Patent-family-84389018

Disclosed is a method for dressing hosiery (8) on a person with reduced mobility, the method comprises the steps of:
placing the person with reduced mobility in a supine position on an underlying surface (2),
elevating the knee (3) of a leg (4) of the person,
sliding a roller support (1) in under the elevated knee (3) so that a first free-rolling roller (5) of the roller support (1) is placed substantially under the elevated knee (3) and so that a second free-rolling roller (6) of the roller support (1) is placed substantially under the calf (9) of the leg (4), wherein the first free-rolling roller (5) and the second free-rolling roller (6) are interconnected through a base (7) of the roller support (1), wherein the base (7) comprises a support face (15) resting on the underlying surface (2),
lowering the knee (3) until the leg (4) rests on the first free-rolling roller (5) and the second free-rolling roller (6), and
sliding or rolling the hosiery (8) onto the leg (4) so that at least a part of the hosiery (8) slides or rolls between the leg (4) and at least the second free-rolling roller (6).

Furthermore, a roller support (1) for aiding in dressing hosiery (8) on a person and use of a roller support (1) is disclosed.