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Liko™ HygieneSling • 7EN160166 Rev. 5
In most cases, and especially in the
case of patients with weak muscu-
lature, 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 undress-
ing easier and helps to ease spasticity.
A sunken and uncomfortable sitting
posture is either a result of the leg
supports 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.
Only model 45/46: 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.
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.
