Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 Hi Dan, I'm surprise that the Hospital didn't give you something that helps you put your socks on without doing all that I have this thing thats made of plastic and has a rope on each side you put your sock on it then you just pull the ropes and your socks are on of couse you do one foot at a time. LOL LOL regards juneflower 60 <dan_pacnw@...> wrote: I found a really easy way to put on socks and slip-on shoes that doesn't seem to stress the hip.I had a right TRHR, so reverse this if you have a TLHR.Stand at a desk or table. Lean forward and put your right hand on the table for support. Put your feet together. Then turn your right foot out to a 90 degree to your left foot. Raise your right heel up, bending your right knee till your ankle is just above your left knee. If you reach down with your left hand you can easily touch your toes to put on a sock or a shoe. If you do it right, your hip wont move at all. Its all in the knee movement. (Dont try this sitting down, because you have to move your hip into a bad position.) Of course, if you have a therapist you might ask him about this before you do it.daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 Yeah, I got that thingie but it didn't work. Luckily, my wife was in- between jobs and was here to do the socks for the first couple of weeks. By myself, it didn't work. I couldn't get the sock past my heel and had to use the grabber to pull them up. I tore or put holes in a bunch of right socks....lol I only used it on my operated leg. (foot) The other one was just as usual. This new way I found works best but I have only been doing it for about a week. I'm three weeks post op now. I wear sandals at home most of the time and they are really easy to put on. Dan > I found a really easy way to put on socks and slip-on shoes that > doesn't seem to stress the hip. > > I had a right TRHR, so reverse this if you have a TLHR. > > Stand at a desk or table. Lean forward and put your right hand on > the table for support. Put your feet together. Then turn your right > foot out to a 90 degree to your left foot. Raise your right heel up, > bending your right knee till your ankle is just above your left > knee. If you reach down with your left hand you can easily touch > your toes to put on a sock or a shoe. If you do it right, your hip > wont move at all. Its all in the knee movement. (Dont try this > sitting down, because you have to move your hip into a bad > position.) > > Of course, if you have a therapist you might ask him about this > before you do it. > > daniel > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 Hi Dan, I'm sorry I shouldn't have made it sound so easy I too also tore my socks well at least you had your wife to help you its hard to asked other people to put your socks on I wear shoes like slip on eary to get on and off .Well good luck <dan_pacnw@...> wrote: regards juneflower 60 Yeah, I got that thingie but it didn't work. Luckily, my wife was in-between jobs and was here to do the socks for the first couple of weeks. By myself, it didn't work. I couldn't get the sock past my heel and had to use the grabber to pull them up. I tore or put holes in a bunch of right socks....lol I only used it on my operated leg. (foot) The other one was just as usual.This new way I found works best but I have only been doing it for about a week. I'm three weeks post op now. I wear sandals at home most of the time and they are really easy to put on.Dan> I found a really easy way to put on socks and slip-on shoes that > doesn't seem to stress the hip.> > I had a right TRHR, so reverse this if you have a TLHR.> > Stand at a desk or table. Lean forward and put your right hand on > the table for support. Put your feet together. Then turn your right > foot out to a 90 degree to your left foot. Raise your right heel up, > bending your right knee till your ankle is just above your left > knee. If you reach down with your left hand you can easily touch > your toes to put on a sock or a shoe. If you do it right, your hip > wont move at all. Its all in the knee movement. (Dont try this > sitting down, because you have to move your hip into a bad > position.) > > Of course, if you have a therapist you might ask him about this > before you do it.> > daniel > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 I clean for a woman who just had her hip replaced and she has a hand device for putting her socks on, she attaches the sock to this device and then just pulls the sock on from a sitting position, I assume she got it from rehab, you could check the stores in your area that sell wheelchairs, canes, etc., that's where I'd start looking. in PA [ ] Putting on Socks My husband does not have RA, but is becoming disabled with OA and lots of back problems. He can't stand to wear shoes with no socks and it really hurts his back to put his socks on. He is willing to wear the little tennis socks, so that helps. Any ideas for a gadget that will help him get them on? dd **************Remember Mom this Mother's Day! Find a florist near you now. (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=florist & ncid=emlcntusyelp00000006) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 DD Go to a medical supply, there is a gadjet, looks kinda like a bottomless cup on two ropes. In rehab that is what they teach thouse with hip replacements put socks on. He can put the sock over the cup, then slide his foot into the cup, using the ropes just pull the sock over hi foot. I know that is a bad description but go to a occupational site one the web and look for tools after hip replacement. Sorry I don't remember the name of the site. Heidibug On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 12:59 AM, <dgd301@...> wrote: > > > My husband does not have RA, but is becoming disabled with OA and lots of > back problems. He can't stand to wear shoes with no socks and it really > hurts his back to put his socks on. He is willing to wear the little tennis > > socks, so that helps. > > Any ideas for a gadget that will help him get them on? > > dd > **************Remember Mom this Mother's Day! Find a florist near you now. > (http://yellowpages.aol.com/search?query=florist & ncid=emlcntusyelp00000006 > ) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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