The midurethral sling has emerged as an effective, minimally invasive treatment for patients with stress urinary incontinence. Bladder penetration is a known complication that, if unrecognized, may result in retained intravesical mesh. This rare complication can cause patient discomfort as well as become a nidus for infection and bladder calculi. Because of the technique of sling passage, the s...

[Purpose] This study evaluated the effects of bridge exercise on trunk core muscle activity with respect to sling height and hip joint abduction and adduction. [Subjects] Fifteen healthy adult males participated. [Methods] In the bridge exercise, the height of the sling was set low or high during hip joint abduction and adduction. Electromyography was used to compare the differences between the...

This study presents the results of an evaluation of a patient handling aid commonly used for transferring patients from bed to toilet or other type of chairs. The results of the study showed that use of the patient handling aid (sling) increased the rate of perceived exertion at the lower back and the shoulder. Investigation of the muscular activity using electromyography in the shoulder and th...

OBJECTIVE We sought to compare the development of paraurethral banding and subsequent dyspareunia in women undergoing either a transobturator (TO) or retropubic (RP) sling. STUDY DESIGN We conducted a retrospective cohort study comparing women treated with either a TO or RP sling during a 10-month period. RESULTS A total of 25 TO sling patients and 28 RP sling patients were compared in the ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the ability of the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) cervical sling to improve results of surgery on the aging neck in the short term as well as its ability to achieve long-term cosmesis through its secondary adjustability. DESIGN A retrospective analysis. SETTING A private facial plastic surgery practice. Patients The first 100 consecutive patients who underwe...

In humans and cats, muscle from the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) circular region exhibits greater spontaneous tone than LES sling muscle, whereas the sling muscle is much more responsive to cholinergic stimulation. Despite physiological and pharmacological evidence for the presence of L-type Ca2+ channel current (ICa,L) activity in LES circular muscle, the identity of this channel has not b...

[Purpose] This study investigated effects of sling exercise for patients with chronic low back pain. [Methods] We reviewed all relevant papers indexed in PubMed, SCOPUS, and the Cochrane Registered Trials. Eligible trials were randomized controlled trials that compared sling exercise with any type of treatment. We extracted data on muscle thickness, muscle activation, pain, and disability, and ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of white reflecting material (slings) hung from the sides of compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) phototherapy equipment in reducing the duration of phototherapy in healthy term neonates with non-hemolytic jaundice. DESIGN Randomized controlled trial. SETTING Postnatal ward of a tertiary level neonatal unit. PARTICIPANTS AND INTERVENTION Healthy term neonates ...

The wide variety of hemiplegic sling designs, the lack of a uniform approach to sling selection, and the paucity of research data in this area have tended to make prescribing a sling a subjective process. Based on clinical experience and a comprehensive literature review, the authors propose a checklist for examining hemiplegic slings. The Checklist, which includes 19 desirable and 4 undesirabl...

Muinuddin, Ahmad, Youhou Kang, Herbert Y. Gaisano, and Nicholas E. Diamant. Regional differences in L-type Ca channel expression in feline lower esophageal sphincter. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 287: G772–G781, 2004. First published June 3, 2004; 10.1152/ajpgi.00102.2004.—In humans and cats, muscle from the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) circular region exhibits greater spontaneou...