I-Phototherapy uhlobo lokwelapha olusebenzisa ukukhanya ukwelapha izimo ezahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa izinkinga zesikhumba, i-jaundice kanye nokucindezeleka. Imibhede ye-Phototherapy yimishini ekhipha ukukhanya ukwelapha lezi zimo. Kunezinhlobo ezimbili zombhede we-phototherapy: i-pulsed kanye ne-non-pulsed.
Umbhede we-phototherapy (umbhede we-red light therapy) one-pulse ukhipha ukukhanya ngezikhathi ezithile, kuyilapho umbhede we-phototherapy ongena-pulse ukhipha ukukhanya njalo. Ukushaya kwenhliziyo kuvame ukusetshenziswa ezindaweni zezokwelapha ukunciphisa ingozi yokulimala kwesikhumba ngenxa yokuchayeka isikhathi eside ekwelashweni kokukhanya, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanesikhumba esibucayi.
Umehluko omkhulu phakathi kwemibhede ye-phototherapy eshaywayo nengashaywayo yindlela ukukhanya okukhishwa ngayo. I-Pulse ikhipha ukukhanya ngezikhathi ezimfushane, ezingavamile, okuvumela isikhumba ukuba siphumule phakathi kwama-pulse. Lokhu kungaba wusizo ezigulini ezizwela ukukhanya, njengoba kunciphisa ingozi yokulimala kwesikhumba ngenxa yokuchayeka isikhathi eside.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, imibhede ye-phototherapy engasebenzisi i-pulse ikhipha ukukhanya njalo, okungaba ngcono kwezinye izimo. Isibonelo, iziguli ezinezimo zesikhumba ezinzima zingadinga ukuchayeka isikhathi eside ekwelashweni kokukhanya ukuze zibone intuthuko.
Kukhona impikiswano emphakathini wezokwelapha mayelana nokusebenza kahle kanye nokuphepha kwe-pulsed phototherapy uma kuqhathaniswa ne-non-pulsed phototherapy. Nakuba i-pulsing inganciphisa ingozi yokulimala kwesikhumba, inganciphisa nokusebenza kahle kokwelashwa. Ukusebenza kahle kwe-phototherapy kungancika esimweni esithile eselashwayo kanye nezidingo zomuntu ngamunye zesiguli.
Uma ukhetha umbhede we-phototherapy, kubalulekile ukucabangela izidingo zomuntu ngamunye zesiguli kanye nesimo esithile eselashwayo. Iziguli ezinesikhumba esibucayi zingase zizuze embhedeni we-pulsed phototherapy, kuyilapho labo abanezimo zesikhumba ezinzima bangadinga umbhede we-non-pulsed phototherapy. Ekugcineni, ukukhetha okungcono kuzoncika ezidingweni zesiguli ngasinye kanye neseluleko sochwepheshe wezempilo.
Ngamafuphi, imibhede ye-pulsed phototherapy ikhipha ukukhanya ngezikhathi ezimfushane, ezingavamile, kuyilapho imibhede ye-phototherapy engavulwanga ikhipha ukukhanya njalo. Ukukhetha ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo lombhede ozolisebenzisa kuncike ezidingweni zomuntu ngamunye zesiguli kanye nesimo esithile eselashwayo. Nakuba i-pulsing inganciphisa ingozi yokulimala kwesikhumba, inganciphisa nokusebenza kahle kokwelashwa. Ukubonisana nochwepheshe wezempilo kubalulekile lapho unquma ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo lombhede we-phototherapy ozolisebenzisa.