Legend Care Preventive Foot Care
Legend Care develop preventive foot care products for
diabetes,
arthritis, cold feet, athletes
foot, and people with at risk feet. We are an Irish owned
company established in 1998, dedicated to the development
and marketing of preventive
foot care products. Legend Care is located one hour from
Dublin in Mullingar, Co Westmeath in a purpose built production
facility, which houses all our product development and manufacturing
capabilities.
Legend Care’s strength in research
and product innovation resulted in the creation of the first
commercially viable diabetic sock – a double layer sock
structure, which could relieve both friction and pressure
at the same time to the plantar surface of the foot. The company
aims to become one of the world’s leading manufacturers
of pressure and friction relieving preventive foot care products
in the years to come.
The Legend Care PFC (preventive foot care)
Diabetic Sock took three years to develop and is based on
the results of in-depth research into the causes of foot complications
for people with diabetes. International research has shown
that over 50% of ulcerations and amputations can be avoided
through preventive foot care and the wearing of such diabetic
socks.
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Calluses and blisters occur more often among people
with diabetes. Indeed, calluses build up faster on the feet of people
with diabetes. These foot ailments are two primary causes of ulceration
in the feet of people with diabetes. Such ulcers precede over 80%
of diabetes-related foot and lower leg amputations.
Our website is designed to address for the needs
of both the consumer and healthcare professional. There are general
sections containing information about the company profile and the
Legend Care range of products.
The foot is an incredibly complex mechanism. There
is section containing facts about feet to help understand how we
use and depend on our feet, practical suggestions to think about
when choosing footwear and the elements involved in good preventive
foot care routine.
A number
of medical conditions are directly related to foot complications.
A section of our site is dedicated to patient education and contains
information on diabetes,
arthritis, aging
feet, athlete’s foot,
cold feet and sweaty feet.
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Legend Care
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