We aim to provide you with ideas on products that may help to make every day life tasks a little easier.
Please note affiliate links have been used below - all products are things I would recommend as a social worker and have linked what I find the most suitable, well reviewed and most cost effective option for you.
Sometimes clothing is fiddly! Balance, strength and ability may be affected. Here are some products that may help.
These sticks have a S shaped hook on top is easier to hook clothes, socks, trousers for convenient putting on or taking off.
Sock aid helps to put on socks of all kinds easily and independently.
Sock Aid (Please note: Not for compression stockings though)
If you need help with compression stockings then this may be a product to consider:
Shoe horns are a curved design that smoothly slides in and out of any shoe/boat style without bending to relieve knee and back pain.
For women particularly a lot of clothing has back closing - like bra's and dresses. If you are struggling to do this your best option is to look for forward closing clothes to prevent overstretching your arms.
Wrap around elastic that you can put around your leg and trousers and then use handles to pull up. This works for some people but not for others so worth checking out the reviews and see if it's fit for purpose for you!
The Social Butterfly Care Co.