What you'll find here
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For patients — recognizing poor circulation, diabetic foot care, leg pain when walking, and what a procedure is really like.
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For referring providers — when to refer a non-healing wound, dialysis declots, below-the-knee disease, and pedal acceleration time (PAT).
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JUN 12, 2026 · FOR REFERRING PROVIDERS
The hardest foot wounds are the ones that keep coming back — perfused enough to look borderline, but never quite enough to heal. Increasingly, the evidence points to a single anatomic answer: the pedal arch.
MAY 28, 2026 · FOR PATIENTS
Being told a leg cannot be saved is frightening — and it is not always the final word. Whether a limb is salvageable often depends on whether the small arteries below the knee and in the foot were examined and treated.
MAY 14, 2026 · FOR PATIENTS
A diabetic foot wound that won’t close is rarely just a skin problem. More often it is a signal that blood flow to the foot has quietly fallen too low for healing — and that is something that can be checked and fixed.
APR 30, 2026 · FOR PATIENTS
Cramping, aching, or fatigue in your calves, thighs, or hips that starts when you walk and eases when you rest has a name — claudication. It is one of the most common early signs of peripheral artery disease, and it is very treatable.
APR 16, 2026 · FOR PATIENTS
Poor circulation in the legs often whispers before it shouts. Recognizing the early signs — and acting on them — is how a minor problem stays minor.