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I-Menthol ne-methyl salicylate topical kuyinhlanganisela yomuthi wokukhulula ubuhlungu owuwusebenzisa ngqo esikhumbeni sakho. Lokhu kwelapha okungaphezu kwe-counter kuhlanganisa izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye ukuhlinzeka ngokuphumula kwesikhashana ezinhlungwini ezincane kanye nobuhlungu emisipheni yakho namalunga.
Ungase uyibone le nhlanganisela emikhiqizweni ethandwayo efana ne-Ben-Gay, Aspercreme, noma i-Bengay. Le mithi yenzelwe ukukusiza ukuthi ulawule ukungakhululeki kwansuku zonke okufana nemisipha ebuhlungu ngemva kokuzivocavoca, ubuhlungu obuncane be-arthritis, noma amalunga aqinile ngaphandle kwesidingo sokuthatha imithi yokukhulula ubuhlungu yomlomo.
I-Menthol ne-methyl salicylate yizinhlanganisela ezimbili zemvelo ebezisetshenziselwa ukukhulula ubuhlungu iminyaka eminingi. I-Menthol ivela ezitshalweni ze-mint futhi idala umuzwa opholile esikhumbeni sakho, kuyilapho i-methyl salicylate itholakala ku-wintergreen futhi inikeza umphumela ofudumezayo.
Uma ihlanganiswe ekwakhiweni kwe-topical, lezi zithako zenza lokho okubizwa ngokuthi umphumela we-counterirritant. Lokhu kusho ukuthi zikhuthaza iziphetho zemizwa esikhumbeni sakho ukusiza ukuphazamisa amasignali obuhlungu ajulile. Inhlanganisela ikunikeza kokubili imizwa epholile nefudumezayo engasiza ukunciphisa ukungakhululeki endaweni ehlukunyezwayo.
Le nhlanganisela ye-topical isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha izinhlungu ezincane kanye nobuhlungu emisipheni yakho namalunga. Kuyasiza ikakhulukazi ekuphumuleni kwesikhashana kokungakhululeki kwansuku zonke okungadingi imithi kadokotela.
Izimo ezivame kakhulu lo muthi ongazisiza zihlanganisa izinhlobo eziningana zobuhlungu obuncane. Ungase ukuthole kuwusizo ekuqineni kwemisipha ngemva komsebenzi womzimba, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi lokho kuvela ekuzivocavoceni, ukulima, noma eminye imisebenzi yansuku zonke. Abantu abaningi futhi bayayisebenzisa ngezinhlungu ezincane ze-arthritis, ikakhulukazi emalungeni afinyeleleka kalula njengamadolo, izandla, noma amahlombe.
Lo muthi usebenza kahle kakhulu ngobuhlungu obungaphezulu futhi kungenzeka ungasebenzi kahle ezinkingeni zamalunga ajulile noma ukulimala okukhulu. Uma ubuhlungu bakho buqhubeka noma buya ngokuya, kubalulekile ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole ukuhlolwa okufanele.
Le nhlanganisela isebenza ngenqubo ebizwa ngokuthi umqondo wokulawula isango lobuhlungu. I-menthol ne-methyl salicylate zikhuthaza izinzwa ezingqondweni zesikhumba sakho ezingasiza ekuvimbeleni imiyalezo yobuhlungu ukuthi ingafinyeleli ebuchosheni bakho.
I-Menthol yenza kusebenze izinzwa ezibandayo esikhumbeni sakho, idale umuzwa opholile ongasiza ekubulaleni ubuhlungu obuncane. Okwamanje, i-methyl salicylate isebenza njenge-ejenti elinciphisa ukuvuvukala futhi idale umphumela ofudumezayo ongasisiza ukuthuthukisa ukugeleza kwegazi endaweni ephathwayo.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengomuthi wokwelapha ubuhlungu obuthambile kuya kobukhulu obulingene. Akunamandla njengemithi yokwelapha ebekwe ngudokotela, kodwa ngokuvamile yanele ngobuhlungu obuncane. Imiphumela ngokuvamile iqala phakathi kwemizuzu engu-15-30 yokusebenzisa futhi ingahlala amahora amaningana.
Lo muthi usetshenziswa ngokuqondile esikhumbeni sakho endaweni ebuhlungu. Hlanza futhi womise indawo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa ungqimba oluncane lwe-cream, i-gel, noma i-ointment, bese uyihlikihla ngobumnene kuze kube yilapho imuncwa.
Kufanele ugeze izandla zakho kahle ngemva kokusebenzisa umuthi, ngaphandle uma welapha izandla zakho. Gwema ukuthola umuthi emehlweni akho, ekhaleni, emlonyeni, noma esikhumbeni esilimele. Awudingi ukumboza indawo ephathwayo ngamabhandeshi ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekuncoma ngokuqondile.
Imikhiqizo eminingi ingasetshenziswa izikhathi eziyi-3-4 ngosuku, kodwa ngaso sonke isikhathi landela imiyalelo ethile ebhaliwe kulebula yomkhiqizo wakho. Faka umuthi owanele kuphela ukumboza indawo ebuhlungu ngongqimba oluncane. Ukusebenzisa umuthi omningi ngeke kunikeze ukukhululeka okungcono futhi kungase kwandise ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi.
Ungawusebenzisa lo muthi udla noma ungadli ngoba awudluli ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya ukudla. Nokho, gwema ukuwusebenzisa ngokushesha ngaphambi noma ngemuva kokugeza ngamanzi ashisayo, ukugeza, noma ukuzivivinya, njengoba ukushisa kungakhuphula ukumuncwa futhi kungase kubangele ukucasuka.
Lo muthi osetshenziswa ngaphandle komzimba uhloselwe ukusetshenziswa ngesikhathi esifushane ukuphatha ubuhlungu obungamahlalakhona nokungakhululeki. Abantu abaningi bangawusebenzisa ngokuphepha kuze kube yizinsuku eziyi-7 ngezinhlungu ezincane.
Uma ubuhlungu bakho buqhubeka ngaphezu kwesonto noma buba bubi ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi, kufanele uyeke ukuwusebenzisa futhi uthintane nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ubuhlungu obungamahlalakhona bungase ludinge izindlela zokwelapha ezihlukile, futhi izimpawu eziqhubekayo zingase zibonise isimo esingathi sína esingaphansi.
Ngezinhlungu zemisipha ngezikhathi ezithile noma ukuqubuka okuncane kwe-arthritis, ungase ukusebenzise izinsuku ezimbalwa nje kuze kube yilapho izimpawu zakho zithuthuka. Abanye abantu abanezimo ezingamahlalakhona njenge-arthritis bangase bakusebenzise ngezikhathi ezithile ngesiqondiso sikadokotela wabo, kodwa lokhu kufanele kuxoxwe nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Abantu abaningi bayawuthola kahle lo muthi osetshenziswa ngaphandle komzimba, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, ingabangela imiphumela emibi kwabanye abantu. Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivame ukuba mnene futhi yenzeka endaweni yokufaka umuthi.
Nansi imiphumela emibi ongase uyithole, kusukela kwelivamile kakhulu kuya ekungenzeka kakhulu. Iningi lalezi zinto zokwelapha zesikhashana futhi ziyanyamalala uma uyeka ukusebenzisa umuthi noma isikhumba sakho sijwayela ukwelashwa.
Le miphumela emibi ejwayelekile ivamise ukuncipha njengoba isikhumba sakho sijwayela umuthi. Kodwa-ke, uma ukucasuka kuqhubeka noma kuba kubi kakhulu, kufanele uyeke ukusebenzisa futhi uthintane nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi engathi sína ayivamile kodwa ingenzeka, ikakhulukazi uma unokungezwani komzimba nesithako esisodwa noma uma usebenzisa umuthi omningi kakhulu. Qaphela izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba okukhulu, okuhlanganisa ukuqubuka okubanzi, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukuvuvukala kobuso bakho, izindebe, ulimi, noma umphimbo.
Uma uhlangabezana nokusha okukhulu, ukuvela kwamabhule, noma izimpawu zokutheleleka kwesikhumba endaweni yokusebenzisa, yeka ukusebenzisa umuthi ngokushesha futhi ufune ukwelashwa. Lezi zimpawu zingase zibonise ukusabela okungathi sína noma ukuzwela okudinga ukunakekelwa ochwepheshe.
Ngenkathi lo muthi wendawo ngokuvamile uphephile kubantu abadala abaningi, abanye abantu kufanele bagweme ukuwusebenzisa noma bawusebenzise ngokuqapha okwengeziwe. Ukuphepha kwakho kuyinto eza kuqala, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukucabangela lezi zinto ngaphambi kokuqala ukwelashwa.
Akufanele usebenzise lo muthi uma unokungezwani komzimba ne-menthol, i-methyl salicylate, i-aspirin, noma yiziphi izinhlanganisela ze-salicylate. Abantu abanokuzwela okwaziwayo emikhiqizweni ye-wintergreen noma ye-mint kufanele futhi bagweme le nhlanganisela.
Amaqembu amaningana abantu adinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile ngaphambi kokusebenzisa lo muthi. Izingane ezingaphansi kweminyaka engu-12 ubudala kufanele zisebenzise kuphela imikhiqizo ekhethekile eyenzelwe izingane, futhi ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwabantu abadala. Abesifazane abakhulelwe noma abancelisa ngamabele kufanele baxhumane nomhlinzeki wabo wezempilo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa noma yiziphi izidambisi zokuhlunguphala zendawo.
Uma unesifo sikashukela, izinkinga zokujikeleza kwegazi, noma ukuba ndikindiki endaweni ofuna ukuyelapha, khuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Lezi zimo zingathinta indlela isikhumba sakho esisabela ngayo emithini esetshenziswa ngaphandle futhi zingadinga ukuqashwa okukhethekile.
Le nhlanganisela itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi aziwayo omkhiqizo ongawathola emathunjini amaningi nakwezitolo. Le mikhiqizo ingahluka kancane ekugxilweni kwayo nasezithakweni ezengeziwe, kodwa yonke iqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo.
Amanye amagama omkhiqizo ajwayelekile afaka i-Ben-Gay, i-Aspercreme, i-Bengay, ne-Sportscreme. Uzothola nezinhlobo ezivamile emathunjini amaningi, ezinazo izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo kodwa zingabiza ngaphansi kwemikhiqizo yamagama.
Le mithi iza ngezinhlobo ezahlukahlukene ezihlanganisa okhilimu, ama-gel, ama-oyintimenti, ngisho nezithambiso. Ukukhetha phakathi kwezinhlobo ezahlukene kuvame ukuba yindaba yokukhetha komuntu siqu, nakuba ama-gel ethambekele ekumunceni ngokushesha kuyilapho okhilimu bengase banikeze umswakama ohlala isikhathi eside esikhumbeni.
Uma le nhlanganisela ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi, kutholakala izinhlobo eziningi zokwelapha ubuhlungu obungaphandle. Lezi ezinye izindlela zisebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene futhi zingase zifaneleke kangcono ezidingweni zakho ezithile.
Ukhilimu we-Capsaicin ungenye indlela esebenza ngokunciphisa i-substance P, ikhemikhali edlulisela izimpawu zobuhlungu. Kungase kubangele ukusha ekuqaleni kodwa kungahlinzeka ngokuqeda ubuhlungu obuhlala isikhathi eside kwabanye abantu. Ama-NSAID atholakala ngaphandle njenge-diclofenac gel anikeza izinzuzo zokulwa nokuvuvukala futhi angasebenza kangcono ngobuhlungu bamalunga.
Ezinye izindlela zihlanganisa i-lidocaine yendawo yokuthulisa imiphumela, i-arnica gel yokuqina nokuvuvukala, noma ukwelashwa okulula ngeqhwa nokushisa. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi iyiphi enye indlela engasebenza kangcono ngohlobo lwakho oluthile lobuhlungu kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
Ukuqhathanisa i-menthol ne-methyl salicylate ne-ibuprofen gel kuncike ohlotsheni lwakho oluthile lobuhlungu kanye nokuphendula komuntu ngamunye emithini ehlukene. Zombili zinamandla azo futhi zifanele izimo ezihlukene.
I-Menthol ne-methyl salicylate isebenza ikakhulukazi njenge-counterirritant, inikeza imizwa epholile nefudumele engaphazamisa ubuhlungu. Lokhu kuyenza isebenze ikakhulukazi ngobuhlungu bemisipha kanye nobuhlungu obuncane lapho umphumela wokuphazamisa unenzuzo.
I-Ibuprofen gel, ngakolunye uhlangothi, iqukethe umuthi olwa nokuvuvukala onganciphisa kokubili ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala. Lokhu kungenza kube ngcono ezimweni ezibandakanya ukuvuvukala, njenge-arthritis noma ukulimala kwezemidlalo nokuvuvukala.
Ngobuhlungu bemisipha elula ngemva kokuzivocavoca, i-menthol ne-methyl salicylate ingase inikeze ukukhululeka okusheshayo ngenxa yemiphumela yayo esheshayo yokupholisa nokufudumeza. Kodwa-ke, ezimweni ezivuvukalayo noma ukulimala nokuvuvukala, i-ibuprofen gel ingase inikeze ukukhululeka okuningi ngokubhekana nokuvuvukala okuyisisekelo.
Yebo, le nhlanganisela ingaba ephephile futhi ilusizo ngobuhlungu obuncane be-arthritis kubantu abaningi. Imiphumela yokupholisa nokufudumeza ingahlinzeka ngokuqeda okwesikhashana ukuqina kwamalunga nokungakhululeki okuhambisana nokuqubuka kwe-arthritis.
Kodwa-ke, lo muthi usebenza kahle kakhulu ngobuhlungu obungaphezulu futhi kungenzeka ungasebenzi kahle ekushiseni amalunga okujulile. Uma une-arthritis ebucayi noma uma ubuhlungu bakho bamalunga buhambisana nokuvuvukala okukhulu, ungase udinge ukwelashwa okwengeziwe. Njalo xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwempilo mayelana nendlela engcono kakhulu yokuphatha izimpawu zakho ze-arthritis.
Uma usebenzisa umuthi omningi kakhulu, geza ngokushesha okuningi ngensipho namanzi abandayo. Ungase uzwe ukusha okukhulu, ukuluma, noma ukucasuka kwesikhumba uma kuningi okusetshenziswe endaweni eyodwa.
Ungafaki ukushisa endaweni noma ugeze ngamanzi ashisayo ngokushesha ngemuva kokusebenzisa okuningi, ngoba lokhu kungandisa ukumuncwa futhi kwenze ukucasuka kube kubi kakhulu. Uma uzwa ukusha okukhulu, ukuqhekeka, noma izimpawu zokungezwani komzimba, funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Ezimweni eziningi zokusebenzisa okuningi kubangela kuphela ukungakhululeki kwesikhashana okuxazululwa ngokuwasha ngokucophelela.
Njengoba lo muthi wendawo osetshenziselwa ukukhulula izimpawu kunokwelashwa okuhleliwe, ukuphuthelwa umthamo akuyona into ekhathazayo. Vele usebenzise umuthi uma ukhumbula, uma nje uzwa ubuhlungu noma ukungakhululeki.
Ungasebenzisi umuthi owengeziwe ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe. Namathela emvamisa yokusebenzisa enconyiwe, evame ukuba izikhathi ezi-3-4 ngosuku. Uma uyisebenzisa njalo ukuphatha ubuhlungu obungapheli, zama ukugcina isikhathi esifanayo ukuze unikeze ukukhululeka okuqhubekayo usuku lonke.
Ungayeka ukusebenzisa lo muthi ngokushesha nje lapho ubuhlungu bakho buba ngcono noma buqeda. Njengoba wenzelwe ukukhulula okwesikhashana kobuhlungu obuncane, akudingeki uqhubeke ukuwusebenzisa uma uzizwa ungcono.
Uma ubuwusebenzisa izinsuku eziningana futhi ubuhlungu bakho abuthuthuki, noma uma buya ngokuya bubi, kufanele uyeke ukuwusebenzisa futhi uthintane nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ubuhlungu obuqhubekayo bungase bubonise isimo esidinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile noma ukuhlolwa kochwepheshe.
Ngokuvamile, lo muthi osetshenziswa ngaphandle ungasetshenziswa kanye nemithi yokwelapha ubuhlungu yomlomo efana ne-acetaminophen noma i-ibuprofen, njengoba usetshenziswa esikhumbeni kunokuba uthathwe ngaphakathi. Kodwa-ke, kufanele ugweme ukusebenzisa imithi eminingi yokwelapha ubuhlungu ngaphandle endaweni eyodwa ngasikhathi sinye.
Uma usebenzisa imithi kadokotela, ikakhulukazi ama-blood thinners noma eminye imithi equkethe ama-salicylates, thintana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ngaphambi kokusebenzisa le nhlanganisela yangaphandle. Ngenkathi ukumuncwa ngesikhumba kuncane, kusekhona ithuba lokusebenzisana, ikakhulukazi ekusetshenzisweni kwesikhathi eside noma ekusetshenzisweni ezindaweni ezinkulu zesikhumba.
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