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Healthy lifestyle  |  25th May 2022

What can I do to look after or help my leg or foot get better?

Top tips for healthy legs and feet
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Healthy lifestyle  |  31st March 2022

Back on the ski slopes again – I was so luck to escape amputation…

I nearly lost my leg Just over two years ago, I went through surgery and had popliteal artery bypass surgery behind my left knee. As I lay in the hospital bed the night before the operation, I…
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Healthy lifestyle  |  22nd December 2021

Simple exercises for your legs and feet

Nothing too strenuous here but some approaches which are easy for you to do and will reinforce your determination to keep your legs healthy. How to use a Theraband for leg exercise if you hav…
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Healthy lifestyle  |  7th November 2021

How do you check for leg ulcers or diabetic foot ulcers?

Signs that there could be a problem with your legs or feet
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Healthy lifestyle  |  12th October 2021

How we turned a pair of wellies into a toe-saving device

What you wear on your feet has a big impact on your foot’s health, which is why an important part of treating a chronic foot ulcer is looking at a patient’s footwear
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Healthy lifestyle  |  29th June 2020

Self care for venous leg and diabetic foot ulcers

Since March 2020, his wife, Pat, has taken on Peter’s care supported by Legs Matter member Kate Williams, a wound clinical nurse specialist at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust. 
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