaweni oyivakashelayo, umhlinzeki angakudlulisa ukuze wenze ukuhlola kwenye indawo.
Ngokusekelwe kulowo mphumela, umhlinzeki uzokwakha uhlelo lokwelashwa. Kubantu abaningi, lolo hlelo luqala ngemithi elwa nokuvuvukala efana ne-ibuprofen noma i-naproxen, ukwelashwa nge-ice noma ukushisa, nokuphumula. Uma lezi zinyathelo zinganele zodwa, noma uma izinhlungu zakho zemisipha zinamandla, imithi yokukhulisa imisipha ingase inikezwe kanye nalezi ezinye izindlela zokwelashwa.
Abahlinzeki bezikhungo zokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo bavame ukunamathela emithini yokukhulisa imisipha esungulwe kahle, esetshenziswa kakhulu. Ezimbili ongazithola kakhulu yi-cyclobenzaprine kanye ne-methocarbamol.
I-Cyclobenzaprine (evame ukwaziwa ngegama layo elidala lokuhweba elithi Flexeril) iyimithi yokukhulisa imisipha ecwaningwe kakhulu futhi enye yezinto ezichazwa kakhulu. Isebenza ngokuthonya uhlelo oluphakathi lwezinzwa ukunciphisa izinhlungu zemisipha. Umthamo ovamile ngu-5 kuye ku-10 mg othathwa kathathu ngosuku. Iyasebenza kodwa ibangela ukozela okukhulu kubantu abaningi, ngakho-ke akufanele ushayele noma usebenzise imishini esindayo ngenkathi uyithatha.
I-Methocarbamol (eyayibizwa ngegama lokuhweba elithi Robaxin) ingenye yokukhethwa edumile. Umthamo ovamile ngu-750 mg othathwa kane ngosuku. Ivamise ukungabi namandla okubangela ukulala kune-cyclobenzaprine, okwenza kube ukukhetha okungcono uma udinga ukuhlala uqaphile phakathi nosuku.
Ezinye izidambisi zemisipha ezingase zinikezwe abahlinzeki zifaka phakathi i-metaxalone (Skelaxin), ebanga imiphumela emibi kancane kodwa ibiza kakhulu, kanye ne-tizanidine (Zanaflex), enezimpawu zokubangela ukulala ezingasiza uma izinhlungu zakho zikugcina uphapheme ebusuku.
Imithi eyodwa yokukhulisa imisipha ongakayitholi kalula esikhungweni sokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo yi-carisoprodol (Soma). Ifakwa njengomuthi olawulwa isigaba IV ngenxa yamandla ayo aphezulu okusebenzisa kabi nokuncika. Abahlinzeki bezikhungo zokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo bagwema ukunikeza imithi elawulwa kakhulu lapho kunezindlela ezivikeleke kakhudlwana ezitholakalayo.
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Imithi yokukhulisa imisipha evela esikhungweni sokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo ihloselwe ukusetshenziswa okwesikhashana. Imiyalelo eminingi ibhalwa izinsuku ezingu-7 kuye kwezi-14, futhi isincomo esijwayelekile ukungayisebenzisi isikhathi esingaphezu kwamasonto amabili kuye kwamathathu. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi ukubekezelelana kungakhula ngokushesha, futhi ingozi yokuncika iyanda ngokusebenzisa isikhathi eside.
Inhloso ukukusiza usuke ekuphazamisekeni okubucayi ngenkathi umzimba wakho uphola. Imithi yokukhulisa imisipha iyayunciphisa ubuhlungu nokuqina ukuze ukwazi ukuphumula, unyakaze kancane, bese uqala ukululama. Ayihloselwe ukuba isixazululo sesikhathi eside.
Uma izimpawu zakho zisemqoka ngemva kokuphela komyalezo, lokho kuyisibonakaliso sokuthi kufanele ubuyekeze nodokotela wakho oyisisekelo noma uchwepheshe. Ubuhlungu bemisipha obuqhubekayo bungabonisa into edinga ukuhlola okujulile, njengokuhlehlisa i-disc, ukubanjwa kwenzwa, noma isimo esingapheli esidinga uhlelo lokwelashwa olubanzi.
Umphumela ovamile kuwo cishe zonke izidambisi zemisipha ukulala. Izifundo zibonisa ukuthi cishe amaphesenti angu-30 kuye ku-40 abantu bayazuzwa ukukozela okubonakalayo, futhi cishe amaphesenti angu-15 kuye ku-20 abika ukuzizwa ukhanda. Le miphumela ivamise ukuba namandla ezinsukwini zokuqala noma ezimbili futhi ingancipha njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela.
Eminye imiphumela evamile ifaka umlomo omile, ikhanda elibuhlungu, ukukhathala, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukungaboni kahle. Lezi zivame ukuba zilula futhi zilawuleke, kodwa kuyasiza ukuzazi ukuze uhlele ngokufanele. Ukuthatha umthamo wakho ngesikhathi sokulala kungasiza uma ukulala kukukhalimela phakathi nosuku.
Kunezinkinga ezimbalwa ezinkulu okufanele uzikhumbule futhi. Imithi yokukhulisa imisipha akufanele ihlanganiswe notshwala, imigqobho, imithi yokulala, noma eminye imithi ebanga ukulala. Ukuhlanganisa noma yikuphi kulokhu nemithi yokukhulisa imisipha kungandisa kakhulu ukulala futhi kucindezele ukuphefumula kwakho. Yiba nomshelwa kumhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo mayelana nazo zonke izinto oziphethe, kufaka phakathi imithi engathengwa ngaphandle kwe-counter nezidambisi, ukuze bakwazi ukunikeza imiyalelo ngokuphepha.
Esimeni esiningi, yebo. Abahlinzeki bezikhungo zokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo bavame ukulandela indlela enezinyathelo zokuphathwa kobuhlungu. Lokho kusho ukuthi bazobuyela emikhakheni yokuqala, ezokwelapha ezivikelekile kakhulu futhi bazongeza imithi yokukhulisa imisipha kuphela uma kudingeka.
Umkhakha wokuqala wokwelashwa uvame ukuhlanganisa imithi elwa nokuvuvukala efana ne-ibuprofen noma i-naproxen ukunciphisa ukuvuvukala nobuhlungu. Ukwelashwa nge-ice emahoreni okuqala angu-48 kusiza ngokuphazamiseka okubucayi, bese ukushintshela ekushiseni kamuva kungakwazi ukuvula imisipha eqinile. Ukuphumula nokugwema imisebenzi ephazamisa ukulimala nakho kuyingxenye yohlelo.
Uma lezi zinyathelo zinganele ukuphatha ubuhlungu bakho nezinhlungu zakho, umhlinzeki uzobe esekucabangela ukungeza imithi yokukhulisa imisipha. Amadala ezikhungo zokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo nazo zincoma ukwelula noma ukudlulisela emtholampilo wokuzivocavoca ukuze kuxazululwe imbangela eyisisekelo futhi kuvinjelwe inkinga ukuba ibuye.
Isikhungo sokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo sifaneleke kahle kubuhlungu bemisipha obuningi nezinhlungu zemisipha, kodwa kunezimo ezidinga ukunakekelwa okuphuthumayo. Uma ubuhlungu bakho bemhlane buvela ekulimaleni okukhulu njengo- wypadku wemoto noma ukuwa okuvela endaweni ephakeme, i-ER iyisinqumo esifanele. Kunjalo uma ulahlekelwa ngokuzumayo ukulawula isinye noma amathumbu, ubuthakathaka obuqhubekayo noma ukubanjwa emlenzeni wakho, umkhuhlane onobuhlungu bemhlane, noma ubuhlungu obunzima kangangokuthi awukwazi nokuhamba.
Lezi zimpawu zingabonisa ukucindezela kwenzwa noma esinye isimo esidinga ukuhlola ngokushesha ngaphezu kwalokho okunganakho esikhungweni sokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo.
Qhubeka nohlelo lokwelashwa umhlinzeki wakho akubeke lona. Thatha imithi njengoba uchaziwe, phumula indawo eyalimele, bese uqhubeka nokufaka i-ice noma ukushisa njengoba kunconywe. Uma izimpawu zakho zithuthuka phakathi neviki noma ezimbili, cishe usendleleni efanele. Uma zingathuthuki, hlela ukulandelela nodokotela wakho oyisisekelo. Bangangena ujule ngemvelaphi futhi bakhe uhlelo oluphambili uma kudingeka.
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