The majority of people using compression hosiery experience a degree of difficulty when dressing or undressing, especially if the hosiery required is of a higher mmHg.
As an alternative to the struggle Daylong stock a range of useful application aids, designed to reduce any worry you may have about undressing or redressing yourself when using difficult compression hosiery.
A study run by the Nursing Times supports the use of application aids. They said:
“Putting on stockings can be difficult for users with physical limitations such as restricted range of movement and reduced muscle power, making bending forward or lifting their leg a problem. In addition, compression stockings require a lot of stretching to put on and users with reduced strength in their hands may not be able to achieve this. Stocking aids aim to help users put the stocking over their foot and ankle and pull it up the leg by eliminating the need to bend forward.
Without the ability to put on and take off stockings independently the user would have to keep them on over more prolonged periods of time or require frequent assistance from family carers, nurses or care services.
Correct provision of support hosiery applicators or aids promotes the independence of individuals who are unable to flex at the hip and people who have had hip replacements and are advised not to flex beyond 90 degrees to avoid the risk of dislocation”
– www.nursingtimes.net
See the study in Nursing Times
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