Background A recent innovation in Patient Reported Outcomes (PROs) collection is the use of SMS texts. Results from a large randomised controlled trial (RCT) found this realtime data collection was both feasible and acceptable. As part of the multicentre NIHR HTA funded SIMS study (Adjustable Anchored Single-Incision Mini-Slings Versus Standard Tension-Free Mid-Urethral Slings in the Surgical M...

[Purpose] The purpose of this research was to determine the effect of combined exercise with slings and a Flexi-Bar on muscle activity and pain in rotator cuff repair patients. [Subjects and Methods] This research evaluated 20 rotator cuff repair patients divided randomly into groups of 10 as the control group and the experimental group. The experimental group performed combined exercise with s...

Although midurethral mesh tape slings are considered the standard of care in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence (SUI), complications such as pain, dyspareunia, or erosion are known to occur in addition to persistent incontinence. The management of these types of mesh sling complications can be very complex, especially when the pain is not just isolated to the vagina but extends...

Based on empirical research with parents who carry their children in slings, I propose what hope will be a new and more progressive way of understanding parental care relationships, where idea...

PURPOSE To evaluate tailored polypropylene (prolene) mesh, anterior rectus sheath, and vaginal wall slings positioned under the mid-urethra, to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women, as SUI is a common pathological condition causing considerable distress and compromising social, physical, psychological, and sexual health, and for which surgical treatment remains controversial. PATI...

INTRODUCTION Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a social disease caused by numerous contributing factors such as natural childbirth, obesity, hormonal deficiencies and changes in collagen fibers, to name a few. Currently, mini-slings, among all the surgical treatment methods, have gained significance. The aim of this study was to establish the effectiveness of this method. MATERIAL AND METH...

Radical prostatectomy is the most common cause of urinary incontinence in males. Urinary slings are a relatively new treatment option for men. This article describes two urinary sling procedures as possible surgical approaches for incontinence in men.