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Donning tips
Put your stockings on immediately after get-
ting up in the morning while your legs are
still free from swellings. Do not pull up the
stocking at the border or top but smooth up-
wards from bottom to top with both hands.
To make putting on the stockings easier and
to prevent damage to the knitted fabric, it is
recommended household rubber gloves are
worn. Jewellery and long fi nger nails may
damage the stocking. Make sure to have
regular foot care and to wear sensible shoes.
Ask your specialist medical supplier for Ofa
Grip Special rubber gloves and for Ofa Fit
Magnide, the practical donning aid for com-
pression stockings with open and closed toe
from Ofa Bamberg. Ofa Fit Magnide is made
from particularly smooth canvas material and
allows the stocking to glide with ease over
the foot.
Donning instructions, closed toe
Donning instructions, open toe
To put on the stocking,
turn it inside out up to the
foot piece. Smooth the
foot piece over the toes
and then over the instep.
Putting on your compres-
sion stockings with an
open toe is greatly simplifi
ed by using the Ofa don-
ning aid supplied. Slip
your foot into the donning
aid till the latter reaches
just above the heel.
Pull the leg section care-
fully over the heel. Avoid
pulling up the stocking at
the border or top.
Now pull up the stocking
till the heel is in the cor-
rect position. This is made
very easy with the Ofa
donning aid.
Then you pull out the
donning aid down over
the tips of your toes.
Smoothen the rest of
the stocking evenly and
progressively up the
leg without stretching
it. Finally distribute
the fabric on the leg
till the stocking is free
from wrinkles and sits
comfortable.
To remove the donning
aid you turn back the
front foot piece of the
stocking.
Next the front foot piece
of the stocking is again
duly rolled forward. Then
you smoothen the rest of
the stocking evenly up the
leg without stretching it.
Finally you distribute the
stocking along the leg till
it is free from wrinkles
and sits comfortable.
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