In constraint-induced movement therapy, the alternative limb is constrained with a glove or sling and the patient is forced to use the affected limb.

It is partly affected by humidity, which can be measured by a sling psychrometer.

He is known by the epithets Lámhfhada ( pronounced /' la: wad ̪ ˠə /, meaning " long arm " or " long hand "), for his skill with a spear or sling, Ildánach (" skilled in many arts "), Samhildánach (" Equally skilled in many arts "), Lonnbeimnech (" fierce striker " or perhaps " sword-shouter ") and Macnia (" boy hero "), and by the matronymic mac Ethlenn or mac Ethnenn (" son of Ethliu or Ethniu ").

A sling is a projectile weapon typically used to throw a blunt projectile such as a stone or lead " sling-bullet ".

It is also known as the shepherd's sling.

The sling stone is placed in the pouch.

The sling is swung and with a flick of the wrist the tab is released at the precise moment.

The sling is very inexpensive and easy to build.

The sling is an ancient weapon.

It is certain that slings were known to Neolithic peoples around the Mediterranean, but it seems likely that the sling is much older.

It is quite possible that the sling was invented during the Upper Paleolithic at a time when new technologies, such as the atlatl and the bow and arrow, were emerging.

With the exception of Australia, where spear throwing technology such as the woomera predominated, the sling became common all over the world, although it is not clear whether this occurred because of cultural diffusion or independent invention.

The sling is mentioned by Homer and by many other Greek authors.

There is the greater reason for instructing all troops, without exception, in this exercise, as the sling cannot be reckoned any encumbrance, and often is of the greatest service, especially when they are obliged to engage in stony places, to defend a mountain or an eminence, or to repulse an enemy at the attack of a castle or city.

The sling is mentioned in the Bible, which provides what is believed to be the oldest textual reference to a sling in the Book of Judges, 20: 16.

The story serves to emphasise that although the sling may be a low-status weapon, in the hands of an expert it is not to be underestimated.

Use of the sling is also mentioned in Second Kings 3: 25, First Chronicles 12: 2, and Second Chronicles 26: 14 to further illustrate Israelite use.

It is clear that many ancient peoples used the sling in combat and that organized armies included specialist slingers as well as equipping regular soldiers with slings as a backup weapon.

The narrative Cath Maige Tured, preserved in a unique 16th century copy, words it slightly different saying that Lugh used the sling-stone ( here liic talma § 133, i. e. lía " stone " of the tailm " sling ") to destroy the evil eye of Balor of the Piercing Eye ( Bolur Birugderc ).

The orbiter was lifted up on a sling very similar to the one used at Kennedy Space Center and placed inside the Dynamic Test Stand building, and there mated to the Vertical Mate Ground Vibration Test tank ( VMGVT-ET ), which in turn was attached to a set of inert Solid Rocket Boosters ( SRB ) to form a complete shuttle launch stack, and marked the first time in the program's history that all Space Shuttle elements, an Orbiter, an External Tank ( ET ), and two SRBs, were mated together.

Of these people Strabo writes: And their training in the use of slings used to be such, from childhood up, that they would not so much as give bread to their children unless they first hit it with the sling.

Due to this fact the sling was a commonly used weapon by the Israelite militia.

The overall length of a sling could vary significantly and a slinger may have slings of different lengths, the longer sling being used when greater range is required.

The staff sling ( see below ) continued to be used in sieges and the sling was used as a part of large siege engines.

The sling was used for hunting and warfare.

It is too soft to be used for weapons ( except possibly as sling projectiles ) or for structural elements.

Originally, bullets were metallic or stone balls used in a sling as a weapon and for hunting.

Helicopters were also used for " short haul " rescue operations, in which a ranger and litter were carried in a sling below the helicopter to the scene of the accident.

The word fronde means sling, which Parisian mobs used to smash the windows of supporters of Cardinal Mazarin.

* Towels can be used as a " sling " for a broken arm.

* Slip knot or running knot, can be used during a climb to sling a protrusion of rock known as a chickenhead or any trees that may be on the route

The sling is used to throw ski jumpers from level ground with an acceleration resembling that of a ski-jumping tower.

Tenor drums are also still commonly played on a soft harness, or sling, instead of the typical marching harness used by the snare drums.

Memorably, Franz Beckenbauer remained on the field even with a dislocated shoulder, his arm in a sling strapped to his body, as West Germany had used up their two allowed substitutions.

It can be used fully unrolled as a sling, folded as a normal bandage, or for specialized applications, as on the head.

When used to make a sling, for humerus or forearm fractures, it is best to tie the middle point.

The unit's innovative use of a sling to relieve the pain of severe burn injuries and reduce the risk of them becoming infected in the days immediately after the fire gave birth to a medical product that is still in use today.

Today the sling interests sportsmen as a survival tool and as an improvised weapon.

The sling, requiring few resources and easily produced, was the weapon of choice for shepherds in the field due to its usefulness for fending off animals.

As a weapon, the sling had several clear advantages.

The kestros ( also known as the kestrosphendone, cestrus or cestrosphendone ) is an intriguing sling weapon mentioned by Livy and Polybius.

In the rest of the world the sling is primarily a hobby weapon and a growing number of people make and practice with them.

A Peruvian sling ( weapon ) | sling made of alpaca hair

The shape of the seal is that of a Chamorro sling stone used as a weapon for warfare and hunting.

In its unattested Proto-Canaanite form, the letter may have been named after a weapon that was either a staff sling or a throwing stick, ultimately deriving from a Proto-Sinaitic glyph based on the hieroglyph below:

He fights with a sling weapon known as a hoopak.

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