These devices eliminate the need for manipulating small objects while getting dressed. Sock Aids and Long Shoehorns Socks can be difficult to put on for a person who has difficulty bending at the waist or the knees. Sock aids can help to eliminate this problem. The user puts a sock on thin piece of plastic or cloth designed to hold the sock open, slips his or her foot into it, and pulls the sock on with two pull tabs. Once the socks are on, shoes can also be put on without bending.
Long shoehorns are like regular shoehorns with long handles.
This allows a person to put shoes on without having to bend at the waist. For persons who have painful or stiff backs, sock aids and long shoehorns can be of great assistance. Fortunately, elastic shoelaces and velcro shoe adapters solve this problem. With the laces, you can tie them first, then slip your feet into your shoes. Because the laces are elastic, they will stretch to allow your feet in, and then reduce to a tighter fit.