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Post by barclay on Jul 8, 2012 20:35:17 GMT -7
I got caught the other day without a liner sock so in desperation, I took a regular sock and ripped a hole in the end for the pin and used that....and it works much better than the liner socks!
I think the fit is better because the heel fits over the knee and so there isn't so much bunching up behind the knee.
Does anyone know if there are liner socks with knees commercially available ? Or if there is a reason the liner socks have the tube shape ?
Best,
Cynthia
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Post by cherylm on Jul 8, 2012 23:53:28 GMT -7
Sorry, can't answer either of your questions...but that's sure an interesting idea! One guess on why we don't see sox with knees might be that there's so much variation in stump length that it would be impractical to make all the different sizes needed...but the average foot-sock comes in a variety of sizes....sooooooo...........
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Post by allenuk on Jul 9, 2012 0:42:56 GMT -7
It's an idea, isn't it. And I suppose ordinary socks aren't confined to 'thick' or 'thin', so you can pick an in-between.
I shall have a go myself!
A
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Post by barclay on Jul 9, 2012 21:18:25 GMT -7
It was just luck that I seem to have the same size foot as I do knee to and of stump - didn't think of that before :-)
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Post by ann- on Jul 10, 2012 0:52:32 GMT -7
Hi Cynthia, I have bought a pair of soft stretchy stripey socks that I wear with the knee in the heel bit to wear when I am not wearing my prosthesis, they are much more comfy than reg socks, keep legs warmer etc. etc. Works better on one leg than the other, as the legs are different lengths.
I don't know if you can get liner socks made like that, actually not sure if over here there are liner socks, most people I see have reg socks with a hole in the end, LOL.
What I have managed to get hold of recently though, and might be useful to some people, is socks that are thick at the top, round the knee, and thin the bottom half of the stump, they also do them in the opposite way, thin at the top and thick at the bottom.
Whatever works for you, I say.
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Post by barclay on Jul 10, 2012 20:20:14 GMT -7
Hi Ann,
can you send a link or a brand name for these variable thickness socks ? They sound interesting.
Thanks
Cynthia
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Post by ann- on Jul 11, 2012 0:01:01 GMT -7
Sorry Cynthia, don't have a brand, they were purchased in a sale basket at one of our Tesco supermarkets, had them for about a year and no label, sorry.
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Post by tedatrowercpo on Jul 11, 2012 6:33:41 GMT -7
Hi Ann, can you send a link or a brand name for these variable thickness socks ? They sound interesting. Thanks Cynthia Royal Knit makes prosthetic socks in this manner. Of course they cost a good deal more than conventional foot socks. Also if cutting a hole in a sock of any type for the locking pin to pass thru..... seal the edges of the hole to prevent unraveling. A loose thread can easily jam your lock and prevent it from releasing the pin, leaving you stuck in your prosthesis. You can seal the edge with almost any glue or paint but one that penetrates into the fabric and dries flexible is best. Ordinary contact cement works well. Putting a plastic ball in the toe of the sock while applying the sealer can be helpful. |
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Post by allenuk on Jul 11, 2012 12:48:26 GMT -7
If you're handy with a needle, try sewing up (around) the hole with dental floss. Very strong stuff, and I find it takes rougher wear than ordinary button thread.
A.
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Post by barclay on Jul 11, 2012 20:25:53 GMT -7
good advice, thanks
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Post by cherylm on Jul 13, 2012 0:32:19 GMT -7
OK, this is turning into a REALLY interesting discussion! I could have used a variable-thickness sock until just yesterday...I'd been shrinking again, but only at the top, just under my knee, so a standard stump sock didn't work as filler. Yesterday, though, I finally got in to see my CPO and now my socket is filled with various layers of padding glued in around the top.
Isn't it amazing how many unusual products we discover we "need" once we lose a limb? I'd never even HEARD of stump sox eight years ago...and now I want customized ones for specified situations!
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Post by ann- on Jul 13, 2012 0:45:22 GMT -7
OK, this is turning into a REALLY interesting discussion! I could have used a variable-thickness sock until just yesterday...I'd been shrinking again, but only at the top, just under my knee, so a standard stump sock didn't work as filler. Yesterday, though, I finally got in to see my CPO and now my socket is filled with various layers of padding glued in around the top. Isn't it amazing how many unusual products we discover we "need" once we lose a limb? I'd never even HEARD of stump sox eight years ago...and now I want customized ones for specified situations! So true what you say Cheryl about customized socks. I've recently had the same probs with shrinking and you are right in that sometimes adding an extra sock doesn't help as it can add bulk where you don't need it. Usually I can get away with a thin sock or two cut in half and turned upside down around the knee to lift me out, but this time even that didn't work and I ended up with a full lining and another three quarters lining. Did I post though about some new socks that are available that have a thick half and a thin half, recently tried these and they have been pretty helpful. |
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Post by allenuk on Jul 13, 2012 8:55:00 GMT -7
Old-timers (I know) will already know this, but newcomers might welcome the ramblings.
If you're trying to fine-tune your socket adjustment by using a half-sock (usually a thin), its position can be critical - an inch or so up or down can make loads of difference. My box of bits also contains quite a few half-socks of differing lengths, and using one that is an inch or so too long can screw up my attempts at 'getting it right'.
Also, switching a thin for a thick half-sock can be too much - which is why I was so interested in Barclay's original point, i.e. using ordinary socks instead, which are often much thinner than 'thin' stump socks, so adding one of THEM to a thin half-sock makes it a 'thin-and-a-bit'!
I shall pursue this for a week or two while I try and get mine spot on.
A.
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Post by ann- on Jul 13, 2012 11:50:23 GMT -7
Old-timers (I know) will already know this, but newcomers might welcome the ramblings. If you're trying to fine-tune your socket adjustment by using a half-sock (usually a thin), its position can be critical - an inch or so up or down can make loads of difference. My box of bits also contains quite a few half-socks of differing lengths, and using one that is an inch or so too long can screw up my attempts at 'getting it right'. Also, switching a thin for a thick half-sock can be too much - which is why I was so interested in Barclay's original point, i.e. using ordinary socks instead, which are often much thinner than 'thin' stump socks, so adding one of THEM to a thin half-sock makes it a 'thin-and-a-bit'! I shall pursue this for a week or two while I try and get mine spot on. A. Do agree Allen, if you have a long stump you also have to watch where you position the sock as you can end up restricting the blood flow and making the end swell (lol, did this myself recently, even though I am, what might call an old timer). You can also lift yourself out too far and the end won't make contact, so again you might get swelling. Do ask about these new combination socks though, which can be either thick at the top and thin at the bottom, or thin at the top and thick at the bottom, whichever suits. |
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