Using any one of the Winco Leg Rests is simple, place the leg rest on a flat surface, like a bed or a couch. The calf should rest comfortably in the contoured slope of the leg rest, with the knee at the centre of the convex curve. The heel should hand over the top edge.

There are two conditions which might prevent one from being able to elevate their legs. Patients with severe Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) may experience shortness of breath while lying flat, and therefore may be unable to use this product.  Second, patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease may have pain in their feet while their legs are elevated because the arterial blood has to go "uphill" against gravity.