If you or someone you love needs help putting on socks, then a sock aid is the answer to stress free dressing. Keep reading to find out just why we rate this small but mighty device, and think it’s the best aid for putting on socks.
What Is A Sock Aid?
First of all, let’s look at this daily living aid and how it can help getting dressed. To put your socks on, you need to bend down, yet this bending movement can be difficult if you’re disabled or getting older. So what can you do if you still want to get dressed independently? Use a sock puller!
A sock and stocking aid is inexpensive and easy to use once you’ve mastered the technique. So what’s the best sock aid on the market? There are two styles we rate, both of which are eligible for VAT exemption.
Soxon Sock & Stocking Aid
This material device opens the sock up, making it easy to slide even swollen feet in. You then want to use the long tapes to pull the sock up – once in place, the Soxon comes away leaving the sock in place. A material sock aid is a good idea for people with fragile skin on their feet. You can also use it with stockings, except compression stockings.
You can watch this quick video to see how to use a sock aid:
Or follow these easy steps:
How to use:
1. Slide your sock all the way to the top, leaving space for your foot to slide in.
2. Holding on to the tapes, pop the Soxon on the floor.
3. Use one foot to hold in place and slowly wiggle your other foot in. Make sure you get your toes right to the end of your sock before you start to pull up.
4. No need to bend over as you pull the Soxon up your leg. A wrinkle free sock and cosy toes.
Foxy Sock Aid
The Foxy wide sock aid has a strong, shaped, flexible plastic core. A notch either side helps to hold hosiery in place while pulling up around the foot and leg. The front of the sock aid is curved, the back (where your heel will be) has the handles.
We’ve made this video of our physiotherapist (and co-founder) Nancy using the Foxy sock puller aid – watch it here:
Or follow these simple sock aid instructions:
- Slide your sock all the way to the top, leaving space for your foot to slide in.
- Holding on to the tapes, pop the Foxy on the floor.
- Use one foot to hold in place and slowly wiggle your other foot in. Make sure you get your toes right to the end of your sock before you start to pull up.
- No need to bend over as you pull the Foxy up your leg. A wrinkle free sock and cosy toes.
Easy On Shoes
So you’ve got your socks on, but what about the shoes? Enter Friendly Shoes! They are the accessible shoe solution you’ve been looking for.
They encourage independent dressing, thanks to wide zips which let you easily slip them on and off. Plus, they are all wide fit, lightweight (a pair of size 13 men’s shoes weighs less than 450g per shoe) and have removable memory foam insoles so you can easily wear your own AFO or orthotic.
Here’s our pick of the men’s and women’s adaptive shoe range from Friendly Shoes.
