Stockings Threaders

Put on your support stockings, tights or socks without bending down and without effort with our varied selection of stockings and tights threaders.
Numerous explanation videos are available to help you make the right choice.

What is a compression stocking threader?

A compression stocking threader is a device for threading compression stockings or socks. These compression solutions are short, medium or long, but very different from ordinary socks and stockings.

Prescribed for venous problems, they compress the legs and can be difficult to put on. There are four different classes depending on the level of compression. The most difficult to put on are class 3 and 4. Many elderly people need help to put them on..
 

Who should use a sock threader?

The compression sock threader is for anyone who wears compression stockings, knee-highs or socks. It avoids bending over to put on the socks. The fact that they can be put on without bending down allows elderly people to remain independent.

Various adults with venous disorders may have difficulty bending down due to :

• disability ,


• recent surgery,


• hand pain,


• back pain,


• pregnancy,


• overweight/obesity...

How to put on support stockings

It is sometimes impossible to put on support stockings without one, otherwise there is a risk of falling. Women and men who have to wear them sit as low as possible, use talcum powder, ask for help... This proves that it is not at all easy to put on support stockings. And you have to be careful not to damage them!

The various devices for putting on socks and stockings
compression stockings

You can choose between several devices to help you put on support stockings. These are often manual rather than electric devices. Each compression stocking threader is designed for one or more classes (1, 2, 3, 4).

A rigid stocking retractor is ideal for class 3 or 4 compression stockings. It is a frame to be placed on the floor, which opens the sock or stocking. It holds them open, so that you can easily put your foot in.
A stocking puller with handles allows you to put on your support stockings without bending down. The handles are adjustable and most are also sock pullers.

The slide models are stocking pullers with a support on which you put the sock. Then you put your foot on it and the sock can be easily pulled on by pulling on the sock puller. Also useful as a sock puller.

How to choose a stocking puller for venous compression?

These devices will mainly spread the sock or stocking to put your foot and pull. But the many different compression stocking pullers can have useful differences to know.

• There are bulky devices and compact ones.


• Some avoid bending down altogether, and others require you to bend over li>
  Slightly (shorter handles).
• Some stocking stuffers are intuitive. For others, it is better to read the instructions.


• Many stocking stuffers are multi-purpose. Some are more specific, for example for socks.

Where can I find a stocking threader?

The compression stocking puller and its various variants for socks are mainly sold by medical equipment shops and compression specialists. However, compression stockings can easily be found in pharmacies and drugstores.

Good to know: although compression stockings are reimbursed by the social security system, stocking stuffers are never reimbursed.