" Wiggly" worms mystery found to be really "Woolly"worms
Tony Barr
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Title:
" Wiggly" worms mystery found to be really "Woolly"worms
Creator:
Tony Barr
Date:
11/1/2005
Text:
I have forwarded Heather Mills the info and interesting replies provided
below.
Wiggly is really woolly worms and apparently used as stumps sock filler
from unravelled wollen stump socks.
Interesting replies below. Now you can all sleep well tonite knowing the
mystery of wiggly is really woolly and has been resolved :)
Thnak you OANDP-L subscribers.
Tony Barr
Barr Foundation
My guess is these are plastic artificial fishing worms that you purchase
from WalMart, etc. Sounds strange, but I see no reason why these would not
work to help fill a distal end socket void. I would certainly be an
inexpensive way to pad a socket.
I supply my patients with a product called woolly worms to put in the
bottom of their sockets. Woolly worms may be the same as wiggly worms, if
so, all it is, is an unravelled woolen stump sock. I hope this information
will solve your wiggly worms mystery!!!
I remember reading that the man who invented the Alpha liner got the idea
from gel fishing worms.
When I worked in the UK we would pull wool socks apart line by line and pop
them in the bottom of a socket in order to provide a gentle sensation to
maintain vascularisation. The reason for pulling apart the woollen socks
was that due to having been stitched they remained coiled and springy.
(When they pack down, you throw them in the washing machine (in a stocking)
and they spring back to life.) This was generally done to fill any space
caused by shrinkage and prevent the potential for varicose hyperplasia; we
called these woolly worms ...
maybe that is what they are looking for??
>The HMM is trying to track down a product (s) that they believe to
>be called wiggly worms, that go in the bottom of a socket to pad it
>out. Any idea?
>They are also looking for alternative ideas to Juzo socks, again any
>help would be great?
>Please reply with resources/ better description if you know of any.
>Tony Barr
>Barr Foundation
>www.oandp.com/barr
>www.ertlreconstruction.com/barr
>
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below.
Wiggly is really woolly worms and apparently used as stumps sock filler
from unravelled wollen stump socks.
Interesting replies below. Now you can all sleep well tonite knowing the
mystery of wiggly is really woolly and has been resolved :)
Thnak you OANDP-L subscribers.
Tony Barr
Barr Foundation
My guess is these are plastic artificial fishing worms that you purchase
from WalMart, etc. Sounds strange, but I see no reason why these would not
work to help fill a distal end socket void. I would certainly be an
inexpensive way to pad a socket.
I supply my patients with a product called woolly worms to put in the
bottom of their sockets. Woolly worms may be the same as wiggly worms, if
so, all it is, is an unravelled woolen stump sock. I hope this information
will solve your wiggly worms mystery!!!
I remember reading that the man who invented the Alpha liner got the idea
from gel fishing worms.
When I worked in the UK we would pull wool socks apart line by line and pop
them in the bottom of a socket in order to provide a gentle sensation to
maintain vascularisation. The reason for pulling apart the woollen socks
was that due to having been stitched they remained coiled and springy.
(When they pack down, you throw them in the washing machine (in a stocking)
and they spring back to life.) This was generally done to fill any space
caused by shrinkage and prevent the potential for varicose hyperplasia; we
called these woolly worms ...
maybe that is what they are looking for??
>The HMM is trying to track down a product (s) that they believe to
>be called wiggly worms, that go in the bottom of a socket to pad it
>out. Any idea?
>They are also looking for alternative ideas to Juzo socks, again any
>help would be great?
>Please reply with resources/ better description if you know of any.
>Tony Barr
>Barr Foundation
>www.oandp.com/barr
>www.ertlreconstruction.com/barr
>
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Citation
Tony Barr, “" Wiggly" worms mystery found to be really "Woolly"worms,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed December 26, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/225668.
