Abstract: A leg-lifting device includes an at least semirigid arm, a handle connected to the arm at a first end thereof and positioned perpendicularly with respect to the arm, and a ring connected to the arm at a second end thereof and positioned opposite the handle for being positioned around an appendage and lifting the appendage under manual control of the person by use of the handle. A collar connects the ring to the arm at the second end of the arm opposite the handle. The collar is positioned perpendicularly with respect to the arm and adapted to maintain the ring open to better position the ring around an appendage.