Homemade Stirrups

Has anyone had any success making diy stirrups for like a foldable massage table set up?

This video online looks good but there’s no measurements https://youtu.be/PkJhu7dK4e8?si=iEUbPu7JYKu5wyuI

@Kiri In a movie I saw an interesting set-up in a medical office: the stirrups were just pieces of cloth suspended from rods mounted on the table. The legs were thus lifted up, knees flexed. The patient was helped into the device (I think this is necessary because the cloth pieces need to be opened).

Jacana, those are called candy cane stirrups.

@Nagus Indeed, if I recall things correctly the rod was curved like a candy cane. I suppose that, if homemade, one would use a 90° junction built out of two rods.

They don't seem much in use, do they?

I copied this idea. It was easier to make them than it was to convince my wife it was good idea. She didn't believe such a set up was sturdy enough for sex. An easier approach starts with boards between the box spring and mattress and uses the foot stirrups from an actual exam table, which I'm fortunate enough to have.

Do you have any measurements or list of materials?

I would like to make one but I imagine I don't have the skills to do something like that. Thanks for sharing.

I'm also interested in this, I was just looking at these stirrups https://spasource.com/ob-gyn-stirrups-set-exclusive-for-spa-source-exam-chairs-and-treatment-tables/ and thinking of how to mount a wide stainless steel bar of the proper dimensions to the end outlets in my Earthlite Avalon XD portable tiling massage table for a nice gyno setup. I already use the table for colonics, and for that it works quite well, but stirrups might be fun there too. I should probably just get some and try it. Buying the stirrups pre-made and just making the adapter seems like it would be a lot sturdier and more professional-feeling than DIYing the whole thing. Those economy exam stirrups from the video just aren't very attractive IMO and seem like they would be just OK to use.

Regarding the measurements, I think it really depends on the measurements and the structure of your bed...

I was actually thinking if it would be easier to get 2 standard gyno stirrups online and create just the connection to the bed...

I picked up some OR leg cuff stirrups and attached them to my portable massage table. Seems to work really well. I also started using a "wedge" to lift the patients hips a bet and it has been a game changer.

I've often thought about somehow using some really large PVC piping. Cut it in half. Or maybe make two cuts to make it more shallow. Then add some padding and a cover. It could be attached to some sort of pole system that could attach to a bed or other table. Never done it. But it might be a way to make something homemade.