Mboss Sock and Stocking Aid with Ridges, Blue

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Product Features

• The Mboss sock and stocking aid with ridges provides maximum benefits at a moderate price.
• Length adjustable. Outer embossed ridge holds socks in place
• It features the popular three-finger design so that the sock stays open as the three fingers gently bend to accommodate the contoures of the heel and foot.
• Loop strap can be adjusted with 1 hand.
• Molded flexible plastic

Product Description

The Mboss sock and stocking aid with ridges provides maximum benefits at a moderate price. It features the popular three-finger design so that the sock stays open as the three fingers gently bend to accommodate the contours of the heel and foot. The loop strap can be manipulated with only one hand and is length adjustable.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000PGRKXY
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,653 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #29 in Health & Personal Care > Medical Supplies & Equipment > Daily Living Aids > Dressing Aids > Sock Aids

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Essential Item for Those with an Immobilized Knee, Could Use a Few Enhancements, March 2, 2008

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P. Scott Pope "Scott Pope" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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The best information I can provide about this item is not a critique of its design elements but rather a suggestion that you purchase one in advance of when you will actually need it. If you are having a scheduled operation that will lead to an immobilized knee, buy one of these a few days before. I recently had knee surgery and found myself needing to go to work and not having any means of getting my left sock on. The Duro-Med Mboss Sock Aid is an enormous help and even essential for those who can't bend a knee.

The general design and construction of this stock aid are pretty solid. Basically, what you need for an apparatus like this is an exterior surface that grips the sock and an interior surface that is extremely slippery so your heel can glide into the sock-covered aid. The Duro-Med Mboss Sock Aid achieves this by having ridges on the outside and a smooth inside surface. Yet, the inside surface could be improved slightly by using a more advanced coating like Teflon.

While this half-circle plastic channel is rigid enough for most socks, it does tend to collapse inward with thick athletic socks. Making the plastic 50% thicker would probably solve this problem. Even with its current thickness and rigidity, you can merely pull apart the almost-closed top half of the channel and stretch the sock manually, thereby opening up the void into which your foot is inserted.

Lastly, the single half-circle curvature that forms the channel could be improved by adding a slight perpenditure curvature (~15 degrees) that would partially contour to your heal. A way to envision this is to picture the two dimensional curvature of a jai-alai cesta (throwing basket) but much lest drastic. Again, this would be a minor improvement, not an earth-shattering change.

In summary, the Duro-Med Mboss Sock Aid is an essential item for those with an immobilized knee or hip problems. It is inexpensive and effective. The suggestions I made, if implemented, would probably double or triple the price. Such enhancements could be worth the additional cost if the item is to be used by someone with a permanent disability and, hence, should be considered in future versions by the manufacturer.

Pros:

Inexpensive

Exterior ridges hold sock in place

Cons:

Could be slightly stiffer/more rigid for thick socks

Inside surface would benefit from a super slippery surface like Teflon

A two dimensional curvature would be helpful (think jai-alai cesta with slightly less curvature ~15 degrees along the heel)

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Duro Med Sock aid with ridges, February 21, 2009

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G. Siefken "JustPeace" (New Orleans) - See all my reviews
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I bought this and the Duro Med Deluxe Sock Aide at the same time. I prefer the way the Deluxe works for me.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Duro Med Mboss sock and stocking aid with ridges., June 8, 2008

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JayG (Missouri) - See all my reviews

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Duro-Med Mboss Sock and Stocking Aid with Ridges, Blue

The Duro Med Mboss Sock aid I would give it a 3 out of 4. A couple minor problems. One when you go to pull your sock on the ropes can slip through the clips as your pulling' so be sure to check them from time to time. Also the sock aid very rarely will pull the sock up over your heal. If your socks do not have the elasticity they used to it will pull them up father. My good socks it gets them up to the heal which is far enough for me to be able to get them.