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What is venous disease?

Venous disease occurs when your leg veins become damaged and don’t allow blood to flow back up towards your heart.

Adopting a self care skin care routine: top tips from a clinician

Taking care of your skin from home, tips from expert Andy Kerr

How to fight fatigue when travelling

Whether its long distance or short distance travelling has a way of making us feel exhausted. Find out how to reduce this feeling of fatigue.

Compression solutions for self care

Self care compression options allow you to take control over your leg health and squeeze more time in to do the things that you love.

Squeeze Skin Care In

Adopting a skin care routine is important, especially if you have a leg ulcer or lower limb condition. Expert Andy Kerr, talks us through why and how.

What are the different types of compression?

There are different types of compression choices for the treatment of lower limb conditions and leg ulcers.

Should I be wearing compression socks while pregnant?

L&R Brand Manager, Charlotte, shares her experiences of wearing compression socks during pregnancy.

Squeeze Movement and Exercise In

Paul Grayson, former professional rugby union player, shares what squeezing movement in means to him.

Travel tips

Simple steps to keep your legs and feet healthy when travelling this summer

How to squeeze movement in when working from home

Staying active while working from home can be difficult. Here are our top tips...

How does compression therapy work?

Compression socks and tights help to support the veins in your legs to prevent the back-flow and pooling of blood.

Can compression garments lose effectiveness?

Compression socks or tights can lose effectiveness over time.

What is self care?

Self care is an important way of maintaining independence and making sure that you are physically, mentally and emotionally as good as you can be

Why is protein important for leg health?

Ensuring your diet is rich in protein offers multiple benefits for leg and overall health.

Adult man wearing Activa compression socks.

What is compression therapy?

Compression socks and tights help to support your legs and feet for healthy living.

Healthy Pasta Carbonara Recipe

Comfort food without the calories, a healthy spin on a classic creamy pasta carbonara

Johnny's Story

Johnny Vegas shares his story having seen, first-hand, what it is like to live with and manage a venous leg ulcer

Johnny Vegas partners with L&R to support the self care revolution for leg health

We have teamed up with actor and comedian, Johnny Vegas to launch our new self care campaign Squeeze In