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7EN160166 Rev. 11 • 2020
In most cases, and especially in the case
of patients with weak musculature, the
leg supports should be placed as close as
possible to the crotch.
On a patient with good muscle tone, the leg
supports can be placed closer to the knees. This
makes dressing and undressing easier and helps
to ease spasticity.
A sunken and uncomfortable sitting
posture is either a result of the leg sup-
ports being placed too close to the knees
and/or the sling being too large. Try a
smaller size.
Advice for Trial Fitting
The sitting position depends on where the leg supports are placed under the patient’s legs. For someone with poor muscle
tone, they should be placed high up toward the groin so that he/she does not sit too low in the sling.
Patients with poor muscle tone usually sit better in a smaller HygieneSling size. For users with high muscle tone, the opposite
applies. They sit better in a larger HygieneSling, provided that the back support is placed high enough and the leg supports are
close enough to the bends in the knees.
Crossed-over leg supports.
The most common way of applying the sling. One leg support
loop is passed through the other before the loops are
connected to the sling bar.
Before a connection alternative is chosen, an individual assessment should be performed to anticipate possible risks.
The following are general advice since the same principles are valid for several sling models.
Different Ways of Connecting Leg Supports
For some patients, e.g. amputees, it may be helpful to pull the
leg support loops through the metal D-rings, before attaching
them to the sling bar. This prevents the leg supports from
sliding forward on the legs.
Each leg support connected separately to the sling bar.
This can be appropriate when lifting patients with particularly sensitive genitals.
Increased risk of sliding out.
