Donning Aid, Slippie Gator, Donning Aid, Regular

My 83 year old mother needs help getting her compression hose on. The Occupational Therapist at her rehab facility had one of these & used it on my mom. I wanted to get one as soon as possible since it works so well. We've tried several things, but this is by far the easiest to use!!!

Once you get the stocking on, you have to take them off to get the gator off. They do not come with pad. Can not be returned. Do Not buy this product.

While it is made clear that the pad is not included, it is not made clear that the item is useless without the foam pad and that the foam pad is not sold separately. If you purchase the gator and pad together it works very well. Be careful to purchase the correct size Gator.

Couldn’t get my compression hose on without this

In all honesty I have not tried this yet. However, be aware that even though the gator is shown in the picture with a green non-slip mat, the mat is not included. Even the directions for the gator show that the mat is necessary for it's use, but it must be purchased separately. I wish I had know this when I ordered it.

I have limited flex in my left knee (90 degrees max.) and have arthritis in my left hip causing it to be nearly impossible to put a prescribed compression sock on my left foot without help from another person. That other person is not always available, so it is imperative I find an aid that will work for me and that I can use until I am able to have hip replacement and get through rehabilitation.The sock falls off this "slippie gator" before I can even get it over my toes! And because I am not flexible enough to put the "slippie gator" and the sock over my toes before the sock falls off, it is of absolutely no value to me.So here is the deal: if you are not flexible, don't waste your money, because you can't return it (I learned that after doing some digging, but not until after I had placed the order).It would be fantastic, if the people who design these products had a clue what the end users need. Just another case of someone coming up with "a great idea" and everyone patting the person on the back, but with little or no up-front customer research.I will give Juzo credit for development of the new compression socks with the plastic dots on the top to keep the socks up....something many compression sock producers have not yet figured out.

It really helps my hands because I have arthritis and the cartilages are deterating so this really helps

I had one purchased from PT service that lasted only a few weeks before falling apart. This one has outlasted the first one, is better functionally and is easier to use. For support stocking putting on and removal, I recommend this product.