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It occurs in the lower legs, and is caused by excessive walking in hot temperatures. It is more common in elderly people. It is called golfer's vasculitis due to the walking involved in playing golf – a sport commonly practiced by older people. Disney rash became a name because the rash is common among visitors walking at Disney theme parks.
Research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted that 3.6 percent of adults aged 18 to 34 had arthritis, compared to about 54 percent of those 75 and older. Sex.
Compression therapy has been used in deep venous thrombosis prevention, wound care, as well as managing edema. [5] Literature suggests that compression therapy use for perioperative ankle fractures will be beneficial for edema reduction and therefore, will probably be beneficial for pain and ankle joint mobility as well. [5]
A patient's ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) must be >1.0 per leg to wear compression stockings, otherwise the stockings may obstruct the patient's arterial flow. The ABPI indicates how unobstructed a patient's leg and arm arteries are. Any competent doctor or nurse can measure and calculate a patient's ABPI.
Peripheral edema is edema (accumulation of fluid causing swelling) in tissues perfused by the peripheral vascular system, usually in the lower limbs. In the most dependent parts of the body (those hanging distally ), it may be called dependent edema.
Heat edema is a cutaneous condition characterized by dependent edema from vasodilatory pooling. [2] Heat causes the blood vessels to expand (dilate), so body fluid moves into the hands or legs by gravity. The balance of salt in the body is also a risk factor for heat edema.
Patient A was a 33-year old female diagnosed with primary erythromelalgia at age 30 and suffered from burning and pain in her feet since she was 8 years old (Wu et. al 2013). Patient B was a 16 year-old girl with recurrent severe burning pain of both feet since the age of seven (Wu et. al 2013).
In primary bone marrow edema patients, initial painful symptoms usually appear in the first month, followed by a peak in pain level two months after onset. [7] The transient increase in interstitial fluid leads to increased intraosseous pressure and aggravated neurovascular bundles. [ 26 ]