Compression Stocking Donner

Compression stocking donner: a real help every day

Getting a compression stocking, a compression sock, or medical pantyhose into place can become a real challenge for a senior, someone recovering, a person with limited mobility, or a caregiver. Between the strength it takes to work the elastic over the ankle, thigh, or knee, and the care it takes to set the toe and heel, putting them on can quickly turn uncomfortable, even painful.

A compression stocking donner is a device made to make this step easier. With an ergonomic design, long or adjustable handles, and a rigid or flexible frame, these accessories reduce the effort, save time, and limit awkward movements.

They are a simple, practical way to support independent use and to help prevent the problems that come with a poor fit: folds, uneven compression, and discomfort in the foot or leg.

To make everyday life easier and let you get dressed on your own, Tous Ergo offers a wide range of dressing aids. If you need to wear compression stockings and struggle to put them on, consider a compression stocking donner ! It works on the same idea as a classic stocking or sock aid, so you can do this yourself, without another person's help.

Why use a stocking donner?

A donning aid answers several needs:

• Support independence: for seniors, it makes it possible to keep putting on compression socks without outside help.
• Help caregivers and professionals: by cutting fatigue and awkward movements.
• Support the treatment: a medical compression stocking that sits correctly gives the right compression and works better for treating varicose veins, easing heavy legs, or helping prevent thrombosis.
• Lower the risk of injury: it helps avoid loss of balance and excess strain on the knees, back, or arms. 

See our devices for putting on compression stockings more easily:

Compression stocking donners come in many forms, and some need a caregiver while others do not. They are generally used by people who have trouble bending or gripping (seniors, people recovering from an accident, and people with a disability). These accessories are a real everyday help, because they make a familiar task possible when it is not that easy: putting on a compression stocking.

   

Among the devices in the stocking-aid family, you will find:

• Spatula-style stocking removers : These are the most basic options on the market. They let you slide compression stockings along the leg and hold them open. They do take a little flexibility, and you have to bend a bit to use them. They fit someone who is relatively young and fit.
• Non-slip gloves : This option helps people who have trouble with grip, but still have muscle strength, get a better hold on the stockings. They can spread them open without pinching the stocking with their fingers or closing the hand into a fist.
• Stocking donners with handles : You load the stocking onto the device first, then use the long handles so you do not have to bend very far to put it on.

Rigid models

Made of plastic or metal, they hold the stocking open so the foot goes in faster. A strong fit if you have little strength in your hands or cannot bend over.

Flexible models

With membranes or slippery fabric, sometimes soapy, they reduce friction between the skin and the stocking. A strong fit for medical-grade compression socks at a high compression level.

Long or double handles

They let you put a stocking on or take it off while standing or sitting, without bending over too far.

Pantyhose donners and multi-use models

Some devices work with pantyhose, regular socks, or compression socks, so one aid covers several uses.

Compression stocking donner or sock aid?

Stocking donners and sock aids for compression are similar devices. Some can even be used for both.

Aids for compression socks tend to be smaller and easier to use. Compression stocking donners also have to slide the stocking up the leg, whereas aids for compression socks only have to get the foot in.

Tips for choosing the right stocking donner

To choose the best compression stocking donner, consider:

• The compression level: the higher it is, the sturdier the device needs to be.
• The size and height of the stocking: knee-high, thigh-high, or pantyhose.
• The user's mobility: ability to bend, arm strength, and balance.
• How long you expect to use it: once in a while, or every day.
• Budget: we offer stocking donners that perform well at a friendly price.

The Rolly pantyhose and stocking donner for seniors:

The Rolly stocking donner is a well-regarded accessory that makes compression stockings and pantyhose easier to put on. The user can use it, and a caregiver can too.

It is a wide ring filled with liquid soap. Its soft feel, and the way it folds very easily, lets you slide stockings and pantyhose up the leg.

What are the benefits of compression stockings?

Using a compression stocking donner helps you:

• Follow the medical prescription: compression that is steady and suited to the need.
• Improve blood circulation.
• Thrombosis prevention
• Help prevent complications: edema, phlebitis, ulcers.
• Help standard compression stockings last longer.

Unlike compression stockings, compression stocking donners are not reimbursed by national health insurance.

Today there are few, if any, electric compression stocking donners on the market. They are not really more effective than manual stocking donners. There is a wide range of manual stocking donners for a broad public, including people with greater or lesser grip trouble, and for their caregivers.

How do you use a compression stocking donner? 

Start by reading the stocking-donner instructions in the manual, and watch the stocking-donner video on the product page. It walks you through putting the stocking on.

How do you put a compression stocking on easily?

1. Place the stocking on the device.
2. Slide the foot in, up to the toe and the heel.
3. Pull gently with the handles to bring the stocking up the leg.

How do you take a compression stocking off easily?