Ngezinye izikhathi, singaba nengozi encane esingayicabangi nhlobo, akunjalo? Ukuwa ngenkathi sidlala ikhilikithi bese siklwebheka ingalo, ukushelela ngenkathi senza imisebenzi yasekhaya bese sijika iqakala lethu, noma umuntu osekhulile ewa kancane... Ngezikhathi ezinjengalezi, udokotela angakucela ukuthi ufake 'i-splint'. Namuhla, ake sixoxe ngokuthi iyini le splint, kwenzekani ngayo, kanye nezinto okudingeka siziqaphele lapho siyisebenzisa.
Iyini ngempela i-splint?
Kalula nje, i-splint iyithuluzi lezokwelapha elisiza ukugcina ingxenye yomzimba wakho elimele isendaweni yayo futhi liyivimbele ukuthi inganyakazi. Odokotela basebenzisa lokhu ukuvikela nokusekela ingxenye yomzimba wakho ngemva kokulimala. Ngezinye izikhathi lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi 'ama-braces' noma 'ama-orthoses'.
Isikhathi osidingayo ukugqoka lokhu kuzoncika kuhlobo kanye nobunzima bokulimala kwakho. Udokotela wakho uzokuchazela lokhu ngokuningiliziwe. Uzokwazisa nanganoma yiziphi ezinye izindlela zokwelapha ezingadingeka ukusiza ukulimala kuphole futhi kukuvumele ukuthi usebenzise ingxenye yomzimba wakho ngendlela evamile futhi.
Kukuziphi izimo lapho kusetshenziswa khona i-splint?
Odokotela basebenzisa izinti zokubopha ukuze baphathe ukulimala okuningi okuvamile esibhekana nakho ekuphileni kwethu kwansuku zonke. Zisetshenziswa nasezimweni ezithile zezokwelapha. Ake sibone ukuthi ziyini.
| Ukulimala | Ezinye Izimo |
|---|---|
| Ukuqhekeka | Izimo ezilimaza imizwa (i-Peripheral neuropathy) |
| Ukucindezeleka kwemisipha | Isifo samathambo |
| Ukulimala kwe-tendon noma i-ligament | Izifo ezenza amalunga abe buthaka noma akhululeke (isib. i-Ehlers-Danlos syndrome) |
| Ezinye izinhlobo zokuphuka kwamathambo | Izifo zesimiso sezinzwa (isib. i-Multiple Sclerosis (MS), i-Spine Bifida, i-Cerebral Palsy) |
| Ukuhlukaniswa | Ngemva kokuhlinzwa kwamathambo |
Kwenzekani ngempela nge-splint?
Umsebenzi oyinhloko we-splint ukugcina ingxenye elimele endaweni eyodwa ngaphandle kokunyakaza . Lokhu sikubiza ngokuthi 'ukungasebenzi'. Cabanga ukuthi unethambo eliphukile esandleni sakho. Njalo uma uhambisa leso sandla, izingcezu zethambo eliphukile ziyahambahamba, okwandisa ubuhlungu futhi kulibazise ukuphulukiswa. Lokho okwenziwa yi-splint ukumisa lokho kunyakaza.
Ngokuvamile yenziwe ngezinto eziqinile njengensimbi noma ipulasitiki, futhi inezinto ezithambile ezifana ne-foam ngaphakathi ukuvimbela umonakalo esikhumbeni sakho kanye nezilonda zokucindezeleka.
Uma uyeka ukuhamba ngale ndlela, isisindo esingadingekile kanye nengcindezi akusebenzi endaweni elimele. Lokhu kunikeza indawo ithuba lokuphola kahle. Lokhu futhi kuwusizo olukhulu ekunciphiseni ubuhlungu nokuvuvukala.
Yiziphi izinhlobo zama-splint ezikhona?
Ama-splint eza ngobukhulu obuhlukene kanye nezimo. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi adinga ukulingana nezingxenye ezahlukene zomzimba. Izingxenye zomzimba ezivame kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kwama-splint yilezi:
- Iminwe
- Ingalo
- Ingqiniba nengalo engalweni
- Idolo
- Iqakala nonyawo
Udokotela wakho uzokutshela ukuthi hlobo luni lomuthi oludingayo, ukuthi ungaluthola kuphi, nokuthi ungalusebenzisa kanjani.
Uma uya egumbini lezimo eziphuthumayo esibhedlela (ETU) ngemva kwengozi, i-fiberglass splint ingasetshenziswa njengokwelashwa kokuqala kwethambo eliphukile. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi uma ufaka i-cast esilondeni ngenkathi lisavuvukele, lingaqina futhi linqande ukugeleza kwegazi njengoba ukuvuvukala kwanda. Njengoba i-splint ingalungiswa kalula, isetshenziselwa ukugcina ithambo lizinzile kuze kube yilapho ukuvuvukala kunciphile.
Kunezinhlobo eziningana zama-splint kuye ngomsebenzi wawo:
- Ama-splint aqinile: Lawa avimba ngokuphelele ingxenye elimele ukuthi inganyakazi. Awukwazi ukuyinyakazisa ingxenye ngenkathi isendaweni yayo.
- Ama-stlint aqhubekayo aqinile: Lawa abuye amise ukunyakaza, kodwa ayalungiseka, okusho ukuthi angashintshwa. Udokotela angalungisa indawo ye-stlint ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ukusiza ukulimala kuphole.
- Ama-splint anamandla:Ngesikhathi ugqoke lokhu, ungayishukumisa kancane indawo elimele, kodwa kuphela ngaphakathi kwebanga elinqunywe udokotela.
- Ama-serial static splints: Lawa asetshenziselwa ukugcina indawo elimele isezingeni eliphezulu. Lokhu kusiza ukugcina izicubu ezizungezile ziguquguquka.
Yiziphi izinzuzo zokusebenzisa i-splint?
I-splint inezinzuzo eziningana kune-cast.
- Kulula ukuyifaka nokuyikhumula: Kulula ukufaka i-splint bese uyikhumula uma kudingeka kune-plaster cast.
- Okulungisekayo: Uma kwenzeka ukuvuvukala, izintambo noma i-Velcro® zingakhululeka futhi zilungiswe kalula. Lokhu akunakwenzeka nge-plaster.
- Ukunethezeka: Ngokuvamile incane kune-plaster, ngakho kulula ukuyiphatha nsuku zonke.
- Ukuhlanzeka: Kuphela uma udokotela wakho ekunike imvume , ungayikhumula uma ugeza futhi uhlale uhlanzekile.
Ingabe zikhona izingozi ngalokhu?
Izingozi zokusebenzisa i-splint ziphansi kakhulu, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi okulandelayo kungenzeka:
- Ukucasuka kwesikhumba, njengokubomvu nokulunywa
- Izilonda zokucindezeleka
- Ukucindezelwa kwemizwa kubangela ukungakhululeki
- Ukutheleleka okubangelwa amanxeba esikhumba
Amathuba okuba lezi zingozi zenzeke mancane kakhulu, kodwa kubalulekile ukutshela udokotela wakho uma uzizwa kanje.
Kufanele ngigqoke i-splint isikhathi esingakanani?
Lokhu kuncike ngokuphelele ekulimaleni noma esimweni sakho. Kungaba amasonto ambalwa, noma inyanga noma ngaphezulu. Kwezinye izimo ezingamahlalakhona, kungadingeka ugqoke i-splint impilo yakho yonke. Landela imiyalelo kadokotela wakho yokuthi uzoyigqoka isikhathi esingakanani nokuthi uzoyikhipha nini.
Ngingambona nini udokotela?
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezingezansi ngenkathi ugqoke i-splint, ungalibali futhi wazise udokotela wakho ngokushesha noma uye esibhedlela.
- Uma uzwa ubuhlungu obungabekezeleleki .
- Uma ukuvuvukala kuzwakala sengathi kuya kuba kubi kakhulu .
- Uma umbala wesikhumba ushintsha (uphenduka ube luhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, ube nsomi omnyama).
- Uma uzwa ubuhlungu noma ukuqaqamba .
- Uma ungakwazi ukuhambisa iminwe esandleni noma emlenzeni, khona-ke i-bant izoba yingxenye yayo.
Lokhu kungaba uphawu lokuthi kukhona ukuvinjelwa kokugeleza kwegazi ngaphakathi, ngakho-ke qaphela kakhulu ngalokhu.
Umlayezo Wokuya Nawe Ekhaya
- I-splint iyisisekeli esivimba ingxenye yomzimba elimele futhi esisize ukuba iphole.
- Ungalokothi ususe i-banding, ukhulule izintambo zayo, noma wenze noma yiziphi izinguquko ngaphandle kweseluleko sikadokotela wakho.
- Uma uzwa ubuhlungu obungabekezeleleki, ukuvuvukala okwandayo, ukungazweli, noma ukungakwazi ukuhambisa iminwe yakho, bona udokotela ngokushesha.
- Ukugqoka i-splint njengoba nje udokotela wakho ekuncoma kubalulekile ukuze ukulimala kwakho kuphole ngokushesha nangokufanele.
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