RMS 5-Piece Hip & Knee Kit with 32" Reacher Grabber

Great Kit. 2 1/2 weeks after hip replacement surgery I have now used every tool and have nothing but praise. After hip surgery you have to be cautious during the healing process to not put too much pressure on the new joint and also avoid twisting. Putting on socks is a challenge and impossible the normal way. Bending past 90 degrees to pick up something on the floor is a no-no. This kit has what you need. Here are my comments starting with the most useful tool. The grabber is outstanding. I had an "as seen on TV" Gopher around the house and did not think I really needed a grabber like this. I was wrong. It is very well designed and highly functional. The main arm is sturdy. The pistol grip is comfortable. The trigger is just the right size to hook over the walker handle, so it's easy to move with it from place to place. The slight curve to the jaw makes it easy to grip things. The little extension on the top of the tip makes it easy to pull things towards you or push things away. It also makes it easier to open a drawer. The tip has a magnet that will pick up small metal objects. Delighted with the grabber. The sock puller works great. Even prior to surgery I struggled to get my socks on. I'm wishing I have bought this a year ago. Post surgery they have me wearing compression socks, which are even more of a challenge than regular socks. This tool makes it easy. Feed the tool into the sock. For long socks like these compression socks gather the material so that it is fairly evenly distributed over the plastic tool, from the top of the sock to about where it hits the ball of your foot. That leaves a little slack in the end. With your leg out straight work the opening of the sock/tool to your toes and pull in part way on. I have a high arch and the sock tends to jam trying to get over that arch. I use the puller protrusion on the grabber to guide the leading edge of the sock over my arch. Then resume pulling the sock past your heel and up your leg. The little dark material at the bottom holds the sock and gets the top moving up your leg. I can reach the sock tops now with my hands without exceeding the bend limits and smooth everything out. Do practice with this before surgery. I did not think I was going to need the foam scrub brush. But at some point you'll be able and want to shower without assistance. This enables me to clean below my knees without bending past 90 degrees. And I can reach my back and backside without twisting. A necessity for independence during the long period of restricted motion. With the grabber being so useful I did not think I needed the clothing stick. However I have now used it when taking off socks. The coated ends replace my fingers in pushing off the socks without overbending. If you have someone to help you dress all the time maybe you won't need this. But it gives you independence. So far the least useful tool is the long shoe horn. I have worn the same shoes since surgery. They slip on and off with ease, so a shoe horn is not needed. However I have used this long shoe horn with the dressing stick to help take off those compression socks without assistance. Five stars for the hip kit. Second hip is 12 days away.

I would recommend this to anyone who needs assistance for whatever reason. This shouldn't be only relegated to the post surgical or geriactric group. This kit can easily be used for so many things around the house by anyone. I worried that this would be cheap quality, but it proved itself to be very durable and well made. I used everything but the sponge post hip surgery. The shoe horn to help me put on pants, tall boots that were snug to slip on, and hook shoes off the floor with it's handle. I kept the pants dressing stick next to me during the day to hook things and drag them to me instead of trying to go get them. The hook is sturdily mounted in the stick so I could even drag my small table covered in supplies to me without the hook pulling out. The sock aid actually works! It wasn't perfect, but it would get the sock up and at least around the heal. I could use the other tools to pull it up higher. But the best item is the extended gripping stick. It offers a fine dexterity that can pick up even tiny items yet it is strong enough to pick up shoes and cans. 'll use that long after this surgery to pick up items that drop behind the washing machine or in other tight places. The only item I didn't use yet is the sponge, but I may use that to help wash windows or my car. All in all one of the top things to have especially post surgery. Excellent!

From worst to best: The sock tool was useless to me since it is so inflexible and is a universal size (meaning good for big people, but not so good for small sock wearers); other reviewers complained of this. Also, the videos showing how to use it showed bending the knee, but I can't do this with my knee injury. The bath brush is useless to me since I can reach my back just fine; maybe it will become a dusting tool. The shoe horn is nice, but it doesn't tie my shoe for me - still need help with that. The reacher tool seems a little flimsy, but I was able to pick up a small rubber band off the floor. It might be great for retrieving a dropped pill. But the dressing hook is wonderful! With a little patience and experimentation I can dress myself including socks.

This is an excellent value. Each of the tools included are very well made and extremely useful when you are recovering from Hip surgery. Can't speak to knee as I have not done that but expect patient limitations are similar. Difficult to bend down and pick something up the grabber or dressing hook works perfectly. Difficuting putting on socks, the sock aid is a dream. Very high quality and will handle the tension of most socks including short compression socks. For me I already had a sock butler for knee high socks and wanted the dressing hook for help in taking them off by myself, without recruiting a family member. Happy to report the dressing hook will help you take off a full knee length compression sock. Believe me, it's a big deal when you want to be in control of when to wear or take off those puppies. If they start to hurt you want them off. Not always easy when you have to wait for someone to come home and help you. RMS has created an excellent value product here cheaper than the items purchased separately. A must have if surgery/rehab is in your future.

Very well thought out for helping after hip surgery. One suggestion for the company is to make the grabber able to hook over my walker! The other hook gadget has a hook that stays on my walker and comes in very handy for everything except picking up a few things that the hook can't quite manage. I use the hook to get clothes and socks off and then to pick those up from the floor. The grabber has to stay by my bed to reach for things since i can't attach it to the walker. The sock putter-on thing is a great idea! The bath sponge is useless - it needs an extra 2" on the handle and a FIRM handle, not wimpy plastic. I couldn't wash my legs and feet because the handle was too soft to press. The shoe horn is also helpful, but too short. The package was well planned and has made me much more independent. A brilliant idea - thanks to the sellers!!

I've used most of the items in this kit after my back surgery 2 weeks ago. I can't bend, lift or twist for 3 months. My favorite item in the kit is the grabber! It works awesome! I have used it for laundry, picking up things I've dropped on the floor, picking up & putting down my pet food dishes, & helping in putting on pants, etc. The long shoe horn is also super helpful in putting on my tennis shoes. It's the perfect length. I am using the long handle sponge in the shower but wish it was more of a loofah. The sponge is kind of slippery. Maybe it's just my personal preference. I haven't used the sock helper yet since I mainly wear short ankle socks. When it gets colder and the need arises, I'll be ready. I saw it demonstrated at the hospital and it is super helpful! The final item is supposed to help in putting on clothes but I haven't needed to use it yet. I'm sure it'll come in handy at some point. Overall, I highly recommend this kit!

I had my hip replaced 5 weeks ago. I like to be prepared so I bought a few things prior to surgery, including this hip kit, a gel hip cooling pack, and a wedge pillow to elevate leg. Here's my takeaway: --The hospital gave me a gel cooling pack which was better than the one I bought on Amzn. --The wedge pillow is great and very much needed. --This hip kit has 2 excellent items and 3 unnecessary items. The 2 items I couldn't live without are the giant shoe horn and the sock puller upper. That sock puller upper is a marvel of simplistic problem solving.... an impressive invention. As for the other 3 items, totally unneeded. I spose I could have used the sponge-on-a-stick to try and scrub the bottom of my foot, but didn't. The reacher and the clothes hook thing never came out of the bag because I have arms. If you don't have arms then they're going to be impossible to use anyway. --Final advice: be prepared for your leg and foot to balloon up to twice its normal size ~4 days after surgery. 5 weeks later mine are still gigantic. That's the worst part of the whole procedure.

I had a full hip replacement and it was recommended that I order this kit. WOW! This gave me some degree of independence (my limit was what I could do--not a limit due to these items) and I quickly became thankful I had these items. The sponge on a stick was helpful since I could not reach my legs to clean them in the first few days of my surgery. Simple? Yes! Worked great and gave me some independence as well. I did not wear shoes much (work from home) but when I needed the extended shoe horn, it works every time. I'm still using it and will likely continue for a while more (surgery was 6 weeks ago). I'm impressed with its sturdiness. The grabber is just fun! When I could not bend, I could pick up items so again I didn't need to ask someone to do it. I used it a lot as I was dressing and undressing. The clothing stick was amazing. I was not thinking I would use it, but quickly realized it helped me dress, undress, and then pick up the clothes off the floor. I used it heavily for the first 5 to 6 weeks after surgery (I am in week 7 now). I would guess if your back was sore, this would be something that would be useful! I tried to use the sock tool but continued to fail. I believe that is because I wear compression socks that are REALLY tight. The tool worked great, but getting the sock pulled up was hard (but it is always hard to put on the compression socks). I researched how to use it a lot and it appears that most people were using the tool for non-compression socks--so for the vast majority of people this probably works well and would be very useful even after you are back to normal! This package of tools was a life saver in my recovery. I would ask for help so much during those early days of recovery. These tools allowed me to do a good deal of things "all by myself [said in a 3-year-old voice!]". I was surprised how much I could do thanks to these tools!

Sock aid won’t work it’s to big socks won’t stretch that far. The grabber is very light weight maybe it will work . I think it’s to expensive for what you are getting .