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Home › Information and support for leg and foot problems › Health concerns
Leg and foot healthcare advice for leg and foot health conditions - illustration showing a man with a loudhailer

Health concerns

There are many different underlying health conditions which may affect the health of your legs and feet. Symptoms could include pain, swelling, cramps, numbness, or changes to the shape of your leg.

Leg and foot healthcare advice for leg and foot health conditions - illustration showing a man with a loudhailer

Lower limb wounds

Lower limb wounds can take longer to heal especially if you have swelling or ciruclation problems
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Venous hypertension

Tired, throbbing and painful legs can be a sign of problems with our veins
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Sickle cell

People with sickle cell may develop leg ulcers due to poor circulation in the leg
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Varicose veins

Varicose veins can make our legs painful, heavy, itchy and swollen
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Cramp or leg pain

Cramping and pain in your legs and feet could be intermittent claudication
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Oedema or lymphoedema

When fluid in our lower legs or feet has trouble returning back through the body
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Lipoedema

Lipoedema is a complex condition that almost exclusively affects women
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Popliteal aneurysm

Includes pain behind the knee, bulging, ulcers and can lead to limb loss
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Charcot foot

Occurs in people with diabetes and neuropathy / nerve damage
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