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TABLE 4.3 
Intrinsic Extrinsic
Sarcopenia Footwear and clothing Age Home and outdoor lighting Sex Flooring Gait issues and balance Tripping hazards Fitness Lack of xed grab bars Strength and aerobic tness Unstable furniture Vertigo Impaired vision and hearing Cognitive impairment Cardiovascular disease Medications Depression
Source: Adapted from Ambrose etal. (2013).
Reasons forfalling.
decreased activity, which can have an adverse eect on a person’s mobility (Hamilton etal.2020).
Knowledge of surgical procedures will inform the clinician of any post- surgical trauma to the surrounding veins, tissues and lym­phatics secondary to the surgery, which may cause the patient lower limb problems that relate to CVD in the future.
Sitting andStanding Occupations
Although there is no denitive link between the development of CVD and VLUs and certain occupations, there is evidence to suggest that people in occupations who stand or sit in a static position for long periods of time may be more at risk of developing CVD (de Lima2019). Exploration of the patient’s occupation and determining their activity at work can indicate how sedentary they are during the day and provide insight into the possible risk of CVD or developing VLUs (de Lima2019).
Occupations that involve long periods of prolonged static stand­ing are associated with increased MSK disorders that aect the lower back and the lower limbs (Anderson etal.2021). Such occupations may increase the risk of developing a VLU (de Lima2019). Standing
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is known to be associated with prolonged discomfort and other symptoms of venous diseases like varicose veins (Antle etal.2018). Prolonged static standing leads to increased venous hydrostatic pres­sure and increased venous backow within the peripheral venous system, which can lead to CVD and lymphoedema.
Conversely, occupations that are sedentary in nature or where prolonged sitting is involved have been reported to be associated with obesity, MSK pain and other chronic health conditions (Antle etal.
2018). Prolonged standing and sitting occupations are detrimental in terms of impaired lower limb uid dynamics and the risk of increased venous hypertension (Uhl and Gillot 2015; Horwood2019). There­fore, knowing a patient’s occupation will allow a more tailored approach to giving advice on what can be done to improve VMP activity to help reduce venous hypertension.
For example, if the person works in retail, then encouraging them to spend less time in a static position by walking, stepping or changing position will encourage lower limb muscle pump activity and improve lower limb venous dynamics while enhancing VMP activity. In terms of sitting, encouraging people to engage in chair­based exercises and regularly getting up from the chair will again help with lower limb haemodynamics and reduce the risk of venous pooling and peripheral oedema, which can lead to CVD.
Obesity
Obesity has an impact on gait, which can impair a person’s mobil­ity and lead to a reduction in general activity; obesity is a known risk factor for the development of VLUs (Davies et al. 2017). These alterations in mobility or mobility impairment secondary to obesity can lead to reduced CMP function, which has an impact on ambulatory venous pressure (Davies et al. 2019). When abdominal obesity is present this can obstruct venous outflow and impair venous haemodynamics. Increased adipose tissue results in augmented inflammatory cytokine activity that can lead to chronic inflammation and increased endothelial permea­bility. This will affect microcirculatory function and can contrib­ute to venous disease and ulceration (Meulendijks etal.2020a). Addressing the causes and onward referral for the management (Meulendijks et al. 2020a) of the obesity are key in helping to
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improve physical activity and reduce the risk of chronic venous insufficiency (CVI).
Physical Activity
One of the responsibilities of healthcare practitioners is to oer life­style advice and discuss lifestyle modication in relation to physical activity (Department of Health and Social Care2019). Physical activ­ity is dened as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy (Langhammer etal.2018). It happens in many forms, in dierent settings and has many purposes (Department of Health and Social Care2019). Physical activity is not limited to exer­cise. Many patients with CVD or VLUs may not be able to ‘exercise’ due to their individual physical capabilities, therefore promoting advice that is focused on being mobile and moving throughout the day is important. Reinforcing these messages during appointments may help reduce sedentary habits, which can have a positive impact on a patient’s condition and quality of life.
Assessing the patient’s physical activity is important to identify if they are meeting current physical activity guidelines, so that, if they are not then the clinician is aware of this and can put in place a man­agement plan to help them achieve this or move closer to reaching activity levels within these guidelines (Knox etal.2013; Department of Health and Social Care2019). The guidelines can be used as a guide in terms of goals for patients to help improve mobility and activity.
They include:
150 minutes of moderate- intensity exercise per week.75 minutes of vigorous activity.Strength- building activities for muscles, bones and joints at least
two days a week. This could be carrying heavy bags, gym or yoga etc.
Reducing sedentary time.Improving balance.
To determine a person’s activity, it is important to ask:
What types of physical activity do you do each day?What levels of activity occur over a week? This would include
moderate or vigorous levels of activity over the week.
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What is your current physical ability? This would be a subjective
report of what the person feels they may be physically capable of undertaking.
Are there any barriers to you undertaking more physical activity?
MANAGEMENT
Walking andMobility
Humans have evolved habitually to walk upright; this is called bipe­dalism (d’Août etal.2004). Habitual bipedalism that enables walking is not only part of our physical evolution, walking is also engrained in our psyche. The ability to walk is intimately linked to our identity and emotional well- being (Hammarlund et al.2014). Being able to walk independently is part of being autonomous in life (Pirker and Katzenschlager2017).
Walking is an activity that people do in their everyday lives and when promoted can be a way of helping to increase a person’s activity and increase their mobility. The benet of walking is that it does notrequire special skill, ability or specialised equipment (Lee and Buchner 2008). Walking is accessible and is a universal form of activity that can be advocated regardless of sex, age, ethnicity, educa­tion or socioeconomic background (Lee and Buchner2008).
Anecdotally, many patients who have VLUs state that their mobility goals are focused on being able to ‘walk more’. In many cases, patients will comment on how losing the ability to walk in the way they did previously due to their lower limb condition is an issue that they nd dicult to cope with and it impacts on their QoL. Patients with CVI and VLUs report leg and foot pain and this has a direct inuence on their levels of activity and a deleterious impact on VMP function in the lower limb.
Active people may take thousands of steps per day. People who are not experiencing walking and mobility issues will move pain free, have adequate function and expend the least amount of energy pos­sible to perform the task of walking, which is generally an automatic, repetitive combination of movements grouped into what is termed the gait cycle (Simonsen2014; Gardner etal.2016; Ricci2020).
It is important for healthcare professionals to watch the way patients are moving and walking for the duration of their
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appointments to identify decits or impairments that may require onward referral for in- depth assessment. Having a basic understand­ing of the concept of the gait cycle may clarify and help the clinician articulate what is being observed and aid in documentation when referring a patient to another healthcare professional.
The Gait Cycle
Complex gait analysis is beyond the scope of this book and requires skills that are outside the nursing scope of practice. However, understanding the rudiments of gait may help in recognising what is sub- optimal and this may facilitate onward referral to an allied health professional (AHP) who can undertake gait analysis and commence appropriate management.
The gait cycle is the basic terminology used to describe human locomotion. The process of walking is described in gait phases (Figure4.3). Each gait cycle can be representative of how a person walks and the comparison of several gait cycles can be indicative of the variability of an individual’s gait pattern (Baker2013). Gait analysis assumes that cyclic motion is an important indicator of locomotor function (Baker 2013). Maintaining this optimal cyclical motion (walking) is vital in enabling the lower limb joint ROM that will enhance VMP function.
There are two main phases, the stance and swing phase, and eight sub- phases, identied as initial contact, loading response, mid stance, terminal stance, pre- swing, initial swing, mid swing and ter­minal swing.
The stance phase (when the foot is in contact with the ground) is typically 60% of the gait cycle and the swing phase (when the foot is o the ground) is typically 40% of the gait cycle. However, the gait cycle is variable from person to person (Ricci2020). Typically gait­related issues occur within the stance phase of gait and this is where podiatrists or therapists will focus their treatments, for example with in- shoe foot orthoses (FO) or exercise therapy (Reina- bueno etal.2020). However, not all gait- related issues occur in the stance phase, for example a person with foot drop will have issues in theswing phase and the stance phase due to lack of dorsiexion of the foot and ankle, and treatments will need to be focused within the stance and swing phases.
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FIGURE 4.3 The gait cycle.
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Spatial andTemporal Parameters
When considering how a person is walking, there are known spatial (space) and temporal (time) parameters that can be considered to understand how a person is moving and walking. For example, a nurse may adjust the speed at which they are walking with a patient as the patient may be walking more slowly (a temporal parameter) because they are taking shorter steps (a spatial parameter). This slower speed, shorter step length and a wider base of gait may result in a ‘shuing’ gait that is detrimental to VMP function, because the sub- optimal movement of this gait pattern will result in a reduction of joint ROM and thus VMP function. Other temporal and spatial factors are listed in Table4.4.
The causes of gait disorders include neurological, non­neurological, orthopaedic, medical and other multifactorial aetio­logies; that can become more common with increasing age. Given that gait impairment is recognised as an issue for patients with VLUs, when impairment is recognised patients should be referred on for specialist gait assessment within a podiatry or physiotherapy service (Clarke- Moloney etal.2007; Humphreys etal.2016; Guest etal.2018).
TABLE 4.4 
Spatial parameters
Step length The distance that one part of the foot travels
Stride length This is the distance between successive
Step width The measure of the mediolateral separation
Temporal parameters
Stride time The duration of one gait cycle Cadence The number of steps per minute Walking speed The distance travelled within a given time
Source: Adapted from Baker (2013).
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Spatial andtemporal parameters.
in front of the same part of the foot during each step
points of initial contact of the same foot with the ground
of the feet
(related to cadence and stride length)
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Mobility andExercise
As previously discussed, signicantly reduced ankle ROM and reduc­tions in balance and strength are associated with the development of CMP dysfunction and can also contribute to gait dysfunction ( Williams etal. 2014; de Souza et al.2022). Considering this evi­dence, activities and exercises that are focused on improving these parameters would be of benet to patients with VLUs.
The evidence base reports that progressive and aerobic exercise can be considered for those patients who have the capability of carry­ing out such activities (Davies etal.2008; Araujo etal.2016; Smith et al. 2018). If a patient is capable then dynamic, aerobic exercise would be appropriate, and encouraging walking or hobbies like tai chi and dancing would be of benet, as these types of activities will all promote active VMP function. If the patient has balance or strength issues, then giving chair- based resistance exercises that mobilise the ankle using a TheraBand (an elastic band that adds resistance to any movement) is appropriate (Figure4.4). If the patient is not able to use the TheraBand, then simple chair- based exercises that mobilise the ankle in the sagittal plane in dorsiexion and plantarexion will again help venous return and mobilise the ankle joint.
Foot Issues andMobility
Evidence suggests that foot problems have an impact on mobility and are associated with reduced walking speeds, increased double limb support, diculty in functional activities like rising from and sitting in a chair and impaired balance (Menz2021). The foot is the interface between the body and the ground when weight- bearing, thus footwear can aect stability and balance in a positive or negative way, depend­ing on the chosen footwear or how the footwear is worn (Menz2021). Foot problems are common in older people and frequent foot pain is reported in the forefoot and toes. The most common disorders reported are:
Hyperkeratotic lesions (callus, corns).Nail disorders.Structural foot deformities like hallux valgus (bunions) and lesser
toe deformities (hammer, claw and mallet toe deformities) (Menz2021).
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FIGURE 4.4 Seated ankle joint exercises with a TheraBand.
Identifying any foot pain or problems is important, as these issues can result in reduced mobility that negatively impacts on VMP activation.
Keeping patients walking, independently mobile and exploring the barriers behind issues related to walking and foot problems are important. Many of the issues explored and declared may be outside of the nursing scope of practice and will be within the remit of an
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AHP. Therefore, it is important once these issues are identied that the patient is referred to the appropriate practitioner, such as a podia­trist or physiotherapist for further assessment and management.
Footwear
Footwear protects the feet from the environment and enables a sup­porting surface between the foot and the ground (Barwick etal.2019). Footwear is also seen as part of a person’s outward appearance and plays a role in identity. Some patients will choose aesthetics over comfort, t and safety, which can often lead to sub-
optimal footwear
choice (Davis etal.2013).
Similarly, shoe- wearing habits can be equally sub- optimal. Some elderly people in the United Kingdom wear slippers 80% of the day, indoors and outdoors; this can lead to a higher falls risk compared with those who wear fastened footwear (Menant etal.2008). Walking unshod (without footwear) or when wearing socks also increases an elderly person’s falls risk compared to wearing trainers (athletic shoes) or canvas- style shoes (Menant et al.2008; Menz 2021). The heel height and design of footwear are also important factors (Menant etal.2008). Footwear with a heel that is greater than 2.5 cm is linked to a higher falls risk compared with canvas- style shoes or trainers (Koepsell etal.2004).
Footwear has been shown to have an inuence on the haemo­dynamics in the lower limb in asymptomatic populations (Lerebourg etal.2020). Unstable, rocker- soled, heelless (at) and athletic foot­wear has been shown to have a positive impact on the haemody­namics in the lower limb in asymptomatic, healthy populations (Lerebourg etal.2020). Moreover, athletic shoes have been shown to modify the spatial- temporal parameters in gait (increased step frequency and speed), which will increase muscle activity in the lower limb. This evidence suggests that unstable shoes cause insta­bility, which increases ankle ROM during movement or gait (Lere­bourg etal.2020).
The theory of ‘unstable’ shoes is that certain technologies (i.e. a rocker sole) are built into the shoes that makes them unstable and this helps to train and strengthen muscles in the human locomotor system (Nigg etal.2010). These technologies built into the shoes are reported to elicit an increase in muscle activity in approximately 80%
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