Looking after your legs is a crucial part of securing a healthier future. Many leg conditions are caused by poor circulation in the leg veins.
These veins have the uphill task of taking blood back to the heart and as such can weaken as gravity takes its toll over time. Happily, even serious leg problems respond well to treatment. If you are at all concerned about any leg conditions, contact a healthcare professional. Venous flow Good blood flow is vital to keeping your skin and tissue healthy. Tiny valves inside our veins open and close to ensure blood is moving around the body in the right direction. If these valves become damaged, this can drastically reduce their ability to stop the blood flowing backwards. This backflow of blood is what leads to conditions such as swelling or varicose veins.
What does this look like?
. Good blood flow
1. Movement causes muscles in the legs and feet to contract and relax. 2. When the muscles contract valves inside the veins open causing blood to flow towards the heart.
3. When the muscles relax the valves close preventing back flow of the blood. This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a health care professional. Consumers should rely on the judgement of a health care professional for specific conditions.
These veins have the uphill task of taking blood back to the heart and as such can weaken as gravity takes its toll over time. Happily, even serious leg problems respond well to treatment. If you are at all concerned about any leg conditions, contact a healthcare professional. Venous flow Good blood flow is vital to keeping your skin and tissue healthy. Tiny valves inside our veins open and close to ensure blood is moving around the body in the right direction. If these valves become damaged, this can drastically reduce their ability to stop the blood flowing backwards. This backflow of blood is what leads to conditions such as swelling or varicose veins.
What does this look like?
. Good blood flow
- Poor blood flow
- Compression therapy
1. Movement causes muscles in the legs and feet to contract and relax. 2. When the muscles contract valves inside the veins open causing blood to flow towards the heart.
3. When the muscles relax the valves close preventing back flow of the blood. This information is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a health care professional. Consumers should rely on the judgement of a health care professional for specific conditions.
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LEG CONDITION IDENTIFIER
Spider and superficial veins Symptoms A web of thread like veins visible on the surface of the skin, which are not painful. Causes The pressure of blood flowing backwards widens the blood vessels, making them visible to the eye below the skin.
Advice Spider veins are not serious, but can be the first sign your leg veins are not always working efficiently. Consider wearing graduated compression hosiery to prevent more serious conditions.
Treatment Keep active and maintain a healthy weight. As compression hosiery assists blood flow up the legs and prevents backflow and pooling, consider wearing Activa Class 1 British Standard compression hosiery - available in plain colours, ribbed and patterned socks.
Chronic, complex wounds such as these can be painful and debilitating. Despite leg ulcers and other complex wounds being common in older people and other patient groups (such as people with diabetes) there still isn’t enough known about them. For example we don’t know how many people suffer at home with these wounds, which treatments work best for certain groups, or which outcomes are the most important to patients. Complex wounds are ones that don’t heal easily. They can be painful and the continuous care needed also means the lifestyle of the patient can be severely
affected. That is why we are committed to creating an awareness of this condition and helping in its treatment.
Advice Spider veins are not serious, but can be the first sign your leg veins are not always working efficiently. Consider wearing graduated compression hosiery to prevent more serious conditions.
Treatment Keep active and maintain a healthy weight. As compression hosiery assists blood flow up the legs and prevents backflow and pooling, consider wearing Activa Class 1 British Standard compression hosiery - available in plain colours, ribbed and patterned socks.
Chronic, complex wounds such as these can be painful and debilitating. Despite leg ulcers and other complex wounds being common in older people and other patient groups (such as people with diabetes) there still isn’t enough known about them. For example we don’t know how many people suffer at home with these wounds, which treatments work best for certain groups, or which outcomes are the most important to patients. Complex wounds are ones that don’t heal easily. They can be painful and the continuous care needed also means the lifestyle of the patient can be severely
affected. That is why we are committed to creating an awareness of this condition and helping in its treatment.